Case IH introduces the new Rowtrac tractor line along with a special 25th anniversary edition of the Magnum at an event near its headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin.
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Case IH Introduces New Line Plus Anniversary Edition
Picking a Successor
One son is a good business person who can work professionally with staff. The other son is a good worker, and gets along better with dad. Who should take over when dad retires? Wrong question, says John Fast.
Generational Differences: hard work vs. professional management
The founding generation of a farm may have succeeded by sheer hard work and 80- to 100-hour weeks, but the next one wants to replace some of that time with more professional management. John Fast offers some suggestions to resolve the conflict.
Competence and trust are different things.
Trust works on several levels. Members of a family farm operation can trust each other as individuals, but “trusting someone to do a good job” may not be fair if the person doesn’t have the skills. John Fast says competence and trust are different things.
Clarifying the roles in a farm family business
Most people want to avoid conflict. But left to simmer, conflict can eventually boil over with disastrous consequences for the farm family and farm business. Dr. John Fast talks about dealing with conflict early, and head on.
Defining a clear future for the next generation
“All this will be yours someday.” That doesn’t constitute a succession plan. Farm family coach Elaine Froese says keeping the next generation on the farm depends on defining a clear future.
Dealing with conflict early, and head on
What if the son screws up and the boss says he should be fired, but boss is mom or dad? Dr. John Fast talks about the importance of clarifying the roles in a farm family business.
In business equal does not necessarily mean fair
Most parents attempt to treat children equally but in a family business that approach can sow the seeds of future family disharmony and farm business failure. In business equal does not necessarily mean fair.
A good succession plan makes the difference
Running a family business is a journey that has a destination. The point of a succession plan is to safely get you to the destination. A good succession plan makes the difference between a good landing and a bumpy one.
Get behind the wheel of New Holland’s brand new, belted T9 tractor
Scott Garvey takes a ride with Sean Dorosz, New Holland’s segment leader for high-horsepower tractors, in a new 2012 tracked T9 and looks at its features.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
