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...
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...
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...
What I’m about to share speaks volumes about the fabric of Canadian farm families. It is something everyone who is involved in agriculture knows, but perhaps takes it for granted at times. Every once in a while, something will happen that should cause us to pause,...
I tend to like to think that anything is possible if managed properly. Naysayers may disagree with this, but humans’ ability to fulfill a linear progression from point A to Point B and achieve ‘the impossible’ exists throughout the entirety of human history. But what...
Emotional Issues are Make or Break in Farm Transition There are certain issues within the transition planning process that some families may find difficult. These issues may ultimately slow or stop the transition planning process altogether. Often referred to as soft...