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Retiring From The Farm With No Regrets

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At 67, Martin Tappolet of Wilchingen, Switzerland is finally ready to retire. Twelve years ago he turned the family farm over to his son and took a full-time job in the industrial sector. Now it’s time to move on again. Letting go and moving on is something Tappolet’s good at. In l999 his son Kai […] Read more
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Choose Your Own Bright Future, Ag Grads

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Grade 12 graduates will soon need to decide what to do with the rest of their life, or at least decide if they want to learn a trade or get a degree or diploma. I’m a bit insulated from young farm men and women, but looking around I see there are a lot of jobs […] Read more
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The Trouble With Expensive Land

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SOILS AND CROPS I had a run at this topic about three years ago but recent events suggest it should be replayed. Many recent farm press articles have outlined major changes in land tenure on the Prairies and there is great excitement about land prices. Saskatchewan has traditionally been the low price point for land […] Read more
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Texas In The Lexus Or The Lodge With The Dodge, Part 4

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In the first three parts of this multi-part series, we stressed the importance of understanding and committing to very clear goals prior to entering into retirement planning. Part two stressed the importance of calculating your financial needs for retirement and your options to generate cash flow. Part three shed light on the tax considerations and […] Read more
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Marketing For Base Hits Vs. Home Runs

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Do you recall the poem “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer? It’s a story about baseball, yes, but more about the dangers of over confidence. Casey’s team from Mudville is down two runs in the bottom of the ninth. Two unlikely batters make it on base and the crowd erupts as mighty Casey […] Read more
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How Soluble Salts Affect N Uptake

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Some of our agri-coaches are working with farm clients who are farming on soils with high soluble salts in the 12 to 24 inch depth. Soluble salts start to be a concern at values greater than 0.8 (see Table 1). The soil test results below represent a typical condition they are seeing. Their question is, […] Read more
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In Praise Of The Magic Rock

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I just glanced through 7,600 on-line articles talking about the virtues of a crop enhancement product called Nitrozyme. Actually there were 7,599 articles, mostly from the company and user testimonials, describing how beneficial it was for field crop production, greenhouse crops, specialty crops (like marijuana) and other uses. I only saw one article written in […] Read more
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How To Exit Farming On A High Note

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Many people envy our lifestyle. To others, it must seem free and exotic. I suppose it is, as we do spend half the year overseas in Europe and Africa. Just over five years ago we were still full-time grain farmers, like most of our neighbours. We were caught up in the cycle of seeding and […] Read more

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