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Time and needs require a flexible estate plan
Columns

Time and needs require a flexible estate plan

Two brothers must anticipate challenges when they equally inherit the farm

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In central Manitoba, two brothers we’ll call Sam and Fred, each in his 30s, inherited a successful third-generation farm split fifty-fifty. Their parents took a $10-million slice of farm capital in preferred shares. All growth of farm value subsequent to the estate freeze goes to the brothers in equal amounts to their common shares. Nathan […] Read more
The 4R message is clearly resonating with western Canadian producers. But what’s unclear is exactly how many growers have really taken 4R nutrient management to heart with their farming practices.
Columns, Wheat & Chaff

New incentives for farmers to practice 4R

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Most everybody knows how important 4R nutrient management is. Applying nitrogen and other nutrients from the right source and at the right rate, time and place ensures crops get all of the nutrients they need while also minimizing losses through nitrous oxide emissions.  Many believe 4R nutrient stewardship could also be key to reaching the […] Read more
Bushel price for flax remains higher than canola, moving in one instance to a 40-dollar high. Present prices now remain in the $20- to $25-per-bushel range.
Columns, Crops

In praise of flax

Flaxseed prices compete well with canola and growing flax provides an additional rotational crop

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When I moved west to the Prairies many moons ago, golden canola fields were the Cinderella crop and flax made up reliable blue oilseed acres. Prairie canola now exceeds 20 million acres, whereas flax, primarily grown in Saskatchewan, hovers at around one million acres (400,000 hectares). While canola yields have moved from the low 20 […] Read more
Wheat & Chaff

Prairie Memoirs: Straight lines

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Farmers love straight lines. Straight lines look sharp and mean you are on top of your game. Look anywhere and you will find them. Drive down any Prairie road and look down a line of grain bins and good luck trying to find one out of step. This is civil engineering perfection, Prairie farm-style. If […] Read more
On one of the warmer days (above freezing) it was an opportunity to vaccinate the bred heifers with the first scour vaccine so they could have a booster shot before calving. Charlie and Dani ran the head catch and the tailgate and squeeze.
Cattleman’s Corner, Rancher’s Diary

Winter conditions made it difficult to travel

Snow and cold weather for trips to buy bulls and pick up a mini excavator

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November 26 Last Thursday morning it was snowing hard. Michael called to tell us he was worried about Andrea and me trying to take our trailer to the bull sale Montana the next day. We’d have to chain up the truck and trailer to make it over two of the passes. We realized another problem […] Read more
Farmers have a lot riding on agriculture. Investing in public companies that ride the same wave as your farm may not be the best approach.
Columns

How do agricultural companies measure up as investments?

Do they make too much money on the backs of hard-working farmers?

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A couple of months ago, I penned the article, “Profit is not a four-letter word,” after which I intended to immediately delve into agricultural companies’ investment merits. However, I was diverted to oil company investments after a quote from the director general of the United Nations so perfectly illustrated my points in the “profits” article. […] Read more
As we headed out to find the horses that got out of their pasture, Joseph decided he wanted to come along. A halter was placed on a quiet gelding he was able to lead back into the pasture.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Time to build the ice fence

Eppich News: Horses find a frozen pathway across the slough

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Sunday Nov. 13 turned out to be an interesting day. It had been quite cold and then it snowed. This combination was just perfect for our horses to walk across the frozen slough. At church a neighbour told us that he had seen some horses along the road. After church, Gregory took the truck to […] Read more
In drier Prairie regions, there is less benefit to using enhanced efficiency fertilizers such as ESN or Super-U.
Columns, Crops

Nitrogen fertilizer management to reduce nitrous oxide emissions, Part 2

Adopt 4R practices appropriate for your farm’s crops, soils, landscapes and agro-ecological areas

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In the last issue of Grainews (see ‘Nitrogen fertilizer management to reduce nitrous oxide emissions, Part 1’), I discussed the government of Canada’s target to reduce levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fertilizer application 30 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030. As stated in that feature, it is my opinion many western Canadian […] Read more
Five questions to ask your soil sampler
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Five questions to ask your soil sampler

Q & A with an expert

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Q: What should I ask my custom soil sampler?A. If you missed out on fall soil sampling, you might be looking at hiring a soil sampler this spring. Soil sampling may be offered by retailers, independent agronomists or dedicated soil sampling companies.  The process seems straightforward — go to the field, collect soil in a […] Read more
Choosing not to talk or giving your family the silent treatment is a decision with painful consequences, as you don’t have input in the wealth transfer decision process.
Columns, Farm Life

Froese: Reduce family friction

How to get your non-farm siblings on board with your farm vision

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Are your aunts and uncles still talking to your farm parents? Do you have a broken branch of your family tree that has been severed forever due to estrangement? Would you like to have a healing story for your farm family transition with no drama? “The Farmland Dilemma: Help! The Siblings Who Don’t Farm are […] Read more

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