Make the Nurture Call

Make the Nurture Call A 15-minute phone call to show your appreciation is a priceless Valentine’s gift. It was a dark and not so stormy night in January when I picked up my phone to call North Carolina. I hadn’t talked to my coaching buddy Peggy for ages....

No Talk, No Plan, No Succession

No Talk, No Plan, No Succession 5.6 percent of farmers want to exit the business in 10 years, but only a few have a formal succession plan. If there are 50,000 families reading Grainews, then I wonder if 34 percent of those readers have succession planning as a high...

What is Fair DNA Pay?

What is Fair DNA Pay? Retiring farm couples should leave most of their farm assets to the farming son or daughter. A farmer and I were sitting at the farmhouse table having a heated discussion about his frustrations with his siblings. His brothers and sisters are...

A Caring Church of Farm Families

A Caring Church of Farm Families March 3, 2008 Communicate love, hope, and support in practical ways to farm families. Connect with the issues and meet to pray for cattle and hog producers who are really struggling. Celebrate with an attitude of gratitude for the...

What Is Your Intent?

What Is Your Intent? According to a study of 400 farms in over 6 states by Dr. David Kohl’s graduate student, the producers who communicated well were 21% more profitable. It also was beneficial to separate family issues from business issues. Across the prairies, farm...