Reinventing Your Life After Farm Retirement

Reinventing Your Life After Farm Retirement

A weather-worn farmer has recently transferred a major part of the farm business to his millennial successor. He asks his spouse, “What are we going to do for the next 20 years?” She reflects with a hint of surprise in her voice, “What do you really want?” The truth...
9 Steps To Getting More Family Harmony on the Farm

9 Steps To Getting More Family Harmony on the Farm

When there’s tension in a farm family, it can mean a much bigger impact than just hurt feelings. With that in mind, today we’re going to discuss some of my favorite tips for creating family harmony on the farm. The coaching theme lately has been older...
Marriage on the Farm: 10 Tips to Keep the Sparks Alive

Marriage on the Farm: 10 Tips to Keep the Sparks Alive

Let your father know how much he means to you with a unique Father’s Day gift. Order a  copy of Elaine’s book Building Your Farm Legacy or get the audio version here. As the co-author of Farming’s In-Law Factor, I spent a year of Tuesdays researching, interviewing,...
7 Ways to Encourage Our Farm Fathers

7 Ways to Encourage Our Farm Fathers

If I could show you a way to increase the family harmony on your farm and help you be more profitable at the same time, would you listen? Would you be courageous enough to look at your own issues, strengths, and weaknesses? I bet you would if it was easy.  People...