Reading Time: 4 minutes If the kids are expressing an interest in the farm or their answer to the question “Do you really want this opportunity?” is yes, then both kids and parents must be clear on how they can prove it. Follow this expert advice to get you started.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor An intergenerational farm transition […] Read more
Summer Series: Do the kids really want it?
[Leadership] If yes, the kids and their parents both have to be clear on how they can prove it
Summer Series: Is my kid a leader?
[Leadership] What does leadership potential look like?
Reading Time: 6 minutes What does leadership potential look like? Are there certain skills a parent should teach or encourage their kids to develop? And how can parents do that? Read or listen to this article to find out.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor It’s actually two questions. It isn’t just how much leadership potential have my kids got? […] Read more
Summer Series: Lessons for young farmers on farm transitions
[Best Advice] As they get going on their farm transition journey, there's something all young farmers have to learn
Reading Time: 7 minutes Where can young farmers turn for help to figure out which pieces of the leadership puzzle to learn and when? And on top of all the facts and processes you must master as you step into an on-farm leadership role, how can you accumulate enough of the right insights and skills required? These three young […] Read more
Summer Series: Do sweat the details
[Best Advice] Accounting advice to get more competitive
Reading Time: 5 minutes When it comes to farm accounting, it’s increasingly about the details and it’s the farmers who notice them who come out on top. Here are the top four tips to get more competitive.– April Stewart, CG Associate Editor Blair Sanderson sees it time and again. “The difference between a good producer and a great one,” […] Read more
Summer Series: Top transition tips for young farmers
[Best Advice] How the next generation can help farm transition be successful
Reading Time: 3 minutes How can the incoming generation help farm transition be successful? Follow these top transition tips below!– April Stewart, Associate Editor Glacier FarmMedia – Transitioning management and ownership of a farm business from one generation to the next can present many challenges. While there are numerous resources to support farm founders in assessing their business and […] Read more
Planning the pullback
[Better Advice] Learning from David Hansen’s graceful exit from Canterra Seeds
Reading Time: 7 minutes Note: On October 2, 2023, Canterra Seeds appointed Brent Derkatch as its new president and CEO. Derkatch has been working with Canterra since 2001, most recently as the director of the pedigreed seed business unit. When a key employee leaves your farm operation, how much notice is best? If they leave too abruptly, you might […] Read more
Prepping the next generation for success
Are they ready to take over the farm? Here’s how one firm says you can get them there
Reading Time: 6 minutes Any farm family going through the transition process will tell you it’s far from simple. There are so many moving parts. It takes time and energy to work out all the changing roles and the new responsibilities, and also to scrutinize the legal agreements and to figure how these are going to affect family dynamics […] Read more
Bold strides: Moving forward by stepping back from the farm
In the final instalment of our five-part series featuring farm families leading change, we hear from the Walshes — how they build a strong business by focusing first on a strong family
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the final installment of our five-part series featuring farm families leading change, we hear from the Walshes — how they build a strong business by focusing first on a strong family Earlier in the series we highlighted families who have made bold strides through their business operations and family planning initiatives (you can find […] Read more
Which child will you pick to take over the farm?
Here’s help to identify and develop the right leader from your farm’s next generation
Reading Time: 6 minutes Across Canada, the biggest decision today’s farmers will make is choosing who will lead the farm tomorrow. In our fast-paced, fast-evolving agriculture, making the right choice will be critical to success, and maybe survival. In past, there wasn’t that much choice. The family farm got handed down from one generation to the next by way […] Read more
Bold strides: Finding balance between generations
In our continuing series on farm families that are embracing change with their bold decision-making, we feature a family in the midst of launching their ‘G2’ to ‘G3’ farm transition plan, fully aware they must navigate the needs of both the entering and the exiting generations if they hope to ensure the farm and family remains in harmony for years to come
Reading Time: 4 minutes The DeJong family operate a diverse agriculture business an hour east of Toronto at Baltimore, Ont., and the farming brothers, Rod and Chris, have their own farming ventures — Knollcrest Poultry and Knollcrest Swine respectively — which they operate alongside their wives Nancy and Amy. Despite being focused on their individual farms, the brothers also […] Read more
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
