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Report links business management, mental health of farmers

Farm women, young farmers report higher levels of stress, difficulties coping

Ottawa — A new report from Farm Management Canada (FMC) calls for action after determining 75 per cent of Canadian farmers reported being moderately to highly stressed about unpredictable interference, workload pressure and financial pressures. But how a farmer plans his or her business — and associated risks — can help lower that statistic. The […] Read more


Update your emergency plan and consider a wide range of ‘what-if’ scenarios, says Rebecca Husted, an expert in emergency planning for livestock. (Supplied photo)

Ahead of any emergency, plan for the worst

Disaster planning is not a pleasant task but it's vital that producers have a plan, expert says

Identify your resources and review your plan, says an expert in emergency planning for livestock. The COVID-19 pandemic is a very different type of emergency, said Rebecca Husted, a teacher of technical large animal emergency rescue. “Most disasters like fires and floods have people moving around, but in COVID-19, people are not supposed to move […] Read more

‘Someday’ is not on my calendar: avoiding procrastination

‘Someday’ is not on my calendar: avoiding procrastination

Why do we continually put things off for another day?


I’m sure you may have heard a farmer say, “Someday this farm will be his,” or, “Someday we will get to the lawyer’s office, but we have work to do!” My sister Barbara Edie wrote the headline, “Someday is not a day on my calendar” when she relayed the memories of an active 1988 spent […] Read more


Making sense of 2013 to plan for 2014

How are you planning to stand out in 2014 and make a difference in the world?

The calendar may say that it’s a new year, but my new year was a few months ago in September. I always feel that “going back to school time” is really the start of my new learning season. But alas, you have bright, shiny new calendars on your office, shop and kitchen walls, so as […] Read more