Reading Time: 6 minutes Health care co-ops offer services to Quebec’s rural residents. Photo credit: Co-op Ici Santé
Rural health co-ops give a boost to Quebec’s struggling health care system
An old health care model made new again is offering quicker access to some services in an overloaded system
Ontario nut farmer builds her business on hidden talent
This nut farmer discovered a hidden passion. Now, she’s helping others find theirs through inclusive employment opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities
Reading Time: 6 minutes Ontario nut farmer finds hidden talent and passion for helping others thrive.
Will investments in defence benefit Canadian agriculture?
A bump in Canada’s NATO spending commitments could lead to infrastructure investments that would benefit rural areas
Reading Time: 7 minutes A bump in Canada’s NATO spending commitments could lead to infrastructure investments that would benefit rural areas
Why do farmers hate paying taxes?
There are plenty of reasons why farmers might hate paying taxes – and several ways to avoid it
Reading Time: 3 minutes It didn’t take long in my accounting career to learn that farmers don’t like paying income tax. No one does really, but farmers seem to have a particular disdain for sending money to Ottawa. I think there are a few reasons for this. One is cash basis income tax treatment which means farmers can often […] Read more
Your farm, your conversation drives 140 years of Country Guide content
Behind every on-farm decision is a conversation — in fact, many conversations — and Country Guide wants to highlight the critical topics that form the basis of the myriad business decisions you make every day
Reading Time: 3 minutes October editorial
Space and grace from season to season
Summer Series: In the final instalment of this five-part series, we find out how Kristen Raney wraps up the busy season at her Saskatchewan flower farm
Reading Time: 4 minutes After a whirlwind season, Kristen Raney, owner of Shifting Blooms flower farm in Clavet, Sask., is getting ready to shut down her farm stand and wrap up the 2025 wedding and market season. Thanksgiving weekend and the first frost of the season spell the end for her roadside garden stand and flower gardens, but Christmas […] Read more
How salmon farming transformed a remote First Nations community
How salmon farming transformed a remote First Nations community
Reading Time: 7 minutes Salmon farming at Kitasoo Xai’xais territory, BC.
What makes a leader?
What makes an effective leader? Historically, many thought the deciding factor was being male. They were wrong
Reading Time: 8 minutes It’s not gender that makes an effective leader.
What leadership means in the field (literally)
The effects of having more women leaders in ag could be economically significant for both the industry and at the farm level
Reading Time: 5 minutes In part one, we explored gendered perceptions of leadership, that is, does gender have anything to do with what makes an effective leader? We looked at how lack of fit theory, role congruity theory, expectation states theory, the think manager-think male paradigm and the double bind influence the leadership opportunities women miss out on. Now, […] Read more
Employment agreements: A tool to manage employees
Reading Time: 3 minutes The days of a one-parcel, 100-acre family farm are long past. As farm operations become larger and more sophisticated, so does the need for properly managing farm operations. And that starts with the workforce. Proper training, supervision, and safety policies and procedures are paramount when it comes to managing a workforce. Additionally, the importance of […] Read more
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