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Hospital food gets a local boost
Can local food create meaningful sales for farmers? Check out these institutional success stories

‘That will never work!’
Mark Brock was told it’s a waste of time for independent farmers to try to collaborate with other farmers. Then he did the research

Goodbye to Canada’s ‘average’ farm
It used to be that one farm on a road was pretty much like every other. Not anymore

Roots and branches
The popular idea is that farming is a closed shop: If you aren’t born on a farm, you will never farm. But it isn’t quite true

From ‘no’ to ‘yes’
How one farmer and his financial advisor persevered to find a route out of financial disaster

When farm financial pressures mount
Sleepless nights? Behind on your bills? Avoiding the banker? You aren’t alone, and there can be a path back to better times

Alberta farm builds labour diversity into its core
Is there a better way to find and retain farm employees in Canada’s tough market? Van Raay Paskal Farms figured there must be, with innovative thinking and a readiness to look to non-traditional sources

From flax in the field to shirt sleeves
Meet a Nuffield Canada farmer scholar with a vision for a value chain for Canadian-grown linen

Farm opportunities on your mind
Canada’s farmers tell us the new directions they’re planning for their farms

The farm reason to travel
Actually, the COVID-19 pandemic is a great chance to re-think how ‘off the beaten track’ travel and extended time overseas can be great business catalysts. Three farmers and a business professor tell us how it works for them
As Canada’s oldest farm publication, with roots back to 1886, Country Guide is about the business of farming, providing farmers with strategic business thinking. In each issue, enjoy stories on Profiles, Products and People.