As the year wraps up for auction marts, volumes have remained strong.
Farm business
Slaughter cattle up for sale as season ends
Fewer cattle through the ring
Seasonal slowdown reflected in auction numbers and mart closures
Few cattle moving in Manitoba markets in week following Canada Day.
Louis Dreyfus breaks ground on pea protein facility
International company to expand commodity production at its Yorkton location
Pea protein plant from Louis Dreyfus breaks ground in Yorkton, Sask.
Advance loans attract farmers despite lower interest-free portion
Farm cash applications rise year-over-year, program administrators say
Farmer applications to the 2024 federal Advance Payments Program are on track in spite of the government lowering the interest-free portion from 2023 levels.
Cattle prices remain strong in grass season
Prices are drawing animals that might ordinarily stay on pasture
Strong prices have kept cattle headed to the sales ring in the second half of June.
Cattle prices expected to remain strong
Even labour unrest in the processing sector isn’t denting prices
Prices for Manitoba slaughter and feeder cattle remain remarkably high, with a good number of the former being sold,according to Tyler Slawinski, auctioneer for Gladstone and Ashern.
Outside influences on the grain market
Macroeconomic forces such as interest rates and the Canadian dollar are set to weigh in
Macroeconomic forces are set to weigh in on grain markets.
Farm groups criticize capital gains inclusion rate change
Ten national organizations say several tax-related changes in the 2024 federal budget will impact farmers
In a May 27 letter to finance minister Chrystia Freeland, agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay and national revenue minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, 10 signatories said they are concerned about the capital gains inclusion rate, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and the Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive (CEI), which were all announced in April.
Pay less tax on farm succession
Bill C-208 called a game-changer for farm transition, if you know how to use it
Taking advantage of the revamped Bill C-208 can offer farmers significant tax savings when it comes to succession, this year’s Manitoba Ag Days attendees heard. Bill C-208 was initially introduced as a private member’s bill by Brandon-Souris MP Larry McGuire in 2021. The bill sought to amend the federal Income Tax Act to exclude the
How do you keep a kid on the farm?
Part 1: STEP ‘73 and the ongoing conundrum of rural depopulation
The truck’s name was Little George. It was brilliant orange, the only colour available when, decades before online shopping, Wanda McConnell went to town to pick up paint. The truck takes up the foreground of a grainy photo, taken in the summer of 1973 around the time of the Hamiota parade. In it, Little George
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