Labour, investment, research and red tape as among the challenges the federal government and agriculture sector must address to increase productivity and competativeness politicians pointed to at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) AGM.
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Canadian agriculture must build on the moment federal politicians say
Farm families gain clarity from financial transparency
Farm Family Coach: It doesn’t mean having to share every personal expense or do away with clear boundaries in leadership
On family farms, especially multi-generational operations, being open about finances isn’t just good practice — it’s essential for business survival and harmonious relationships, Alyssa Brown writes.
In times of mandatory joy, try to find contentment
Farm Family Coach: We can’t force it to be the most wonderful time of the year for everyone
If we’re not feeling the joy at a time of year that seems to insist on over-the-top moments of happiness, we can allow ourselves to just try for fulfilled or content, farm family coach Kalynn Spain suggests.
Women who fed a nation
More than 40,000 young women supported the war effort between the 1940s and early 1950s, helping grow and harvest crops amid labour shortages. They were called Farmerettes.
The forced Japanese-Canadian farmers of the Second World War
Manitoba’s sugar beet farms drew on displaced Japanese-Canadians from B.C. during the Second World War
Canada’s ‘Harvest for Victory’ in the Second World War
Propaganda posters celebrating farming show the legacy of Canadian agriculture during the Second World War.
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.
Improving agriculture’s economic and environmental sustainability
Policy fellows highlight need for more targeted risk management programs, land assessment and vegetable sector soil support
Improving the resilience of Canadian agriculture requires more flexible and targeted conservation and safety net programming, according to doctoral and distinguished fellows with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute.
Poor-fitting PPE adds more farm safety hazards for women
Surveys show the available gear significantly hampers women at their work
Despite decades of calls for change, women on farms and in other workplaces are still made to struggle with ill-fitting and uncomfortable personal protective equipment (PPE).
Increase farm productivity by being intentional about time
Farm Family Coach: Even if we hate making hard plans, we should work with clarity about what we want and need
What if, instead of — ugh — “planning,” we set intentions for the given time we spend in our farm operations, then held ourselves accountable to create more meaningful ways of showing up?