Too much of a good thing. Posted at farmprogress.com on 5/11/21 https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/perks-and-pay-can-derail-your-transition-plan The farm owns the homes. The farms buys the owner’s personal vehicles.…
Back in March we visited with Ben Potter, of Farm Futures, about the best practices in hiring temporary help. Ben then captured the ideas in an…
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Starting a transition plan isn’t easy. It’s not only hard to know where to begin, but how do you even begin the conversation? The stakes…
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Is there a Third Question to Ask? You have probably heard the phrases, “we need the right people on the bus,” and “we need the…
Keep Calm and Carry On Lessons on Resilience & Hope from Great Britain -1939. I saw this phrase several years ago and never paid much…
Three Questions to ask of every new business venture. Farm incomes are down, and it may be tempting to start an off-farm business to produce…
The farm to-do list never ends. There is always one more thing to be done, and then another chore pops up that needs taking care…
When times are tough, and everyone is under stress all the imperfections bubble to the surface. The imperfections were there all along but aren’t visible…