Farm business
Make self-care your priority
Actually, you do have time to take care of yourself, especially with these incentives
Summer days
On more farms like Wade Bleier’s, summer can’t just be about crops and livestock anymore. Those days had vanished even before COVID-19 arrived. Now the challenge is even greater. How will they use this summer to take back control?
Teamwork makes the dream work for this group of Alberta farmers
These five Alberta farms have built a co-op that reduces their costs, increases their efficiency, and gets them into markets they otherwise couldn’t tap. The big question is, could it work for you too?
Brother-sister team credit teamwork on their Sask. farm
As long as Mom and Dad are actively farming, it can be simple. But what about later? Here’s how Saskatchewan’s Jarid and Jody Berglund are working toward their shared vision
A food tour of Toronto’s Kensington Market
When city dwellers get curious about where their food comes from, they take tours like this one to Toronto’s Kensington Market. Country Guide sent writer Steven Biggs to buy a ticket and answer the question: Should a farmer go too?
After a decade in agriculture, these new farmers weigh in
Having completed their first decade, Adam and Amy Petherick, with son Lucas, take stock. They’ve met hopes, challenges, successes. What’s next?
East coast ag has plenty of room for more
Opportunities are growing on Canada’s east coast, based on affordable land and some pretty sharp farm business concepts
‘Soap opera’ prenups
Marriage agreements built on fairness can be a legitimate risk management tool
Pooling resources
Three farms each faced its own reasons preventing it from making major investments for the future. Then they had a new idea
Preparing the next generation to take over the farm
How can you be sure they’re ready for the responsibility of running the operation?