Young Farmers Share Great Advice at AgEXCONF 2015

Young Farmers Share Great Advice at AgEXCONF 2015

Last November, I attended the Ag. Excellence conference (AgEXCONF 2015), hosted by Farm Management Canada. The conference took place in Regina, although I was only able to attend via my Twitter feed. I was inspired by the sea of young and eager agricultural...
Cain’s Legacy: How to Deal With Sibling Rivalry on the Farm

Cain’s Legacy: How to Deal With Sibling Rivalry on the Farm

The longest relationships we have in our lives are typically those with our siblings, which can last 80 years or longer. I heard a radio announcer mention this one day, then he suggested Dr. Jeanne Safer’s book “Cain’s Legacy: Liberating Siblings from a Lifetime of...
Farmer’s Retirement Bliss: You Need to Have More Fun

Farmer’s Retirement Bliss: You Need to Have More Fun

“Retirement is an artificial construct, stop thinking about it. Think about reinvention instead. I know too many people in their sixties who have “retired” from their occupations and are, basically, sitting around waiting to die. There is no moral or...
Rock Picking in January

Rock Picking in January

“Hey, watch out, there’s a rock the size of a loaf of bread about to go through the header!!” I yell to my new hubby in the cab of our combine as we harvest in l981. “Don’t worry, I saw it, and there will be more.” he confides to me. As a Red River valley farm girl...