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Cash a barrier for hedging hogs

Pork producers have received federal funding to find ways of making the futures market less risky

By Shannon VanRaes July 28, 2015

The Canadian Pork Council is exploring the possibility of using forward pricing programs as a risk management tool, but are concerned not all producers will have enough on-hand cash needed for hedging. “With hedging, you need to have cash for the calls and so on, security money,” explained council chairman and Manitoba producer Rick Bergmann.

Local news

Buying or renting occasional-use farm implements

Could renting some equipment, instead of buying it, reduce production costs on your operation?

By Scott Garvey April 24, 2015

For Matthew Avison of Arborg, necessity started him off in the equipment rental business. As he explains it, he needed a particular tillage implement on his farm and his only option at the time was to buy one. There was no equipment rental company in the area that could provide him with what he wanted.

Crops, Local news

Land values may have peaked

Land prices could fall, but the only thing that really matters is if you can afford  to make payments on what you’ve already bought

By Shannon VanRaes February 2, 2015

For years land prices and rents have only been doing one thing — climbing. But with the drop in commodity prices and changing markets, it seems that prices may have peaked. “I think we’re at the top of the cycle,” said Merle Good, a former tax specialist from Alberta Agriculture, and a speaker at Ag

Opinion

Editorial: Farmland — always a good buy?

By Laura Rance-Unger February 2, 2015

Keep renting, or buy that land now before it gets even more expensive? Alberta farm management adviser Merle Good provided some perspective on that for an attentive crowd at Ag Days last week. So far, it’s been a truism that farmland is a good investment. That’s not to say it is always the right investment

News

Separate Business Of Farming From Land And Way Of Life

March 10, 2011

Merle Good has been advising farmers about business arrangements and succession planning for over 30 years, helping farmers develop strategies to cope with all sorts of challenges. His advice, especially for parents and children farming together, is to separate land from the business of farming. “Seventy years ago, almost every farmer owned the land they

Opinion

Strained Relations Over Land Rents – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Kevin Hursh August 26, 2010

With millions of acres unseeded this year, some unusual strains have been placed upon the relationship between landowners and renters. Most Saskatchewan grain farms are a combination of owned land and rented land. Rented acres are a big percentage of the overall land base. Some renters with unseeded land are asking for a break on

News

Farmers Warned About Rising Interest Rates

By Ron Friesen June 17, 2010

The Bank of Montreal is telling Canada’s farmers to do a better job of managing their debt or risk instability from higher interest rates. BMO cites George Brinkman, an authority on farm viability, as warning about “an unsettling outlook” from high levels of farm debt made worse by rising interest rates over the next three

Hogs, News

Province Wary About Hog Loan Payment Extension

By Ron Friesen April 22, 2010

“We can pay this in the long run. But the long run has to be at least 10 years.” – ANDREW DICKSON, MPC The Manitoba government is close to easing repayment conditions for special loans to financially strapped hog farmers but it may not be the kind of relief producers want. The province may temporarily

Crops, Livestock

Land Rental — Making It Fair For Both Parties

By Grant Palmer April 9, 2009

Securing rented land with the right agreement is an important part of farm planning. The approaching crop season should have farmers thinking about production plans, marketing strategies and the inputs they require to get the crop in the ground and growing. They should also be thinking about the rental contract, legal documents and an acceptable

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

Tag Archives Renting

Cash a barrier for hedging hogs

Buying or renting occasional-use farm implements

Land values may have peaked

Editorial: Farmland — always a good buy?

Separate Business Of Farming From Land And Way Of Life

Strained Relations Over Land Rents – for Aug. 26, 2010

Farmers Warned About Rising Interest Rates

Province Wary About Hog Loan Payment Extension

Land Rental — Making It Fair For Both Parties

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