Trust on the Farm: 5 Important Questions to Ask

Trust on the Farm: 5 Important Questions to Ask

“Trust always affects two measurable outcomes: speed and cost. When trust goes down—in a relationship, on a team, in a company, in an industry, with a customer—speed decreases with it. Everything takes longer. Simultaneously, costs increase. Redundancy processes, with...
Dealing With Farmer Denial of Dementia

Dealing With Farmer Denial of Dementia

Maggie Van Camp, leader of agricultural development for BDO, sees the key foreboding issue for agriculture as farm succession. She asks, “Who is going to farm in future generations…and how the heck are we going to transfer the management and ownership of those...
6 Tips to Avoid Burnout on the Farm

6 Tips to Avoid Burnout on the Farm

“Work/life balance” comes up as an important topic for many young farmers. In my opinion, it’s time to change our language to “the choices we make to manage our time.” When we realize we have a choice in the matter, then we can take action and more easily avoid...