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Froese: St. Nick’s easy ways to kick-start succession success
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Froese: St. Nick’s easy ways to kick-start succession success

How about some practical gifts that show you are serious about transition?

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As Christmas approaches I wonder what special gifts would make your life easier. Most farm folks want better communication and harmony on their farm. What if you gave gifts this Christmas that shout loud and clear that you are ready to talk seriously about transition? Share gifts that create harmony through intentionally blocking time to […] Read more
How to get more time off on the farm
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How to get more time off on the farm

This will mean considering some new approaches and making some intentional choices

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Harvest is in high gear, cattle are moving and you think you cannot stop working. Your voice is louder and your sleep is lousy and you wonder if you are going to stay married with all the demands on your time. You have choices. Consider a new approach. Time for a mindset shift. 1. Track […] Read more
Froese: Tools to build trust on your farm
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Froese: Tools to build trust on your farm

How much better would life on your farm be if trust wasn’t an issue?

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Stephen Covey authored the great book The Speed of Trust. Imagine how much better life would be on your farm if trust was not an issue. When a farm founder trusts the next generation it’s a beautiful thing to behold. The spirit of generosity is fully empowered to help each generation find success in their […] Read more
Taking 20 minutes in the morning can be a good way to reflect on business goals and map the week.
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Froese: Managing your power to choose on your farm

How are you doing? Are you making good choices to manage your energy?

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Work/life balance” comes up for many young farmers, but it’s time to change our language to “choices we make to manage time” and take action. “We freak about not having time when what we really don’t have is energy!” says Marjorie Ingall. Kirstin Van Ogtrop says “Balance is less about circumstance and more about perspective. […] Read more
When seeding pressure mounts, we all need to be reminded to extend grade to one another.
Farm Life, FarmLife

Calibrate yourself for seeding, create positive responses

Be aware of how you’re reacting to the farm team when under pressure

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Getting machines ready for seeding launches farmers out of bed in anticipation of a new season. “How are you calibrating yourself for seeding stresses?” As we age, are we open to change behaviours and do a “reset of our default habits” to create a more positive culture on our farm team? Peter Drucker said “culture […] Read more
Careless tongues are often a sign of stress, be that seeding, harvest, late-night calving and other times where fatigue, hunger, and anger all create an explosive situation.
Farm Life, FarmLife

Four tongues on your farm

What you say can affect people more than anything else you do

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When I ask a farm family what their main desire for coaching is, the typical reply is “Better communication.” Reading Proverbs daily gives me reminders that what we say probably affects more people than any other action we take. Proverbs describes four common speech patterns: 1. Controlled tongue. 2. Caring tongue. 3. Conniving tongue. 4. […] Read more
Dump your grain, not your pain
Farm Life, FarmLife

Dump your grain, not your pain

Stop dumping anger and 
start creating a healthy legacy

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The email subject line read “UNBELIEVABLE” in all caps, and I knew it wasn’t going to be a happy farm transition story. Fourteen bullet points ensued with anger, poor decision-making, people not taking responsibility for their inaction. After ingesting a dump load of angst my reply simply was, “And what do you want me to […] Read more
After 40 years what matters most?
FarmLife

After 40 years what matters most?

When you figure that out and what you really want in your life, that will affect your intentional choices

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The clouds at 30,000 feet are keeping me company as I write and reflect. My ears hear Celtic tunes of praise while I contemplate the lessons of the last four decades. November 10, 1978 marked the first day of my move to Boissevain to serve farm families with Manitoba Agriculture as an extension home economist. […] Read more
When kids have always received something, whether it is money, assets or help, they can come to expect it.
Farm Life, FarmLife

What if adult farm children don’t behave like adults?

Refuse to interact when you are being talked to in a disrespectful manner

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As founders we all want our children to be happy and successful, but when kids have aged into adults we hope they are grateful for opportunity and don’t take advantage of our generosity. When kids have always received something, whether it is money, assets or help, they can come to expect it. A sense of […] Read more
Lessons from the hospital
Farm Life, FarmLife

Lessons from the hospital

When my husband was in a serious accident I learned many things while helping to care for him

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My new year is in September when harvest is in full swing. On October 2, 2017 our farm family entered a new season of caring for my husband Wes, who collided at an uncontrolled intersection in his 2015 pickup with a heavy-duty trailer which flipped. Multiple rib fractures, concussion and a separated shoulder put Wes […] Read more

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