Navigating Farm Transfer: Communication and Resilience in Agriculture with Kristine Beck
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Kristine Beck.
Kristine Beck is dairy and cash crop farmer in Pontiac County located in Western Quebec. There, she and her husband Robbie operate Beck Family Farm with an team of people, comprised of both family and non-family members. The couple's two children are university-aged. The oldest graduating this year and moving to an off-farm career and the youngest currently studying at the U of Guelph in agriculture and plans to integrate into the family business post graduation.
Currently, the farm is in the midst of converting from a parlour milking system to robotic milking and they hope to continue to expand their operation and continuously improve productivity.
Kristine has B.Comm in Finance and International Management from U Ottawa. She was not raised on a farm and married into the industry in 2000, and once she got a taste of it, she was hooked. Her hobbies include running, yoga and gardening.
For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/202
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THIS WEEKS DISCUSSIONS:
12:13 - Transitioning to Full Time Farming
19:31 - Transitioning to Robotic Milking
27:31 - Challenges of Farm Transitions and the Next Generation
34:00 - Experiences as a Woman in Agriculture
39:06 - Most Rewarding Part of Being a Rural Woman
41:01 - Advice for Young Women in Agriculture
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