MANAGEMENT

Currently, experts are projecting that 30% to 70% of Canadians will be affected by COVID-19.

When the younger generation increased their involvement at Stonecreek Farms in the mid-2000s, it spurred a number of changes for the dairy, including the start of a second farm.

Imagine a regular day on the farm when, out of the blue, a group of unknown people arrive at your doorstep. What do you do?

The production of high-quality proteins, either meat or milk, has never been under greater scrutiny. Social media has virtually unbounded people’s ability to share their voice with the world.

In any industry, we often hear of the three tiers. The top tier is successful, thriving businesses positioned for sustainable futures, while the bottom tier is the struggling businesses that will likely not exist five years from now. In between lies businesses that could go either way.

Keith Cunningham went from zero to $100 million and lost it in a period of 3.5 years.

Emotions, excessive pride, greed and arrogance slipped into the way Cunningham ran his business, and he lost it all.