Reading Time: < 1 minute It s no use to me, it s been there for generations. Nick Secord is telling me about the reaction he got from the previous owner of his land when approached about selling it. It wasn t a surprise, really, because the Port Colborne, Ont. property is a swamp. Then Secord chuckles as he recalls […] Read more
Fiddleheads
La Broquerie, Man.
Reading Time: 2 minutes When Louis Balcaen began to look at advisors as an investment, not a cost, the next step was to build them into a team Be sure you get yourself a quarterback, Balcaen says. It s essential to have someone with those talents. You usually get what you pay for, Louis Balcaen says at the start […] Read more
Fields of fiddleheads
Reading Time: < 1 minute It s no use to me, it s been there for generations. Nick Secord is telling me about the reaction he got from the previous owner of his land when approached about selling it. It wasn t a surprise, really, because the Port Colborne, Ont. property is a swamp. Then Secord chuckles as he recalls […] Read more
Savour The Life
Reading Time: < 1 minute One of Canada’s leading food-meets-farm voices tells us her own recipe for business success At first, CJ Katz sounds impressed with Saskatchewan agriculture. But why, she wonders, won’t the province do even more to impress her? She’ll be happy to pay. “We have a lot of interesting things going on here,” Katz says. She cites […] Read more
“ I’d Never Tell You To Ignore Your Accountant, But…”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Experts see succession through their own lenses. What your accountant thinks is best for taxes might not jibe with advice from your lawyer or retirement planner. You’ll see it below from five experts who talked to us after one succession workshop hosted by the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors. The only point they all agree […] Read more
A yen for Japan
Reading Time: < 1 minute Japan s strong currency and its craving for top quality are transforming Canada s IP market “They like our farmers, they really like our farmers, says Dale Petrie, general manager of Ontario Soybean Growers, as he describes the desire of Japanese soybean buyers to connect with farmers. They want to talk to the farmers who […] Read more
Soys go sexy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dressing up soybeans to catch the eye of Toronto s power brokers Professionals in power suits stride toward us from the Toronto streetcars that surge between the polished concrete office towers. They re joined by more business types, strutting into the lobby from underground parking and the warren of shops and offices beneath the city […] Read more
Friend or foe
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lori Stahlbrand is pumped. She’s just back from an event that she bills as “speed dating for farmers,” a get-together that she helped organize where farmers bring their products and meet with restaurateurs, distributors and retailers. It’s an event that makes today just like every other day for Stahlbrand. There’s been lots of talk, followed […] Read more
Unlikely success
Reading Time: < 1 minute For a diversification plan like Denis Perrault’s, be sure to look in unexpected places, and leave your cellphone at home His friends all reassured him that it was good, but Denis Perrault grimaces as he describes the first batch of wine. “It was terrible.” With a pat on the shoulder, he hands me a glass […] Read more