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Run the farm with its people in mind

Farm Family Coach: Developing skills in HR management is especially valuable on farms with employees or a multi-generational workforce

Learning the human resources side of management and leadership is particularly helpful if your farm business has employees or a multi-generational workforce, farm family coach Lydia Carpenter writes.

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Seven ways to streamline your farm transition

Farm Family Coach: It’s not hard to find parallels between this process and your day-to-day business

Lyle Wiens, who coaches farm families and advises on grain marketing, sees parallels between marketing and farm transition planning — two decision-making areas in which farmers can feel overwhelmed.


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Save on your farm accounting fees

Farm Family Coach: Practical tips for farmers to make meetings with accountants more efficient and avoid unnecessary costs

Farmers can reduce their accounting bills by coming prepared, streamlining records and choosing the right accountant, farm family coach Alyssa Brown writes.