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Prairie forecast: A slow slide into summer

Forecast issued June 26, covering June 26 to July 3, 2024

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For a change, this forecast period starts of with weak high pressure in place across the Prairies. This brings a mix of sun and clouds and near-average temperatures. Any below-average temperatures are the thanks to the return flow behind the strong area of low pressure which, as predicted, tracked across the central and northern Prairies and brought all sorts of severe weather earlier this week.
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Farm equity, asset values up in 2023: StatCan

Farms' ability to pay debts declined but balance sheet remains strong

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The total equity of the Canadian farm sector rose nearly eight per cent in 2023 while farm assets rose more than seven per cent according to Statistics Canada’s 2023 balance sheet.
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Capital gains changes continue to draw farm concerns

Organizations say increasing the inclusion rate will affect intergenerational transfer

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The Canadian Federation of Agriculture said it was frustrated changes to the capital gains tax could undermine intergenerational farm transfers and that Ottawa ignored the calls for further work on the planned changes.
Field day attendees check out soil health gains at the Robins farm in western Manitoba in 2019.
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MFGA applauds Senate soil report

The report looks into the relationship between soil health, and Canada's overall economic and environmental wellbeing

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The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association says Senate soil report should translate to action and wider adoption of farm practices that support soil health.
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Prairie soil scientist and author Les Henry, 83

Henry's outreach to farmers spanned more than half a century

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Glacier FarmMedia — Saskatchewan soil scientist Les Henry, well known for his work on improving Prairie farmland and his outreach to Prairie farmers in the pages of Grainews, has died. Ending a long fight with congestive heart failure, Henry died Friday in Saskatoon at age 83, having continued to write until very shortly before his
To defer income under LTD, the breeding herd must have been reduced by at least 15 per cent. Photo: Canada Beef
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Feds announce early livestock tax deferral

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Livestock producers in drought-affected areas are getting and early livestock tax deferral (LTD) for the 2024 season. The federal government said the situation has become more challenging for producers due to climate change, when announcing a list of regions eligible for the deferral on June 14. The LTD allows producers in designated areas, who were

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