Producers’ growing frustration over giving away valuable electronic production data has led a Guelph-based company to try to stop the bleeding with a new technology called mPowered. The technology is a blockchain-driven platform that lead developer Joel Sotomayor says will let farmers put crop, livestock, and environmental data in what he calls an “online vault”... Read More
Category: Farm Management
Selling a crop doesn't have to be a full time job, nor does it have to be fraught with risk. Having a solid crop marketing plan requires some learning, a little work, and some time, but putting together the following five key tips could translate into tidy profits or reduced losses as you market what... Read More
An independent financial advisor who keeps a particularly close eye on big banks and agriculture is urging farmers to consider delaying plans to borrow money, with so much uncertainty in world trade and bank rates destined to inch up. Rob Hall, of Bankspeak Inc., an Ontario-based consultancy that helps farmers and other businesses negotiate with... Read More
According to Michael Landsberg, when he first went to his family doctor about his depression the doctor said, in effect, "You're ok, I see you on television." Many people make the same mistake that the doctor did. That's because you can't diagnose mental illness with an Xray or a thermometer. Landsberg, a former sports broadcaster... Read More
The Ag Women’s Network (AWN) is now accepting applications for its 2019 mentorship program. The program, which includes two new events this year, will match ten mentee and mentors together in an eight-month partnership starting in March. “Mentorship is widely recognized as one of the most important ways leaders develop professionally and personally. Participants told... Read More
Viterra wants to make sure producers don't miss another opportunity to market their grain when they want to – even if you're at the lake, and the lake is in Arizona. The company is launching its suite of online contracting options through its portal "myViterra." According to the news release, customers can use their accounts... Read More
The Bank of Canada held steady on the prime lending rate in its first decision for 2019, but are two more rate hikes on deck? For what's at play, what to consider, and where the rate may be headed, Shaun Haney, host of RealAg Radio, talks to Matthew Pot, with Grain Perspectives. From the economic... Read More
Elaine Froese has been named the recipient of 4-H Canada's first-ever distinguished alumni award. The award recognizes outstanding accomplishments and leadership of 4-H alumni across Canada, in the areas of community engagement and communications, science and technology, environment, and healthy living, or sustainable agriculture and food security. Froese is being recognized for her accomplishments in... Read More
The government-backed Advance Payments Program, commonly called the cash advance, is a tool used by farmers to even-out cash flow and help take the pressure off marketing decisions. It has expanded over the past few decades from a small program offered by the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) for wheat, barley, and durum, to a program... Read More
Through life you'll have ups and downs. In my eyes, one thing is for certain — if you have a pet (a dog, preferably), the good days will always out-number the bad. Those "bad days" can be something as simple as not getting what you wanted to accomplish complete, or might be much more complex,... Read More