When extreme weather strikes, livestock producers may experience forage shortfalls and need timely support to make effective herd management decisions. Farmers and ranchers who have to sell a herd or flock due to lack of feed availability often incur a higher income tax bill the following year. To help even-out the tax implications of a... Read More
Category: Farm Management
In this episode of the Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert discuss the beginning of harvest and how important it is to sit in someone else’s seat Following that update, the pair are joined by Colin Brisebois, vice-president of products and market strategies at Farm Credit Canada (FCC). Most people know…Read More
Monette Farms is facing a previously unpublicized hurdle in its restructuring effort, as court documents show the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) seeking a payment of $1.9 million to maintain the large farm's 2026 crop insurance coverage in Saskatchewan. The Monette group of companies—one of North America’s largest farming operations—entered creditor protection in April, owing... Read More
Dr. Bart Lardner’s more than two decades of applied research in beef cattle management and forage production has been recognized with him being awarded the 2026 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. Not only has Lardner made inroads into research that has contributed to the advancement of everyday practices on Western Canadian... Read More
On this episode of the Mind Your Farm Business podcast, host Shaun Haney sits down with agricultural business management expert Dr. David Kohl to discuss what separates the most resilient and successful farm businesses from the rest. They dive into Kohl’s “two-in-ten” rule, with the idea that in commodity agriculture, farmers may have two great…Read More
The Canadian Cattle Foundation has awarded the annual Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award to Cyle Stewart of Morse, Sask. The award will support Stewart's continued participation in the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program. The award was presented earlier this week at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference happening in Winnipeg. In December 2022, Reg... Read More
Welcome to another episode of How Could I Know? with hosts Patti Durand and Chris Corbett of Brightrack Consulting! On this episode, the hosts sit down with Amanda Hammell, senior manager on the farm management consulting team at MNP and owner-operator of a dairy and beef operation in Bruce County, Ontario. Hammell shares her personal... Read More
If you’ve ever contemplated walking away from the day job, selling your house, and jumping headfirst into farming, Renaud Gagné’s story will sound familiar. Hitting 40 and looking down the barrel of the next 20 years, Renaud and his wife Anna-Marie took a hard look at where things were heading for their family of six,... Read More
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has released its latest tractor and combine report which shows continued weakness in the new machinery market in Canada and the United States. “The July data reflects continued softness in the agricultural equipment market as farmers and equipment manufacturers navigate persistent economic uncertainty,” said Curt Blades, AEM Senior Vice... Read More
Earlier this summer, I was having a conversation with a farmer about sustainability and conversation programming and the attitudes prevalent across rural Canada. That conversation made me think back to a report that RealAgristudies and CAPI had published in March, 2023. I think it's worth bringing this data out again to look closer at the... Read More