Beef heifer retention has started in Canada, according to Statistics Canada, and is expected to grow into 2026.
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Canadian cattle herd moves into expansion phase
The Markets: Heifer retention has started and is expected to grow into 2026
Editor’s Rant: Reward v. risk
Where’s the incentive for early adopters?
A new report suggests Canadian farmers need to proactively focus on reducing the risks now covered by government-backed business risk management (BRM) programs — but will need supports to do so.
Soil sampling for Prairie farmers: How to test for nutrients and avoid common mistakes
Agronomy Management: Take representative soil samples, choose the right depths, analyze key nutrients
Taking representative soil samples, choosing the right depths, and analyzing key nutrients can improve fertilizer planning and crop performance on western Canadian farms.
Visits from family and haying
Eppich News: Mid-summer saw relatives arriving, amidst baler repairs and haying
Mid-summer 2025 saw relatives arriving, amidst baler repairs and haying at the Eppich ranch.
A rancher’s ‘bitin’ list’
A Little Bit Western: Invasive weeds, gophers, grasshoppers and raccoons are all on this rancher’s naughty list
This Saskatchewan rancher comes up with her ‘bitin’ list,’ channeling her inner Tyler Childers.
Cherries, part 2: Strudel
First We Eat: Prairie gardeners have until about the end of October to get sour cherry plants into the ground
Sour cherry shrubs, with proper care, can thrive in the challenging climate of Canada’s Prairies and produce fruit for delicacies such as strudel, as shown in the recipe here.
Save on your farm accounting fees
Farm Family Coach: Practical tips for farmers to make meetings with accountants more efficient and avoid unnecessary costs
Farmers can reduce their accounting bills by coming prepared, streamlining records and choosing the right accountant, farm family coach Alyssa Brown writes.
How U.S. tariffs are changing farm costs in Canada
Farm Financial Planner: Extended your current equipment’s operating life is effectively the same as a cut to your annualized cost
U.S. tariffs and Canadian counter-tariffs are characterized as bad news for Canada’s farmers and other businesspeople, but against that bad news is unspoken good news as well.
Simple ways to relieve tension
Fit to Farm: Expectations of stress tee up the body’s tension response — which then sometimes sticks around longer than we need
Farmers and farm workers will often feel tension in their muscles, whether it’s from physical exertion, stress, or even changes in the weather — and treatment of tension can start simple at home.
What factors historically boost stock returns?
Investing for Fun and Profit: Valuation, momentum and profitability historically drive returns
Drivers of stock values can be summed up in four positive terms - valuation, momentum, quality and profitability - and four negative: growth in assets, turnover, company size and share price volatility, Herman VanGenderen explains.
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