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High food prices are the result of pricing decisions made beyond the farm gate.
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Farmers are losing the perception battle on food prices

[Make It Count: The Battle] No wonder consumers are confused. One moment we say the carbon tax will drive up the cost of food. The next we say it can’t

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Like many farmers I am worried about the the misunderstandings the general public has about farming and where their food comes from. This concern has prompted me to spend many hours in classrooms talking to students about agriculture. For a number of years, I was a regional co-ordinator for the classroom agriculture program arranging speakers […] Read more
On farms big and small, summer employee-recognition days are catching on across the country.
Features, Guide HR

Time to celebrate

Summer is the perfect opportunity to host an employee appreciation party

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Reading Time: 4 minutes On a sunny June afternoon, productivity comes to a standstill at Big Marble Farms as more than 300 employees leave the offices, greenhouse and packhouse and spend several hours playing games, navigating obstacle courses, throwing axes and jumping in blowup castles, all as part of the annual Employee Appreciation Day at the farm. “A reduction […] Read more
Tom Button
Features, Opinion

Editor’s Note: A summer for decision-making

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Reading Time: 2 minutes I admit I can hardly believe it. When I first signed on with Country Guide more than a decade ago, I used this space to ask a question that I honestly wondered about. The question? Can farmers grow their business productivity as fast as their crop yields? In fact, farmers have grown their professionalism at […] Read more
Whether you’re looking to do business with CNH or John Deere, you’ll find that neither firm thinks of tech startups as a replacement for their internal R&D.
Features, Machinery

Joining forces for new innovations

[Make It Count: Machinery] When the big equipment brands need an R&D jolt, they go hunting for ideas like — maybe — that project in your shop

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Alberta ranchers Austin and his father Larry Ruud came up with an idea for a new product, the way any farmer faced with making things work day in and day out might, and the product that resulted is compostable baler net wrap which solves the problem of plastic twine and net wrap lasting for years […] Read more
From wetter springs that delay seeding to heat stress on crops during critical growing periods, the list of potential effects from climate change is a long one.
Features

Are you ready for climate change?

[Change Management: Climate] Today’s changing climate may bring new and heightened risks and opportunities

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Farmers know better than anyone that changes in temperature or precipitation have a ripple effect on our interdependent global agricultural systems. The impacts of climate change could result in more disruptions to food supply chains around the world and increased market volatility here in Canada. For most of Canada, complex climate models predict wetter springs, […] Read more
‘Giving unsolicited advice is a minefield. And how you react when you’re on the receiving end is often just as bad.’
Features, Guide HR

The art of giving and seeking advice

How good are you at giving advice? Better yet, how good would your family and your farm connections say you are at taking it?

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Reading Time: 6 minutes We all like to know the answer, so when a farm discussion comes up and it’s obvious that a family member, employee or partner is struggling, it feels good to help, especially if the solution seems clever or obvious to us. But if you value those relationships and if you value your reputation, the experts […] Read more
“Speculation combined with increases in the price of farmland is making it difficult for the upcoming generation who want to buy land,” says UPA president Martin Caron.
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This old land: Where is farming in Quebec headed?

[The Rent Shake-Up: Quebec] Quebecers have been farming in la belle province for over 400 years. So how about 400 years from now?

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Reading Time: 9 minutes In a province where only two per cent of its land is suitable for agriculture, Quebec has been losing cropland to the province’s expanding cities at the rate of 12 football fields every day, and it has been losing farmland at that speed for nearly three decades. Even now, says Quebec’s UPA, its main farm […] Read more
"Having fun is NOT a selfish act,” says psychologist Michael Rucker. In fact, it makes us more productive.
Features

For the fun of it!

[The Rent Shake-Up: Management] Prioritizing fun is good for you and your family, and also great for your farm

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Reading Time: 5 minutes We all know the feeling. There are times when farming can seem relentless. There’s another decision to make, another conversation to have, and always another job waiting to get done. Even so, if you or someone on your farm feels like you’re getting burned out, consider it for what it probably is — a signal […] Read more
“If what you need is equity for growth or a way to grow where you also own part of it, as opposed to building it on rented land, we are your very best option.” – Joelle Faulkner, AOF.
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The other option to renting farmland

[The Rent Shakeup: Investors] The decade’s big news in farmland renting is why not to do it, as these investors won’t hesitate to tell you

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Reading Time: 9 minutes No matter where they farm and no matter what they grow or produce, farmers lose sleep over the same questions, because no matter who they are, there aren’t any simple answers. How do you expand? How can you pick the right new technologies and invest in them? And, perhaps the most anxiety producing of them […] Read more

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