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What Rising Food And Fuel Prices Mean For Investors

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For Canada, the economic news these days couldn’t be better. Commodity prices are soaring, so farmers in most regions are making a profit. But costs are rising, too. Oil prices are up dramatically, so drillers, upstream producers, integrated oils, oil well supply companies, etc. are happy. We’re shipping more coal and copper to China, more […] Read more
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Consider A Put Option In Volatile Markets

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Canola prices for all futures months had surged much higher from last June to a high set in early February. Some farmers were pricing “new” crop canola during the rally. However, many farmers are reluctant to contract physical grain delivery this far ahead of harvest. Also, many farmers were held back by a common fear […] Read more
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A New Soil Test For N?

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When soil testing began in Western Canada in the mid 1960s the standard soil test for N was to measure the amount of nitrate N that was present in a soil to a depth of two feet. The original science came from Bob Soper, professor of soil science, University of Manitoba. His correlations with field […] Read more
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The Great Phosphorus Debate: Much Ado About Nothing

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With soils expected to be cold and wet this spring over much of the Prairies, phosphorus availability to the growing seedlings is going to be critical. If you share this concern, the next question is what product to use, at what rate and what’s the best way to apply it? By first understanding a few […] Read more
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Three Common Pitfalls Of Succession Planning

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Succession experts and provincial and federal governments alike have stressed about a looming crisis where billions of farm assets are about to change hands. The need for the older and, in most cases, the current generation to seek and obtain assistance in transferring their assets to the next generation is still there. From 30,000 feet […] Read more
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When To Sell Land

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We have recently had a number of discussions with clients regarding the decision of whether or not to sell land. One such discussion has been with Art Appreciator. He was struggling with the decision to sell land to pay off some debt. Art ran into some financial trouble a while back and has been sitting […] Read more
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Revisiting An Old Nemesis: Soil Salinity

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I was in the university office a few days ago and the phone rang. In my heyday the phone rattled constantly, but is mostly quiet now as I am not there on any consistent basis. It was a farmer from southwest Saskatchewan who wanted help with engineering a drainage system to get rid of some […] Read more
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Navigating PPOs: Now, Everybody Out Of The Pool

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Let’s go back a bit and look at how the producer payment options (PPOs) came about. The short version is that farmers were asking for more control over pricing their wheat sold through the CWB, as opposed to having to stay in the pool. With market fluctuations and futures markets becoming more active due to […] Read more
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Three Strategies For Off-Farm Investing This Year

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The stock market has staged a remarkable recovery since it hit bottom on March 9, 2009. In 2010 alone, the S&P/TSX Total Return Index (stock prices plus dividends) is up 26 per cent compounded annually. In most sectors what was lost has been recovered. On February 16, the S&P/TSX composite index rose over 14,000, the […] Read more
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Eight Tax Tips For Farmers

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Everyone wants to minimize the amount of taxes they pay. For farmers, reducing and deferring taxes leaves more money on the farm to re-invest in assets or increase compensation to employees and owners. There are many different tax tips and reduction strategies for farmers like you. KEEP GOOD RECORDS To ensure that you claim all […] Read more

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