Transition and Succession Planning Archives

Intentionally Building Your Transition Team – By Gavin Betker

No two transition plans are the same – that is obvious to anyone who has done some reading on the subject or has partially or completely navigated through the process. However, there are commonalities found among lots of families and farms that manage through...

Build Transition Planning Processes Into Your Business Before, and/or During Transition Planning – By Gavin Betker

In a perfect world, Transition Planning is made easier because the process of transitioning management and ownership is already built into the long-term planning and management processes of a farm. However, most farms approach it like a task – a single event or point...

Columnist Signs Off, But Knows ‘I Didn’t Get It All Done’ – By Terry Betker

Are you approaching retirement, or are at a stage where you can see it on the horizon? Maybe you know someone in that situation, or maybe you aren’t thinking about that yourself but people close to you think you should be. If you’re struggling to figure out how to...

When farm management reaches an intersection – by Terry Betker

How many of you have planned on meeting someone at a certain intersection? There are lots of famous intersections in the world. If you live in Winnipeg, that intersection is Portage and Main. In Elgin, Man., it might be Highway 23 and the community hall. Or, and this...

Modern farm transition can be a never-ending process – by Terry Betker

Here’s a farm and family situation that is not unusual. Two brothers have been farming together for years. Let’s say that they’re mid-40s and have been farming for 20 to 25 years. They started out farming with their parents. Things generally went well with the farming...

As Backswath Management grows, team members step up for new roles

NEWS RELEASE WINNIPEG, October 25, 2022 — Canada’s leading agriculture-only management consulting firm is on the move – with new leadership, a new service area and big plans for the future. Josée Lemoine, co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of Backswath...