A 72-year-old breeder, the CCA president and a 27-year-old rancher talk about what it takes to hand down a cattle operation.
Farm business
VIDEO: Three Manitoba cattle ranchers on what succession planning really looks like
Mike Duguid sold his last herd at 72, Tyler Fulton took over a three-generation operation, and Connor English is building a path for his own sons — all three say the hardest part is the family conversation
OPINION: Fertilizer price highs come with hard efficiency lessons
Environmental advocates couldn't get farmers to take 4R seriously — maybe a price shock will
Sticker shock on crop nutrients may finally force an efficiency reckoning on the Prairies.
How Prairie farmers can use cash advances to bridge the gap between input bills and harvest
The federal Advance Payments Program opens for 2026 with $100,000 interest-free on most commodities and an extra $400,000 for canola — here's how it works and what producers want changed
Farmers can turn cash advances into a financial bridge between harvests, manage surging input costs, without falling prey to pressured grain sales.
Manitoba farm leaders praise 2026 budget gains, but gaps remain
Farm groups welcome $143.7M in risk management funding and vet recruitment but say longstanding issues on taxation, drainage and regulatory burden unaddressed
Ag organizations say the budget delivers needed support but key concerns on young farmer tax credits, drainage and red tape remain.
Farmland climbs higher in spite of headwinds: Farm Credit Canada report
In a year with trade disruptions, higher input costs and economic uncertainty, agricultural land in Canada continued to climb higher in value
FCC raises inflation forecast on surging commodity prices
Canadian consumers may have little if any cushion remaining against future economic shocks, ag lender warns
Farm Credit Canada has raised its 2026 forecast for overall inflation as commodity prices spike due to war in the Middle East.
Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes
Canada’s federally backed farm lender is offering financial aid to farmers, agricultural businesses and food companies hit by the spike in fertilizer and energy prices, it said on Friday.
Richardson back in the fold at canola council
Richardson International has rejoined the Canola Council of Canada after a nearly nine-year hiatus.
Split market seen for Prairie farmland ahead of FCC 2025 values report
Realtors have noticed a change in the farmland market, where values in the best regions continue to rise but demand for mediocre land is softer
Canada’s farm safety net wasn’t built for this kind of drought
Experts say current business risk management (BRM) programs were not designed to help farmers through droughts that last multiple years
Canada’s business risk management programs were designed as a safety net for one-time shocks. Experts say multi-year droughts are exposing a structural gap — and the fix requires a fundamental shift from paying for losses to preventing them.