Asking ‘what if’ is a valuable farm management process – by Terry Betker
Do you find yourself daydreaming sometimes? I do. I spend quite a bit of time driving, which provides opportunities for scheming and dreaming. When I was farming and tired of listening to the radio, what else was there to do but think and plan and dream? I don’t...
One step at a time – by Brendon Fornwald
Recently, I surpassed the one-year milestone as an employee with Backswath Management. Personally, I can’t help but reflect, review and plan for growth in the future when it comes to my career as a Farm Management Consultant with Backswath. Change in life is...
Understanding farmland values – by Terry Betker
The illustration, taken from the recent Farmland Values Report issued by FCC, doesn’t tell us anything we don’t know in general. Farms are getting bigger. Have been for quite some time now. The Report is interesting to say the least. Trying to put perspective 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...
As spring arrives, a classic car roars to life – by Blake Copley
I recently had the opportunity and cause to take my family’s 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza out from winter storage and prepare it for the upcoming season. For the last decade, the car has been the family’s preferred vehicle for ice cream hunting in the summer...
