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Saskatchewan-born players on the SJHL’s 12 teams are now labelled with this decal on their helmets.

Editor’s Rant: Playing the long game

By Dave Bedard February 16, 2024

I think I’ve recently alarmed a few people who know me, as I’ve taken a much greater interest in watching hockey on TV. It surprises me too. I moved to Winnipeg not long before the previous iteration of the Jets bolted for Arizona, which left me even more soured on most pro sports. (After the […] Read more

General, Reuters

Farmers Edge owner Fairfax Financial shorted on alleged asset manipulation

Short seller's report doesn't describe nefarious accounting tactics, only potentially aggressive valuation marks, bank says

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 9, 2024

Short seller Muddy Waters has placed bets against the shares of Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial, which owns the majority share in Farmers Edge, alleging manipulation in the insurer's asset values.

If you have sufficient assets to pay yourself an income for the rest of your life, you’ll need to consider the best path to generate that income.

Columns

Woman, mid-60s, has successful farm and tax planning opportunities

It makes sense for her to take advantage of lower tax brackets while she can

By Andrew Allentuck February 7, 2024

A woman we’ll call Teresa, who farms two sections of grain in southeastern Manitoba, is 63. She works through a farm corporation worth $1.4 million and has personal farmland worth $1.75 million. The breakdown: she has non-farm assets of $419,000, savings of $400,000 plus a TFSA with assets of $100,000, and other savings of $800,000. […] Read more

Several reasons exist for the recent divergence between our two interconnected economies.

Columns, Home Quarter Investing

The tale of two economies

Strong energy prices would normally lead to a strong Canadian currency

By Herman VanGenderen February 6, 2024

U.S. third-quarter GDP (gross domestic product) grew at an annualized rate of 4.9 per cent. This followed second-quarter growth of 2.1 and first-quarter of 1.1 per cent. Rather than the widely predicted recession, the U.S has experienced accelerating growth. Canada, on the other hand, is flatlining, with first-quarter growth of 0.8 per cent, second-quarter at […] Read more

The Bobcat L95 can handle a variety of attachments and uses Bobcat’s standard Bob-Tach powered connection feature, to allow for connecting non-powered attachments without getting off the machine.

Machinery

New Bobcat L95 wheel loader offers more horsepower, capacity

Wheel loaders offer some advantages over skid steers on the farm

By Scott Garvey February 4, 2024

Is that skid steer loader on the farm proving to be not exactly the best machine for the conditions it has to operate in? Skid steers with limited ground clearance can often get hung up in soft ground in a barnyard, especially in muddy corrals in the spring. And they are slow, with top speeds […] Read more

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Striking Rogers Sugar workers reach tentative deal

The walk-out sparked sugar shortages and led Alberta sugar beet producers to call for more local investment

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News January 26, 2024

Rogers Sugar says it's reached a tentative deal with the union representing striking workers from its Vancouver refinery.

A hay bale is moved by a tractor over a pile to block a road (not the road linking France and Spain) near Castelnaudary, in the south of France, January 23, 2024. The text on the hay bales reads: “JA” referring to “Jeunes Agriculteurs” (Young Farmers) and “We just want to feed, not die”. Photo: Reuters/Nacho Doce

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French farmers block road linking France and Spain

Spain's federation of transport said farmers destroyed goods, including 20,000 litres of wine

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 26, 2024

French farmers blocked a main road linking France and Spain with a demonstration at the border on Friday as part of nationwide protests over low food prices and excessive bureaucracy.

Former CFA president Mary Robinson has been named to the Senate. She’s pictured at the CFA’s AGM in Ottawa in February 2020. (CFA-fca.ca)

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Robinson named to Senate

Former CFA president brings agricultural and business acumen to Canada’s upper house

By GFM Network News January 22, 2024

Mary Robinson, former president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, has been appointed to the Senate.

Farm Life

How chokecherries vary from chokeberries

Also, a reader poses many questions, and saline solution helps ease common cold symptoms

By Ted Meseyton January 22, 2024

Thank you to my Grainews friends and readers for coming by again. What would I do without you? We’ve all heard the expression: you’re like the salt of the earth — someone who stands by and pitches in to help through thick and thin. I think of plain old ordinary salt as something that helps […] Read more

The 2023 regional winners, back row, from left: Stewart Skinner (Ontario), Rémi Taillon (Quebec), Brad Hopcott (B.C.), Harley Siemens (Manitoba), Willem van de Wetering (Atlantic), Jake Leguee (Saskatchewan), Travis Hopcott (B.C.) and Greg Stamp (Alberta). Front row, from left: Jessica Kelly (Ontario), Sophie Brodeur (Quebec), Sarah Leguee (Saskatchewan), Brooklyn Siemens (Manitoba), Marijke Oudshoorn (Atlantic) and Sarah Stamp (Alberta).

Features

B.C. and Alberta young farmers earn honours at national gathering

The fourteen talented regional nominees handed judges a challenge

By Lee Hart January 20, 2024

The two most western regional nominees won the hearts and scores of judges in late November to be named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (COYF) for 2023. Hopcott Farms, a beef and cranberry operation from Pitt Meadows, B.C., and Stamp Seeds, producers of pedigree seed from Enchant, Alta., were named the national competition winners at the […] Read more

Daily Network News

AAFC projects tighter canola stocks for 2026-27

U.S. buyers redirect imported fertilizer overseas as Iran war drives up global prices

Monarch electric tractor’s future in Canada unclear as Caterpillar takes over

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