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A cow and calf graze on a prairie in Western Canada
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Management

How AgriStability can help purebred beef cattle producers weather an uncertain marketplace

As tax season approaches, MNP accountants suggest seedstock beef producers take another look at AgriStability and explain how to make the program work for their farms

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Purebred beef producers face many risks, including fluctuations in market demand and the rising costs of feed and labour. Producing market-ready animals already requires significant investments of time, effort and money — and you need to take the right steps to offset these risks and ensure your operation continues to thrive in an uncertain marketplace. […] Read more
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Comment/Columns, Depth of Field

VIDEO: Depth of Field Extras

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Aug. to Dec. 2024 | Jan. to June 2024 | Aug. to Dec. 2023 | Jan. to June 2023 | Aug. to Dec. 2022 Listen to the Depth of Field podcast on YouTube or Apple. February 2025: ‘Natural laws’ of mindset and decision-making (read column) January 2025: Strategic planning in the new year (read column) […] Read more
It’s important for producers to have a support network when it comes to things like succession planning, says Elaine Froese.
Business Management

Succession support: Talking with peers helps producers in transition

Whether it’s a formal peer group or an informal network, producers in the middle of succession planning are connecting with each other

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For Andrea van Iterson, discussing succession planning with her peers from her time in the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Program is like therapy. “It’s kind of like mental health. The more we have conversations about it, the less stigma there is about talking about it.” Van Iterson lives and ranches near Westwold, B.C., where her […] Read more
VIDEO: Never split the difference when negotiating
Comment/Columns, Depth of Field

VIDEO: Never split the difference when negotiating

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

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Undoubtedly, when navigating through succession/transition planning or simply working in a family business, there will be times when we need to have tough conversations. What could be more difficult than the conversations had by a top-level FBI hostage negotiator? Chris Voss is such a person and spent over 20 years in that capacity. Now with […] Read more
VIDEO: Failing well on the farm
Comment/Columns, Depth of Field

VIDEO: Failing well on the farm

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

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Is there such a thing as failing well? Dr. Amy Edmondson of the Harvard Business School thinks so and explores the subject in her latest book, The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. Consider times in the past when you have experienced failure. Were some of them done poorly and some done […] Read more
Agriculture is a business. So, in our operations, we need to consider not only the technical (or production) aspects but also the business side of it.
Comment/Columns

VIDEO: Entrepreneurial myths revisited

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

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Close to 30 years ago, Michael Gerber wrote The E-Myth and founded a small business development support/coaching company. (E-myth stands for entrepreneurial myth).  “It is self-evident that businesses, like people are supposed to grow; and with that growth, comes change,” Gerber wrote.  He recognized that small businesses have significant challenges and many of them are […] Read more
Ranchers check out the cattle during a Hereford tour in northwestern Saskatchewan in 2019. Consider what mix of cattle, and whether a maternal or terminal herd would best fit your enterprise.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Management

Major determinants of profit

From enterprise mix to inputs, Burke Teichert unpacks the decision-making that makes a ranch profitable

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In a previous article, I asked, Profitable Ranching — Is it Possible? I answered, “Yes, if you know how.” In two recent articles, I presented the five essentials for successful ranch management, which I believe are the essential attitudes, approaches or mindset you need to be profitable: You can find those articles in the May […] Read more
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Comment/Columns, Depth of Field

Understanding our own paradigms

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

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Many have heard me reference paradigms, either during presentations or in this column. Paradigms are the beliefs, values, assumptions and ways in which we view the world. Trying to challenge our own assumptions and thinking is one way to expand our personal growth. One of my beliefs is as human beings, we are meant to […] Read more

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