Sara Schafer

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is covering the globe and creating market volatility. How will that trickle down to the farmland markets?

Don’t panic, and have a plan. 

As you navigate the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, follow this business advice.

Take steps to balance physical and mental wellness, which is vital to staying healthy and less accident-prone.

The optimism lenders were seeing for the rural economy has evaporated, according to the Rural Mainstreet Index.

Analyze why employees leave your farm. Many times, their departures fall into these nine categories.

Here are the key metrics to measure your farm’s financial success.

Manage your stress to keep it from ruining precious relationships and vital business partnerships, says Val Farmer, a clinical psychologist and author. Consider these suggestions on how to cope with financial and farm stress.  

Set clear expectations and accountability for fruitful family governance.

Create a simple, viable and active strategy for your farm.

Goal setting can pay dividends in employee engagement.

Take a high-level assessment of your strengths and weaknesses.

The U.S. saw a loss of 5,800 farms in 2019 versus 2018, per USDA. But, that’s the smallest decline in recent years.

Tired of losing good employees? Adopt these best practices.