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Most rental transactions still evolve into long-term relationships lasting a decade or more.
Features, Guide Business

Farmland rentals in Western Canada continue to rise

More and more acres are on the rental market, with land increasingly held by families exiting active farming

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Reading Time: 8 minutes The number of acres of rented and leased farmland in Canada is going nowhere but up, and will keep being led by Western Canada, especially Saskatchewan and Alberta. “I would expect that we’ll continue to see more people renting land for a number of reasons,” says Farm Credit Canada’s principal agricultural economist Craig Klemmer. That’s […] Read more
hanson acres
Hanson Acres

Hanson Acres: A big decision, and a nervous wait

What will her family say, Elaine wonders. And what about all those other farmers?

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Elaine Hanson’s laptop glowed at one end of the kitchen table. At the other, Elaine, her husband Jeff, and Jeff’s parents Dale and Donna sat in a cluster, hovering over their coffees and watching the screen. Elaine bit her lip, one eye on the screen and the other on her phone. Her fingers texted continuously. […] Read more
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said or what you did, but they won’t forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou.
Guide Life

Say it by mail

Send your thoughts in actual writing. It makes them become a keepsake

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Reading Time: 4 minutes When you go to the mailbox and find a handwritten envelope among the bills and flyers, chances are it’s the thing that will draw your attention. A handwritten card or letter is a rare treat in this time of instant messages, texts and emails. While being able to Zoom with our family and friends during […] Read more
Screenshot from a U.S. NHTSA video showing a rupturing Takata airbag inflator. (Nhtsa.gov via YouTube)
General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford recalling older-model Rangers over airbag inflators

Deaths, injuries linked to faulty inflators

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. is recalling 153,000 older trucks that may have had obsolete Takata air bag modules installed in collision and theft repairs after the Takata recall was completed, the automaker said on Thursday. The second-largest U.S. automaker identified about 8,800 Ford Ranger 2004-06 trucks in Canada and 144,340 in the […] Read more
Guide Health: Benzodiazepines and your health
Guide Life, Health

Guide Health: Benzodiazepines and your health

These medications can be helpful, but they should only be used for a short period of time

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Discovered in the 1930s and with the first agent, chlordiazepoxide, marketed in the 1950s, benzodiazepines have been part of drug therapy for decades. Until benzodiazepines were introduced, barbiturates were the drugs used to treat anxiety and sleeplessness. But barbiturates were a worry with their narrow therapeutic margin (that is, their small or narrow difference between […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

Cash-strapped pot producers raise billions in market rally

Cannabis firms seen as down in the weeds until recent surge

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — A political shift in the United States has unlocked an estimated US$1.38 billion jackpot for struggling pot producers who have cashed in on a surge in their shares since President Joe Biden’s election in November. Cannabis producers have issued stock worth this amount in the first five weeks of 2021, investment firm Viridian […] Read more
Signage on a Tweed retail outlet in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Reuters

Pot producer Canopy Growth sees profit in 2022

Costs cut, revenue increasing

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Reading Time: 1 minute Reuters — Canopy Growth Corp., the world’s largest pot producer, said on Tuesday it expects to turn a profit in the second half of 2022 after aggressive cost-cutting and higher demand for cannabis products helped narrow third-quarter losses. Canadian pot producers have been under pressure from investors seeking returns as profits remain elusive due to […] Read more
“I thought several times we’d be in a wreck. I marvelled at his resilience and mental fortitude.” – Art Lange.
Features, Guide Business

From ‘no’ to ‘yes’

How one farmer and his financial advisor persevered to find a route out of financial disaster

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Reading Time: 6 minutes American psychologist B.F. Skinner once said: A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying. This is a story about a farmer who never stopped trying, even as his finances went so horribly off track that he risked […] Read more
Three Lean books to read in 2021
Guide Life

Three Lean books to read in 2021

Guide Books Review: How about a holistic approach to management?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Lean in Agriculture: Create More Value with Less Work on the Farm By Vibeke Fladkjaer Nielsen and Susanne Pejstrup The Lean Dairy Farm: Eliminate Waste, Save Time, Cut Costs By Jana Hocken with Mat Hocken The Lean Farm: How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work By Ben Hartman […] Read more
A promotional photo of Ford’s 2021 F-150 Raptor. (Media.ford.com)
General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford cuts output of F-150s due to semiconductor shortage

U.S. firm among manufacturers caught off guard

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it is cutting shifts at two U.S. plants that build its highly profitable flagship F-150 pickup trucks starting next week due to a global shortage of semiconductor chips, raising fears the problem could be worsening. The No. 2 U.S. automaker said it will run one of […] Read more

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