If you could go back in time, what advice would you give your younger self? Over the last couple of years, I’ve read a few books and articles about what that one piece of advice would be for others, and it got me thinking. What would those in our industry have to say?...
Last week at the #One18 conference, Dr. Mark Lyons, President of Alltech spoke about his late father and founder of Alltech, Dr. Pearse Lyons and how he was a champion of sustainability, brewing, nutrition and innovation. He shared a list of what his non-negotiables...
Conversations about suicide are never easy. It can be incredibly hard to know whether to speak up to someone you’re worried about. If you think someone is considering suicide, you may also feel confused and scared about what to do next. But, there is one simple thing...
Empathy. I used to think empathy was a weakness. And that empathy meant agreeing. Empathy meant sympathy. To be honest, I wasn’t a very empathetic person either. It wasn’t until I saw my husband have a panic attack right in front of me and held on to him to...
No one knows more what a farmer goes through than another farmer. We know the pain of seeing a crop destroyed by hail and wind right before our eyes. We know the heartache of losing a calf and it’s mom after trying for hours during labour in the early hours of...
𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲. It’s okay to not know what to feel, if you don’t know what you want, and if you can’t figure things out as you go. It’s okay to feel. To feel excitement, to feel loneliness, to feel fear and everything in between. To feel deeply. To feel...
Every single day is different. Some days you wake up and feel strong to face the world, you feel like you can handle everything and you think you're unstoppable. Other days you just don't want to get out of bed. You feel like you're fragile like a glass and just wanna...
How to Recognize the Warning Signs of Mental Health Issues or Illness