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Shannon VanRaes
Crops

Kids shouldn’t be left to cover Mom and Pop’s tax bill

Succession planning is complicated, but with professionalism and respect, 
equity can be transferred before anyone needs to actually buy the farm

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Young agriculturists looking to return to the family farm will face challenges — high input costs, soaring land prices, labour shortages and transportation concerns, just to name a few. But the biggest challenge for many fresh-faced farmers is how to work with their parents to establish a succession plan, said Cedric MacLeod, of the New
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Opinion

The importance of forage research

The following contains excerpts from a letter the Canadian Forage Growers Association sent to the federal government in April. The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association represents farmers and ranchers that produce, manage and utilize Canada’s largest acreage crop (National Forage and Grassland Assessment, June 2012). Cultivated forages for pasture, feed, and seed production, account for
Country Crossroads

Try a Puruvian daffodil

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During April, garden centres and many retail establishments have shelves loaded with bulbs, tubers and corms of exotic plants of every description. A few years ago I purchased some Puruvian daffodils. These wonderful bulbs have produced lovely blooms for my outdoor garden every year since I bought them, and the bulbs keep reproducing so that
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Budget misses opportunity to assist new farmers

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But farm leaders like increase in 
capital gains exemption and more funding 
for genomic research

Last week’s federal budget came up short on a tax change that could assist aspiring farmers to get started, says the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty doubled the amount that can be claimed under restricted loss rules for farmers with off-farm income — and then tied it up with restrictions that make
Elaine Froese
Country Crossroads

Silence isn’t golden if you want the family farm to prosper

Farm family coach and succession planner Elaine Froese says families need to get better at navigating their personal relationships and emotions — because their farm business depends on it

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Farmers — particularly the male version — have a reputation for keeping their feelings hidden. But anyone who thinks emotions don’t affect business decisions on the farm is just fooling themselves. Just take a look at what’s in the yard, farm family coach and succession planner Elaine Froese said at the recent Manitoba Special Crops
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Financial and succession planning part of speaker lineup

Manitoba Ag Days 2013 has another impressive lineup of speakers and presenters covering agronomy, finances, livestock, technology, marketing, farm transition and a little inspiration and humour thrown in for good measure. Leading on the inspiration and humour front is the keynote speaker, David Chilton, author of Canada’s all-time bestselling book, The Wealthy Barber. With his
Crops

More diversified weed management practices needed

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Public- and private-sector weed scientists agree integrated weed management, rather than any magic-bullet chemistry, will be the way forward to maintain viable fields against herbicide-resistant weeds. Scientists from across Canada gathered in Winnipeg last week to discuss new research at the Canadian Weed Science Society’s 66th annual conference. Much of the research on the agenda
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Berlin gripped by family feud over sausages

Call it the battle of the bangers. A family feud over sausage succession rights is adding some spice to Berlin’s summer. After months of bitter legal wrangling with his mother, Mario Ziervogel opened a fast-food outlet serving Berlin’s famous dish, the currywurst: fried pork sausage sliced up and smothered in ketchup and curry powder. His
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Common pitfalls of semen evaluation

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In the past 31 years of semen evaluating bulls, I have come across many tricks of the trade to make this procedure run very smoothly. Every situation is different and every set of bulls somewhat unique so most of these points involve common-sense and casual observations I have made over the years. A common dilemma
Hogs, News

Farm succession connections

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Good farm succession planning and environmental stewardship may not seem joined at the hip, but Jeremy Funk of the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba is examining a possible connection. The fifth-year PhD student is in the process of surveying farmers about their succession plans in an effort to explore the relationship

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