Reading Time: 2 minutes NEXT MONTH How enterprise accounting can integrate with day to day management to rev up the performance of your family farm corporation Over the last five years, Rick Clouston has become an expert juggler. He s had to. Based near Selkirk, Man., S & D Clouston Farms grows 1,800 acres of grain and 500 acres […] Read more
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Twice A Year, A Farm Business Consultant Helps Clouston Benchmark His Finances And Production Costs, And To Review His Whole Farm Finances
Reading Time: 2 minutes review his financials is so important, Clouston plans to keep hiring this consultant even after the government stops sponsoring this program. Another way Clouston benchmarks his operations and makes decisions is to compare with a trusted peer. He s involved in a mentoring program sponsored by the provincial government in Manitoba. They match young farmers […] Read more
Taking care of your skin
Reading Time: 3 minutes Men Are Twice As Likely To Have Basal Cell Carcinoma And Three Times As Likely To Have Squamous Cell Carcinoma Dietary sodium or salt is linked to many diseases ranging from kidney problems to high blood pressure, but how do you eat less salt? Salt seems to be everywhere and even if you don t […] Read more
The Wait For Opening Day – for Apr. 14, 2009
Reading Time: 3 minutes My neighbour Vern Bunton doesn t fish very much any more but when he was a kid, he roamed the length and breadth of Petunia Valley with a dog and a fishing pole and a Daily Mail tin full of earthworms. As he grew older, Vern found the wait for Opening Day was worse than […] Read more
April 19 to May 16, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ontario Apr. 19-25: Fair but rain falls on a couple of days in the south this week, possibly heavy in a few areas. Temperatures vary but end up near normal. Frost central and north. Blustery at times. Occasional heavier snow or rain north. Apr. 26-May 2: Look for variable weather and temperatures as sunny, warm […] Read more
In Business And In Control – for Apr. 14, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes We didn t really need to have crossed the country to find the farms and the businesses we ve profiled in this issue of Country Guide. Probably, within a dozen miles of where you re reading this page right now, we could have found more than enough great examples to fill all our pages with […] Read more
Reflections – for Apr. 14, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes Conversation flows easily and laughter abounds. It is Sunday night and Saskatoon church leaders have gathered for a pot luck dinner. Disbelief is followed by jocularity when Bill, an evangelical pastor, describes the size of the fish he caught. One of the tallest members urges purchase of tiny Smart Cars. We begin with jokes and […] Read more
Young Turk Rural Saskatchewan’s Murad Al-Katib Plots His (And His Province’s) Path As A Global Pulse Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutes Let’s say your family owns a grain trading house in Turkey. It’s been good business, especially the market you’ve built up over the past 50 years trading pulse crops. But lately, the farmers around you have stopped planting pulses as weather conditions and government programs persuade them to grow other crops. In desperation, at first […] Read more
Laptop Terms Like Business-Rugged, Semi-Rugged, And Fully-Rugged Are Much More Than Advertizing Hype. They’re Technical Standards To Help You Buy The Right Electronics
Reading Time: 2 minutes Panasonic’s Toughbooks 52 and 74 or Dell’s Latitude E6400 ATG are examples of laptops that rank in this group. They will do well in less-than-perfect conditions, like those inside a barn or machinery shop. But as durability rises, so does price. The Toughbook 52 starts at $2,595 and comes with a 15-inch screen. The 74 […] Read more
Every Minute Counts On Today’s More Complex Farms. Our Maggie Van Camp Checks Out The New Office-In-A-Truck Options From Ford, Toyota, Dodge And GM. Each Could Make You More Efficient. Here’s How
Reading Time: 2 minutes If the dog in the back lets you peek in the window of our pickup, you’ll see a farmer s office on the go. The visor is stuffed with invoices, grain receipts, sunglasses, keys, a rent cheque waiting for delivery and a label from some vaccines. The dash is coated with dust, pens, more bills, […] Read more
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