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Healthy skepticism

Add some healthy skepticism to the toolbox

December 1, 2020
Dustin Sawyer
Every day, it seems, we hear about a new idea, concept, program or way of thinking that will dramatically improve our lives.
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Should I diversify my operation?

December 1, 2020
Chad Hale
Winter is a good time for reflection. The year 2020 has given us quite a bit to reflect on. As we think about the year and try to learn from it, resist the urge to look over the fence and be jealous of your neighbor who is doing “better than you.”
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Tips for holding authentic conversations with your team

June 30, 2020
Kathleen Redmond
Life has never felt more ambiguous. If there ever was a time to know what your team members are thinking, it is now. Some people might actually enjoy a hermit-legislated lifestyle.
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How we direct-market Brey Family Beef

June 30, 2020
Moriah Brey
Almost two years ago we, like many dairy farmers, began breeding to beef in order to stabilize our herd size. Prior to the recent four-year downturn in prices, we’d had a steady flow of dairy sales of our excess animals.
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How audiobooks make me a better dairy manager

June 26, 2020
Derek Orth
What are you listening to right now? What do you listen to while you're in the barn, or in the skid loader or in a tractor doing field work?
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The economics of machinery decisions

April 30, 2020
Sarah Cornelisse
The purchase or replacement of a piece of machinery for your farm business is a major decision point and goes beyond the availability of cash to pay for it. It goes without saying that new machinery and equipment, particularly self-propelled machinery with ever-evolving technological features and options, is very expensive.
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5 steps to finding farm and family balance

March 31, 2019
Do you ever feel like when you cross one thing off your to-do list, two more things get added? There’s no doubt responsibilities on the farm and at home can pile up quickly. And when faced with challenging times, it’s easy to lose perspective. Making decisions can be a struggle.
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Farm financial management: 16 ways to stretch cash flow

January 1, 2016
William E. Edwards and Ann M. Johanns
No matter how well you budget or how efficiently you manage your farm business, there may be periods in which cash flow is negative. No one knows for sure when these periods will occur, and how long they will last, but every operation should have a financial contingency plan to provide for unexpected cash-flow shortfalls.
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Turn the tables at the hiring stage

June 24, 2013
David Cook and Colleen Holland
For cattle operations of any size, the “documentaries” churned out by undercover animal rights activists can be intimidating – marked often as they are by deceptive editing, scary music, jarring visual effects and anguished voiceovers rife with half-truths and outright lies.
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Protecting your business from fraud

May 1, 2012
Craig Bremner

The increasing use of technology brings speed and efficiency to many processes, and business owners are right to leverage it. However, technology also provides opportunities for fraud.

And when times are challenging, fraud increases. In fact, a recent study by the Certified General Accountants Association showed that more than half the businesses operating in Canada today have experienced some form of fraud in the past five years.

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