by Elaine Froese | May 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Every front door looks beautiful” is one of my favourite Irish sayings. It came to mind in Deadwood South Dakota, in the Black Hills where I was listening to the woes of a young ranch couple. They have a strong desire to ranch as “debt-free” as possible, but her...
by Elaine Froese | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Coming to terms with a farm mom who is difficult to deal with may not be what you were expecting to read. After decades of coaching farm families, one might expect that farm moms always are collaborative and willing to negotiate what is best for all members of...
by Elaine Froese | Apr 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
I want you to read this column and act. I recently did a virtual presentation with 120 farmers and many of them did not have wills in place. Stop procrastination now! I’ve encountered folks who are all dealing with different kinds of loss. One is a husband...
by Elaine Froese | Apr 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
An American farm woman who moved from Florida to become part of a family farm in the cornfields of Iowa called me one day to say “ Elaine I am tired of all the ranting on social media about problems with in-laws. Something needs to shift, and we need to see...
by Elaine Froese | Mar 24, 2022 | Communication
In the Black Hills of Deadwood South Dakota Young Farmers and Ranchers had many texts for me at a presentation on Jan 21, 2022, my first in-person event in over 20 months. When I asked the group of cowboys in their black Stetsons what was the one thing they grasped...