Reading Time: 5 minutes In the current labour market it’s becoming more difficult to find employees to work on farms.
Management
Exploring non-traditional labour markets to source farm employees
More hands make light work, but it’s becoming more difficult to find those hands
Ask a Lawyer: What the Canada-China trade deal means for farmers
A Canada-China preliminary trade agreement reduces tariffs on canola seed, canola meal and peas, but some tariffs remain unchanged, leaving gaps for producers
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Canada-China preliminary trade agreement reduces tariffs on canola seed, canola meal and peas, but some tariffs remain unchanged, leaving gaps for producers.
Farm budgeting in seven steps
Increasing costs add complexity and risk to your farm operation. It’s a good time to focus on farm budgets to make better business decisions
Reading Time: 3 minutes Increasing operational costs add complexity and risk to your farm business. It’s a good time to focus on farm budgets to make better business decisions. Here’s how to do that in seven steps.
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
Land title transfers: the Wild West
It is common to add children or a spouse to land titles, but there are risks involved when this is not documented properly
Reading Time: 4 minutes Know the risks involved when creating land titles.
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.
A farmer’s dream
As WWI raged on across Europe, one Canadian solider dreamed of returning home to a ranching future
Reading Time: 2 minutes British Columbia’s Ardill Ranch was awarded a Century Farm designation in 2020. Renee Ardill, who was featured in the March 5 issue of Farm & Family (powered by Country Guide), recounts her family’s ranch history below. “My ranch started in 1920 when my grandfather, Jack Ardill, settled here,” says Renee Ardill, owner of Ardill Ranch […] Read more
How to develop leadership presence
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lauren Sergy, an Edmonton, Alta., communications and executive coach, says it’s human nature to be biased when someone in a leadership position doesn’t look or sound like what we’re expecting — which, in agriculture, has typically been a white male. “It’s the way our brains are wired. Even before people hear us speak, they are […] Read more
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.