MANAGEMENT

Many farms and farmers in Canada share the same goal: to see their farm transfer successfully to the next generation so they may reap and improve upon the benefits of the farming business built up through decades of hard work and dedication.

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series that discusses how income over feed cost (IOFC) can be used to compare daily profit in Canadian herds. How much did you earn today? Part one.

Extending the intervals between lactations has been instrumental for Montérégie region dairy producers Justin and Benjamin Nieuwenhof to excel in the dairy industry.

Susan Forward, author of Emotional Blackmail, gave me a key phrase for coaching that is life-changing: Where is it written … (insert issue)? As a farm family coach who is currently in her third succession/transition journey, I would like to challenge you with “Where is it written that transition planning has to be tough?”

The “hurry up and get it done” mindset is ingrained in most people on the farm. We tend to be in a hurry and often don’t take the time for safety.

Have you ever heard a neighbour say, “If I used every new product that claims to add a kilogram of milk, I would be at 60 kilograms”? This is usually said sarcastically to express hesitations over some new additive, and there may be some truth in the statement.