How to Cultivate a Productive Mindset

Special thanks to Michigan State University Extension for these helpful tips as we all manage through challenging times.

There are many factors in agriculture that farmers have no control over. Beyond the uncertainty of the weather, destructive crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and short-term incidents such as machinery breaking down or accidents can and do occur. One powerful factor that we always have the opportunity to control, however, is our mindset.

Farmers and those within the agricultural industry have a tendency to be eternal optimists, but with all of the variability in agricul...