This article first appeared in Ontario Sheep News. How many decisions do you make each day? Hundreds? Thousands? Regardless of how large or small your sheep operation is, farming is a complex system requiring many decisions. Decision making is a skill you need to practice and improve. For long term success, it is necessary to understand how you make decisions and to actively choose how farm decisions will be made. Grain and Graze Australia has done research into farm decision making to help farmers make better decisions. They believe that the only real difference between the top twenty percent of farmers and the rest is their ability to make the right decision at the right time. (Nicholson et al., 2015)…
