The third-generation family at Leguee Farms near Fillmore, Sask., were named Saskatchewan's Outstanding Young Farmers for 2023 in Regina this week. Jake Leguee, Sarah Leguee, and Erik Nikolejsin received the recognition at the provincial OYF event held in conjunction with Canada's Farm Show. Leguee Farms was established in 1956, when grandparents Don and Elsie Leguee... Read More
Category: Farm Management
A well-written contract should spell out the risk and responsibilities of both parties involved. In agriculture, grain contracts spell out expectations, but the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says current contracts don't go far enough to manage farmers' risk. Following an estimated $60 million in farmer losses due to cancelled contracts with one grain buyer... Read More
A three-year, two-phase, $1.7 million Ontario initiative is set to promote careers in agriculture through agricultural societies. The Promoting Agri-Food Careers initiative was announced by Huron Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson over the weekend. Funded through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP), the program will be available to 213 agricultural societies, represented by the Ontario Association... Read More
BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions has announced Bill Baxter will serve as its director of sales and part of the company's Canadian leadership team. Baxter will lead BASF’s sales team within Canada from the office in Calgary, Alta., and assumes the role starting July 1, 2023. He was most recently director of commercial excellence for BASF... Read More
Those in agriculture have been encouraged to "tell their story" for years, all in the name of maintaining the social license to operate, or to gain acceptance and understanding of farm practices by the public. But there's another reason for farmers and agri-business owners to tell a good story: to attract and retain great staff... Read More
The Successors is a RealAgriculture podcast series hosted by Kara Oosterhuis focusing on agriculture from the perspective of the up-and-coming generation. How do you decide it's time for a change? What does it take to become a better communicator? And why is it so crucial to not rule any opportunity out? Lara de Moissac, based... Read More
A new report commissioned by the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) and the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation (SSGF) looks at the differences in profitability between cow-calf and annual crop production in southwest Saskatchewan. Over a 50 year time period, the returns from grain farming are $508/acre higher than cow-calf production, according to the research modelling... Read More
Workers with agriculture experience will receive priority as part of a new category-based selection process for Canada's flagship economic immigration system. Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, on Wednesday announced the launch of category-based selection and priority categories for the Express Entry system in 2023. As part of the program, invitations can be... Read More
A controversial proposal to allow up to three severances off an Ontario farm property will be walked back, according to a letter sent to Ontario farm groups by Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister, Steve Clark. The decision comes after several farm groups, led by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, lobbied the government to drop the... Read More
The agriculture industry is fully aware that successful farm transition is not easy and comes with many potential barriers. Every family farm business is unique, but based on a new RealAgristudies study looking at farm transition, there are some common challenges to work through. 588 farmers across Canada responded to questions about farm transition as... Read More