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Farm succession plans lacking, poll shows

Just 30 per cent of farms have done formal succession planning

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Most farmers expect to retire and hand over the farm to family, but few appear to be doing anything to ensure it happens, according to results of a newly released Ipsos Reid poll of Canadian farmers. Just 30 per cent of 455 farmers polled for the 2015 Canadian Agricultural Outlook Survey said they are doing
Province, city recognize UN International Year of Family Farming
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Province, city recognize UN International Year of Family Farming

A flag honouring the family farm was raised at Winnipeg City Hall July 30

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Provincial and municipal leaders gathered at Winnipeg’s City Hall July 30 to raise a flag honouring the United Nations declaration of 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn joined Brian Mayes, city councillor for St. Vital, to highlight the significance of family farming on a
Crops

Outside investment in farmland not driving up prices

The emergence of farmland investment funds brings more opportunities than pitfalls

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The purchase of farmland by outside investors offers opportunities for the agriculture community, which needs new financial tools to deal with a surge in farm sales during the next few years, the president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture says. High crop prices and low interest rates have driven up land prices as many farmers
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Forget size and commodity, it’s management that makes you money

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Report urges farmers to get out of the coffee shop, network more, and start acting like 
other businesses when it comes to HR practices

When it comes to crops and livestock, Canadian farmers are top notch. But when it comes to making money, they’re all over the map, says a new report by the Conference Board of Canada. “Over half of all farming operations achieve either very high profit margins (more than 20 per cent) or very low profit
Opinion

Enhancing farm enterprise

The following is an excerpt from Seeds of Success: Enhancing Canada’s Farming Enterprises, a new Conference Board of Canada report by Erin Butler and James Stuckey. The report included a set of recommendations about how to improve farming business in Canada to achieve greater business success. The full report can be found at: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/e-library/abstract.aspx?did=5529  Maximize
Opinion

A report worth reading

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We’ve been somewhat skeptical of some of the recent efforts by the Conference Board of Canada to wade into the food and farm policy realm, but we were pleasantly surprised by the newly released report Seeds of Success: Enhancing Canada’s Farming Enterprises. From our perspective, authors James Stuckey and Erin Butler, do a stellar job
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Safety group told federal funds must be matched

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For the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association ‘growing forward’ means finding new funding partners to match government contributions. “The government has put out the challenge to CASA that if farm safety is important, they’re willing to support it, but other groups also have to be at the table,” said executive director Marcel Hacault. The association, which
Harvest Moon expands food initiative
Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Harvest Moon expands food initiative

Local buying clubs take the burden of direct marketing off the shoulders of small farm operators

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The six-year-old initiative connects consumers and farmers through buying clubs and pickup sites. Customers place and pay for the orders online and later pickup their order at a site set up by the buying club in that area. Last year, there were four sites in Winnipeg and one in Starbuck. But organizers are now adding
Crops

Canadian farmers in a good place, bank says

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Agood harvest last year has put Canadian farmers in the driver’s seat for this year as steady production growth should lead to strong exports to emerging markets, says an analysis from BMO. “Rapid economic expansion in emerging markets and lagging demand growth from south of the border has resulted in increasing export market diversification,” Aaron
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German farmers balk at free trade with U.S.

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A planned free trade agreement between the European Union and United States should not completely liberalize agricultural trade, the president of the association of German farmers’ association DBV said March 26. Trade talks must involve upper limits to exports to prevent market disruption, Joachim Rukwied told Reuters. Brussels and Washington hope to start negotiations in

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