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How To Manage Taxes And Benefit Clawbacks Late In Life

By Andrew Allentuck October 4, 2010

A widow we’ll call Alice, 83, lives on a farm of 600 acres in Alberta. Murray, Alice’s husband, passed away several years ago. The farm is no longer an active business, for Alice ceased working it in 2003 while they continued to live on the property. There is, nevertheless, modest farm income of $2,000 to […] Read more

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Soil Zones, Organic Matter And Soil Organisms

By Les Henry October 4, 2010

Soil zones and soil organic matter (OM) content are more or less synonymous on the Canadian Prairies. Parent material and climate created certain vegetation and conditions, and the combination of the two provided the organic matter of the topsoil our forefathers broke 100 years ago. A Brown soil with three inches of topsoil and 2.5 […] Read more

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How To Balance Risk And Reward

By Andrew Allentuck October 4, 2010

If you are looking to make off-farm investments in stocks or bonds, you’ll find you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. The rock is the wavering returns of the stock market, now in a sideways pattern and liable to plunge if the world economy goes into the double dip contraction that many analysts […] Read more

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Play The Market Or Play It Safe

By Andrew Deruyck, Mark Sloane October 4, 2010

If we could, we’d all sell at the top of the market and sit on our money until the bills were due. It doesn’t work that way, of course, which makes deciding when to market crops one of the most frequent questions we field. Our advice to many of our clients relates to risk. Understanding […] Read more

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Make The Best Of A Bad Lentil Crop

By Jeff Jackson October 4, 2010

It’s apparent that Mother Nature woke up on the wrong side of the bed this growing season. She gave us one of the most challenging weather seasons in recent years, from drought to flooding, hail, wind storms and frost. September showed little mercy to later seeded crops. All crops will suffer some kind of damage […] Read more

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We’re Going To Sterilize Ourselves To Death – for Sep. 6, 2010

By Lee Hart September 6, 2010

Never mind nuclear weapons or natural disasters, I believe the greatest threat to civilization as we know it today is hand sanitizers. Yes, those handy little pump dispensers we see on just about every office counter and public washroom wall, will be the death of us. We will pursue this winless war against germs and […] Read more

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How To Get The Most Value Out Of Soil Analysis – for Sep. 6, 2010

By Elston Solberg September 6, 2010

It’s soil sampling time and once again I’m getting questions on how do I get more value out of the money spent on soil testing. I believe everything starts with the soil test, and developing a cropping plan is like building a puzzle — the more pieces you have, the clearer the picture. The soil […] Read more

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Five Tips For Post-Harvest Weed Control – for Sep. 6, 2010

By Ed Thiessen September 6, 2010

Once harvest is over, it’s time for farmers to consider how they’ll manage postharvest weeds. Although in some years weather may make this practice challenging, there are significant advantages to controlling post-harvest weeds. Some of these benefits include effective control of difficult perennial weeds, such as dandelion, as well as winter annuals including narrow-leaved hawks-beard, […] Read more

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Does Size Matter? – for Sep. 6, 2010

By Andrew Deruyck, Mark Sloane September 6, 2010

It is a common question that seems to consistently rear up in our discussion with farm managers: What is the optimal size for a farm operation? You have probably heard that it isn’t the size of the vessel but the motion of the ocean that matters and farming is no exception. We have found that […] Read more

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Use Covered Calls To Turn A Fair Year Into A Good One – for Sep. 6, 2010

By Andy Sirski September 6, 2010

This year has been nerve wracking for many farmers in Western Canada. As I write in August, I already hear things like “I want to get this over with and start on next year.” I truly admire the farmers who can go through a rough year and then say, “Well there’s always next year.” When […] Read more

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Columns

How To Manage Taxes And Benefit Clawbacks Late In Life

Soil Zones, Organic Matter And Soil Organisms

How To Balance Risk And Reward

Play The Market Or Play It Safe

Make The Best Of A Bad Lentil Crop

We’re Going To Sterilize Ourselves To Death – for Sep. 6, 2010

How To Get The Most Value Out Of Soil Analysis – for Sep. 6, 2010

Five Tips For Post-Harvest Weed Control – for Sep. 6, 2010

Does Size Matter? – for Sep. 6, 2010

Use Covered Calls To Turn A Fair Year Into A Good One – for Sep. 6, 2010

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