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Lies, damned lies… and statistics

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Last week began with the latest Canadian farm income outlook delivered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, a report that by most accounts was pretty bullish on farm income projections for the next 10 years or so. In fact, it was the kind of report that is likely to have the farming community squirming for a
International news, News

U.S. Plains farmland values jump again

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Farmland prices in the U.S. Plains states extended record-setting gains in the fourth quarter of 2011, rising 25 per cent from a year earlier as cash-rich farmers competed for land, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said Feb. 15. In a quarterly survey that provides an important gauge of the U.S. agricultural economy, the
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Survey shows good help really is hard to find in farm sector

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Good help is hard to find. As the number of farms in Canada decrease and remaining farms grow larger, producers need to look at new methods of recruiting employees, Debra Hauer of the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council told attendees at Keystone Agricultural Producers annual general meeting. A survey done by the organization found farm
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4-H: Embracing The Future

For nearly 100 years, youth in the southern Manitoba community of Roland have been getting together to learn to do by doing through 4-H. Roland s role as the birthplace of the program in Canada will be showcased in 2013 when 4-H celebrates its centennial.PHOTO: LORRAINESTEVENSON By Lorraine Stevenson Co-operator staff When Clayton Robins joined
Forages, Hogs, Livestock

Deadline Extended

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The deadline for the Canada-Manitoba Feed and Transportation Assistance Program (CM-FATAP) has been extended to March 31. The program helps livestock producers whose feed supplies were reduced due to excessive moisture last year with transportation costs to bring feed to their livestock or take the livestock to the feed. The program also provided money to
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Farmers Open Their Gates Sunday – for Sep. 16, 2010

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Farmers who’ve agreed to participate in Manitoba’s first Open Farm Day will be watching their driveways for arriving visitors this Sunday. Last week Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) extended an invitation to all Manitobans to spend Sept. 19 dropping in to see some 35 farms whose owners agreed to open their gates to
Opinion

Advice For Young Farmers – for Jul. 29, 2010

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The opinion is of ten expressed that young people don’t want to farm. That isn’t really the case. Farming appeals to a lot of young people, but they usually don’t have the capital available to start even a modest operation or else they’ve examined the financial returns and aren’t willing to accept the risk. “There
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Rural Doctors Should Come From Rural Communities

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“Once you have people in the community, how are you going to keep them there? You really want to keep them there.” – DR. PETER WELLS Delivering medical care in rural areas is full of special challenges, says Dr. John Wootton, president-elect for the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada. “Canadians in rural Canada are
Livestock

U. S. Farm Credit Conditions Under Pressure

“Business expansion for farms appears to be entering a downward cycle while the broader commercial economy is recovering.” – PAYNET Conditions in U. S. farming regions that had outper formed the economy during the recession are deteriorating amid rising credit problems and contracting business activity, according to commercial credit analysis firm PayNet Inc. In a
Opinion

Caught Between Lifestyle And Commercial

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There are lifestyle farmers who are happy. There are commercial farmers who are happy. There are also farmers caught in between who are not happy at all. For an increasing number of people, the good life is a house in the country with a few acres and some animals. They like having more space than

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