Reading Time: 3 minutes Special taxation rules apply to RRSPs/RRIFs upon your death. It’s important to work proactively with your financial advisor so that your spouse knows what to expect.
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Taxation of RRSP/RRIF at death: rollover in favour of a spouse?
Special taxation rules apply to RRSPs/RRIFs upon your death
Use it or lose it: Maintaining overall mobility to support daily farm life
Maintaining or enhancing overall mobility and strength is relatively simple, but if you don’t practice daily, you’ll lose it
Reading Time: 3 minutes Maintaining longevity of day-to-day physical functions — especially important on a farm — are dependent on a relatively simple, common truth: use it or lose it.
Trust, teamwork and lessons in resilience
When a string of misfortunes hit this Ontario farm, it was more character than crisis mode that helped them pull through
Reading Time: 5 minutes When a string of misfortunes hit this Ontario farm, trust, teamwork and quick lessons in resilience got them through.
Farm & Family – March 13 edition
Reading Time: < 1 minute March 8th was International Women’s Day, but did you know that this year is the International Year of the Woman Farmer? The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026) to “spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade, while often going unrecognized. Women farmers […] Read more
Farm & Family – March 6 edition
Reading Time: < 1 minute Can a farmer also be a conservationist? The short answer is “yes.” But it’s a balancing act and an on-going learning experience — one that took Ontario farmer Matt McIntosh around the world as part of his Nuffield Canada scholarship travels. Read about Matt’s adventure and the valuable knowledge he collected along the way here. […] Read more
Cameras on the farm: Do I need to post signs?
If your farm cameras capture images of customers, visitors, suppliers or employees as part of running the business, you must post clear notices before people enter monitored areas
Reading Time: 3 minutes If your farm cameras capture images of customers, visitors, suppliers or employees as part of running the business, you must post clear notices before people enter monitored areas.
B.C. Century Farm focuses on protection and quality of their herd
Despite numerous challeges past and present, this B.C. ranch focuses on what’s within their control to face industry headwinds
Reading Time: 6 minutes Despite numerous challeges past and present, this B.C. ranch focuses on what’s within their control to face industry headwinds.
Preventing winter slips and falls
Try these four exercises at home to help you prevent falls this winter
Reading Time: 3 minutes Try these four exercises at home to help you prevent falls this winter.
The why and how of preserving farm family history
How to preserve farm history and heirlooms — and how to let it go
Reading Time: 6 minutes Part two of a series explaining why and how to preserve farm family history.
Executive decisions: what and when to delegate on the farm
When everyone is working at capacity and delegating isn’t an option, what’s a busy farmer to do?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Consider the end state you’re working to achieve on your farm when deciding what tasks to delegate, when to do so and on whom, farm management advisors recommend.
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