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Working with change, instead of fearing it
By now, every farmer has encountered more than a few articles on succession planning, and maybe the thought of even…
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How a Chilean raspberry scam dodged food safety controls from China to Canada
Santiago | Reuters – In January 2017, Chilean Customs inspectors acted on a tip from a whistleblower: The country’s prized…
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Tax credits for donated food
Even at the best of times, some Canadians can’t afford to buy enough healthy, nutritious food. This year’s pandemic raised…
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Can COVID-19 save community supported agriculture?
Every spring, Graham Sparrow asks the same question: Should I continue offering CSA shares? Sparrow has been selling shares of…
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More COVID support needed: study
Glacier FarmMedia – A new report by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy says the level of federal…
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The awful, essential detail of farm accidents
Media reports that call a farm death a freak accident and offer scant insight into what actually happened are increasingly…

The farm reason to travel
Actually, the COVID-19 pandemic is a great chance to re-think how ‘off the beaten track’ travel and extended time overseas can be great business catalysts. Three farmers and a business professor tell us how it works for them

A food hub that grows
Regional food hubs are tackling the shortcomings of direct-to-consumer farming

What lies ahead in a post-COVID world?
Young farmers around the world weigh how the pandemic has had an impact on them, and how it’ll change how they pursue success

Working with change, instead of fearing it
Non-farm family businesses are in the throes of succession planning too. With the help of Chris Clarke, here’s how they’re elevating their team skills for superior succession planning — and why it’s driving their business performance as well

How a Chilean raspberry scam dodged food safety controls from China to Canada
Insight: $12 million worth of falsely labeled frozen fruit evaded authorities

Tax credits for donated food
The pandemic has stretched our ability to supply food banks and provide food aid. New approaches must be found

Can COVID-19 save community supported agriculture?
Despite all the headlines, consumers have been slow to sign on to community supported agriculture. Now, COVID-19 is giving it fresh life, but farmers will still need a dose of business smarts

More COVID support needed: study
Agriculture funding has challenges beyond pandemic needs

The awful, essential detail of farm accidents
Most media have stopped reporting the details when a farm fatality happens — which makes future fatalities all the more likely

Farm hobby
Non-farmers earn smiles and sometimes smirks when they move to the country to hobby farm, but their basic idea is sound. A hobby is great for all of us, especially as we age
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