The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) says that producers who were not paid for grain delivered to ILTA Grain Inc. will be 100 per cent compensated through the CGC's Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program. The grain company was granted creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in July of 2019. “The Canadian Grain Commission... Read More
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Farmers will hear much talk of the need for resilience in the years ahead. From weather and markets, to trade, to family and managing day-to-day operations, farmers need to be able to cope with the challenges and setbacks that are routinely part of production agriculture. No one personifies resilience more than Springfield, PEI, dairy farmer... Read More
"We haven't been good at telling consumers and our customers in other parts of the world how we are sustainable." That's the message from the honourable Ted Menzies at this year's Prairie Cereals Summit. Menzies was there to give an update to attendees on what the framework looks like surrounding the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable... Read More
Why do family farm businesses fail? Quite often it's not economics but rather family governance issues and relationship problems, says farmer and business consultant Dick Wittman. Many farms fail because operators don't run the farm in a professional manner, says Wittman who learned plenty of valuable lessons managing a family-operated 20,000 acre crop, cattle, and... Read More
The Competition Bureau has filed an application to order grain company Parrish & Heimbecker (P&H) to sell either their elevator at Moosomin, Sask., or their newly-purchased elevator at Virden, Man. The application cites the recent acquisition by the company gives P&H control of the two elevators which are along a 180 km stretch of the... Read More
Canadian telecommunications company Telus has acquired a second agriculture company, Decisive Farming. Although some were keen to point out the new logo on the Decisive Farming website, including the phrase 'powered by TELUS' the purchase was confirmed today by Decisive Farming spokesperson, Breanne Baker. "Yes, Decisive Farming has joined the TELUS family," she wrote in... Read More
With the agricultural sector changing at a rapid pace, producers have to be able to adapt to new practises in order to improve the outcome on the farm — which can come with its challenges . At this year's Grain World conference, a panel discussed what trends and ideas will shape the future. On the... Read More
How can farmers achieve more of what matters most and stay ahead of the curve? Successfully operating within a demanding food production system is "driven by how we handle ourselves in complexity," says Kelly Dobson, a Fairfax, Man., farmer and also president of LeaderShift Inc, a company which supports personal and professional development for business... Read More
Terry Betker has worked with farmers to establish peer groups for more than a decade. Traditionally, farmers engage with their peers to share management ideas in informal settings — everywhere from industry meetings to the local coffee shop — but formal peer groups are not common in Canadian agriculture, says Betker, president of Winnipeg-based Backswath... Read More
Shovels will hit the ground in early 2020, pending final regulatory approvals, to build two new grain elevators for G3. The first, located at Vermilion, Alta., will have a capacity of 34,000 tonnes and will be located on the CN Rail line. The second elevator, located at Swift Current, Sask., will have capacity of 42,000... Read More