Reading Time: 3 minutes Changes to Health Canada’s food additive, enzyme and supplement regulations influence how raw and processed agricultural products can be marketed, labelled and formulated across the value chain.
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What producers need to know about Health Canada’s latest food additive, enzyme and supplement updates
These changes influence how raw and processed agricultural products can be marketed, labelled and formulated across the value chain
Farm & Family – April 10 edition
Reading Time: 2 minutes This week’s newsletter feels very on point with recent news cycles: the constant spectre of uncertainty and volatility. BUT you’ll also learn in these articles that there are silver linings; opportunities if you know where to look. And that’s the type of content Country Guide / Farm & Family aims to bring you each week. […] Read more
Farm & Family – April 3 edition
Reading Time: < 1 minute We could almost title this week’s newsletter ‘things you don’t like, but that are good for you’. For example, not many people enjoy the annual struggle to find seasonal employees for the upcoming busy spring-summer-fall seasons. In fact, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find willing hands to work on Canadian farms. In the article ‘Exploring […] Read more
Bitter is not always bad
Bitter flavour profiles might not always taste great but the foods that contain them offer many health benefits
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bitter flavour profiles might not always taste great but the foods that contain them offer many health benefits.
Farm & Family – March 27 edition
Reading Time: < 1 minute Trust, teamwork and resilience: three ingredients every farm family knows they need to run a farm. But wait until you read the whole extra level to which this Ontario farm brought these three critical elements in contributor Jeanine Moyer’s article about the Schneider family. Something else we know we need, but as farmers and/or parents […] Read more
Farm & Family – March 20 edition
Reading Time: < 1 minute As part of our International Year of the Woman Farmer content, we recently introduced readers to Renee Ardill, the third generation on her family’s B.C. ranch. If you missed her story, you can catch up here and read about the history behind the farm here. Sara Chambers from Backswath Management recently contributed an article to […] Read more
Ask a Lawyer: What the Canada-China trade deal means for farmers
A Canada-China preliminary trade agreement reduces tariffs on canola seed, canola meal and peas, but some tariffs remain unchanged, leaving gaps for producers
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Canada-China preliminary trade agreement reduces tariffs on canola seed, canola meal and peas, but some tariffs remain unchanged, leaving gaps for producers.
‘No agenda, no attenda’: How to professionalize your family farm meetings
For better business results learn how to shift from talking and listening to each other as family members to making decisions together as business partners
Reading Time: 5 minutes Establishing meeting ground rules can help a farm family find ways to communicate that work for the business and the family.
Part 4: Financial disagreements between farm siblings
This six-part series explores the challenges of sibling conflict and the effect it can have on the farm
Reading Time: 3 minutes A six-part series that looks at the challenges sibling conflict can have on the farm business and family business relationships.
Building a farm legacy that outlasts you
Legacy isn’t about control. It’s about leading today in a way that creates strength, curiosity and clarity for tomorrow’s farm owners
Reading Time: 2 minutes A farm’s legacy isn’t just about the land; it’s also about the values and the impact that continue long after the current owner has stepped away.