
Tag Archives Seeds of Encouragement

On-farm communication improves when we start with connection
Seeds of Encouragement: Where you stand with your offspring comes from their relationships to you

Making marriage work on your farm
The dance between farm work and family time will never have a complete resolution

Focus on your family strengths to move forward
Seeds of Encouragement: The Appreciative Inquiry exercise can shed new light on the potential of your people

Practical strategies to stay financially organized on your farm
Seeds of Encouragement: Managing the farm’s day-to-day is one thing; keeping its books up to date is quite another

How to talk about ‘fair family price’ for land, other assets
Seeds of Encouragement: A family farm transfer likely involves some gifting, given the market values for farmland

Build a simple, effective farm framework for decision-making
Seeds of Encouragement: Ask the right questions now to establish a governance model that works for your farm family

How to ‘discuss the undiscussabull’ ™
Seeds of Encouragement: If you feel you should have permission to ask for what you need, here it is

Great questions to uncover inheritance expectations
Seeds of Encouragement: Keeping a farm intact can complicate the process, but not insurmountably so

Using common ground for written agreements
Seeds of Encouragement: Put intentions and interests into well written words before change inevitably comes

Who is responsible for what on your farm?
Seeds of Encouragement: Collaboration, consultation, clarification help build better work cultures