Outstanding in her field
time to sit down and complete the necessary task, organizing receipts and paperwork in a way that will please the accountant or Revenue Canada, it is also an opportunity -- an opportunity to remind yourself of all you have accomplished in the past twelve months, and an opportunity to get excited about those jobs on your list that are coming next. It is also a time for a laugh. We often wonder what someone from a non-farming background would think of the eclectic story our paperwork must tell. From fuel to egg cartons, and wages to a manure spreader beater, it all adds up to a piece of your farming story. Thankfully, there are folks who understand both farming and paperwork. They are also part of the story of agriculture. When people think of farming, they think of men in overalls in the field with a pitchfork. They don’t think about the men about agriculture; there’s room for everyone. We need bookkeepers, accountants, financial planners, agronomists, laboratory staff, grant administrators, marketing staff, researchers, and payroll experts to make our operations successful. They are our support team; even if we only connect with them once in a while, or situ- ationally, they keep us up and running. To everyone involved in agriculture, in one way or another, keep being outstanding in your field. and women sitting behind a desk in an office. That is one of the great things
The Paperwork Game by Sarah Harrison, Co-owner of Mazak Farms The New Year is exciting in so many ways, except when it comes to the paperwork -- ah, tax time; the time of year when someone in your farming operation will no doubt say to you, ‘I need that pile of receipts
from your truck’. You all do it, I know you do! I will admit that here, there is an annual game of ‘Find that paperwork,’ that sometimes ends quickly and sometimes feels like the biggest time waster of the year! For many small operations, not only are you the farmer, you are also the bookkeeper and when you are in the panic of dealing with a frozen water line that broke, putting the parts receipt in the right place never seems to make it to the top of the priorities list.
However, going through everything to find all of those bits and bobs of paper can be cathartic. As painful as it can be to find
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