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Helping farm founders let go of control and stop micromanaging

Learning conflict resolution and building trust are ways to resolve micromanager situations.
January 16, 2023
Elaine Froese

Farm founders need to let go of being the ultimate decision-maker as they mentor the next generation to be the main farm manager. This is not an easy dance. You need to learn to let go of being in control of every part, however small the enterprise or activity – that is the definition of micromanaging.


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When it is hard to honour Mom, what can I do?

Having conversations with Mom is one way to better understand what is driving her decision-making, or maybe lack thereof.
December 28, 2022
Elaine Froese

I have seen many farm women live out giving and serving the needs of their families over seasons of hard times and good times. The issue I want to address is: What if? What if you have a difficult mother who is stalling decision making for transferring assets to the next generation?


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You are not alone

Finding ways to ask for help and spend more time with family builds a healthy legacy on the farm.
November 30, 2022
Elaine Froese

Remember, it is your farm, your family and your choice. Make great choices for family time.


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Creative ways to make farming as a couple work

October 21, 2022
Julianne Holler

I truly believe that it takes a special type of person to be a farmer, more specifically, a dairy farmer. Having the opportunity to farm with your significant other can be a huge blessing, but it takes a lot of creative ways of doing things together to make it work. 


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The power of perspective

Acknowledging the other person's perspective is a useful step towards conflict resolution.
October 13, 2022
Elaine Froese

When you can respond to conflict by trying to put yourself in the other person’s position and understand the other person’s point of view, you will have many insights.


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Stop the in-law rant, change your behaviour

Conflict resolution tools to better the in-law relationships on the farm
September 1, 2022
Elaine Froese

An American farmwoman who moved from Florida to become part of a family farm in the cornfields of Iowa called me one day to say, “Elaine, I am tired of all the ranting on social media about problems with in-laws. Something needs to shift, and we need to see solutions.”


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Choosing not to farm

Tips for navigating tricky family dynamics, whether you are the child who chose to farm or one who opted for an off-farm career.
August 20, 2022
Andy (Caygeon) Junkin

Growing up, the only way she could get time with dad was by being in the barn. The only way she could gain his attention was by working hard on the farm and “being of use.”



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Just Dropping By... Precious children

August 12, 2022
Yevet Crandell Tenney

Several years ago, after my aunt’s funeral, we were in the forest where she was buried. We were ambling along the dirt road, and one of the little girls flew past me, her golden hair tickling the wind. She must have been about four years old dressed up in her Sunday best.


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Farm transition lessons from cowboys

Whether the cattle are beef or dairy, the questions surrounding farm transition are the same.
July 29, 2022
Elaine Froese

When I asked the group of cowboys in their black Stetsons what was the one thing they grasped after four hours of interaction, it was “importance of communication.” It is easy to say, but how do you put it into practice?


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The Milk House: The plow and the pew

May 24, 2022
Ryan Dennis
Hrönn took me out to the pasture to see their bred heifers. Her parents’ farm, Lundur, was similar to most Icelandic holdings, with cattle, sheep and horses.
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