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Farm Life, FarmLife

Who am I as father, founder and farmer?

You need to be intentional about being rich in relationships

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As an outsider looking in to the many farm families that I am honoured to share time with, it always saddens me to see folks who cannot seem to grasp happiness beyond what they do as farmers, especially when it is time to let go of control of decision-making and let the next generation be […] Read more
Farm Life

Working towards a bully-free farm culture

Author offers insight if your the target of bullying and what you can do about it

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She came up to me quietly after my presentation, looking tired and sad. “Elaine I haven’t been off the farm in months, and I don’t know who is going to help us with seeding. I am 70 and I cannot take this anymore. My husband is very verbally abusive and won’t get help for his […] Read more
Family with three children (3-9) walking on muddy road, cows in background, rear view
Farm Life, FarmLife

Top ‘phrases’ for coaching farm families

The Elaine Froese (phrase) that pays

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One snowy day at a beautiful ranch home in southern Alberta around the expansive kitchen table, the farm team said, “Elaine you should make a list of your top phrases that you use in coaching.” “OK,” I said, knowing that many of the best projects are started by attentive practical ranchers and farmers who call […] Read more
Wheat seedling in measuring cylinder, close-up
Columns

Science can be a dirty word

The public doesn’t understand science, and reporters often don’t do a great job covering it. Not that there are good excuses, but here’s how it can happen


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Science is a dirty word these days. Or perhaps just a word that more and more people don’t understand. And you should be concerned because that lack of basic scientific knowledge is driving distrust of modern agriculture. “It’s a big, big issue,” Al Scholz told me. Al is the executive director and registrar of the […] Read more
Good communication is key to a successful farm transition
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Good communication is key to a successful farm transition

Finding common ground is a good way to move things along as long as both parties buy in

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This is the final part of our series on succession. We’ve looked back over the last 10 years identifying successes and messes that we’ve witnessed in business transitions. From here we developed an extensive list of reasons why those transitions were successful or what caused them to go off the rails. We grouped this list […] Read more
Farm Life, News

Checking-in on the farm

The best way to know for sure your farm family and employees are safe is to make sure you check on them regularly

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Communications are critical for safe farm operations. One often overlooked aspect of farm communications is check-in strategies. Farms are getting bigger, they are getting more equipment and doing more value added operations to increase profitability. Even smaller farms are doing their best to stay competitive and that can mean working alone or working in situations […] Read more

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