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Careful division of farm assets

Farm Financial Planner: For two brothers, the best way to manage risk and family is thoughtful planning and staying informed

By Andrew Allentuck December 28, 2023

In central Manitoba, two brothers we’ll call Sam and Fred, each in his 30s, inherited a successful third-generation farm with a notional value of $1 million and split fifty-fifty as a result of an estate freeze. Their parents took a $10-million slice of farm capital in preferred shares. Growth of farm value after the freeze […] Read more

Winter is a good time to review farm transition plans.

Weather

Prairie forecast: One more week of above average temperatures

Issued Dec. 27, covering Dec. 27 to Jan. 3

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News December 27, 2023

As we head into a new year, it's looking like this could be the last mild forecast period before a switch to a more typical winter weather pattern. As usual, there is always a fair bit of uncertainty in forecasts beyond seven or so days, but we all knew that at some point we'd see some cold wintery weather move in.

People gather around trucks carrying humanitarian aid that entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt via the Rafah border crossing on October 21, 2023. The first of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip on October 21 through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, said AFP correspondents on both sides. Photo: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto.

General

Global hunger stalled well above pre-pandemic levels

Intersecting crises of conflict, climate and economics have hit struggling communities hard says Foodgrains Bank

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News December 27, 2023

The number of people experiencing hunger around the world remains far higher than pre-pandemic levels, but is still "significantly better" than 20 years ago, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank says.

General, Machinery

Başak Traktör of Turkey looks to move Versatile brand forward

Buhler Industries announced the Turkish firm had bought its majority stake

By Scott Garvey, GFM Network News December 22, 2023

“One of the keys for us was making sure we found a partner that was committed to preserving the Versatile and Farm King brands,” said Adam Reid, VP of sales and marketing at Versatile. “We wanted to make sure the viability of the plant here in Winnipeg and our staff was secure. And taking care of all of our stakeholders, the suppliers, shareholders.”

General, Machinery

Bourgault becomes third shortliner acquired by Linamar since 2017

Leadership say they want to double the business of the maker of Highline equipment and Freeform Plastics

By Scott Garvey, GFM Network News December 21, 2023

In 2017 Linamar, a company best known as an auto parts manufacturer, purchased Winnipeg-based header and swather manufacturer MacDon. It followed that up by bringing implement brand Salford into its fold in 2022. In late December the company announced it is now adding Saskatchewan-based air drill manufacturer Bourgault into its family of shortline ag equipment brands.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Rancher’s Diary

Making a wish list of bulls for next breeding season

There are always several late fall projects to complete before the ground freezes

By Heather Smith Thomas December 19, 2023

October 20 Last week we moved the cows to the lower back field to join the heifers They can all graze there a few weeks. We checked the temporary fence around the deep gully — to make sure it was still secure enough to keep cows out of that gully. It’s so deep and narrow […] Read more

Columns

Prairie farm gardens

Growing vegetable and fruit crops in Canada: Part 1 of a series

By Ieuan Evans December 9, 2023

Garden crops from beans to apples have been a passion of mine from my childhood in Wales. On our small 17-acre Welsh farm in southwest Wales, we grew or raised most of the vegetable food that we ate from potatoes to apples as well as milk, eggs, pork and chickens. The mild climate allowed us […] Read more

A file photo of the aftermath of freezing rain in Montreal on April 6. (David Himbert photo/Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect)

General, Weather

Weather Network predicts mild winter, with caveats

Colder scenario expected for East

By GFM Network News December 1, 2023

MarketsFarm — Strong El Niño conditions that have developed in the Pacific Ocean would typically lead to a milder winter across Canada — but other factors this year could challenge that outlook, according to the winter forecast from The Weather Network, released Wednesday. The winter forecast features a mild start to the season, with a […] Read more

File photo of a colourful sky from along Highway 363 southwest of Moose Jaw. (Mysticenergy/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast: Quiet, mild start to December

Issued Nov. 29, covering Nov. 29 to Dec. 6

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News November 29, 2023

The last forecast played out pretty close to what the weather models were predicting, with one small deviation: temperatures ended up being about 2 to 4 C warmer than forecasted. This will be something to keep in mind as we look at this week’s forecast. The forecast is looking rather quiet for this time of […] Read more

A Palestinian man and his children sort freshly picked olives on a farm during a temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Saleh Salem)

Crops, Reuters

Delayed by war, Gaza’s olive harvest is too little, too late, say farmers

'The majority of the harvest was wasted'

By GFM Network News November 29, 2023

Gaza | Reuters — Farmers in Gaza were taking advantage of the truce between Israel and Hamas to harvest what was left of their olives after weeks of fighting during which they dared not go to their lands for fear of getting killed. In a normal year the harvest would have started weeks earlier, but […] Read more

Daily Network News

Western Australia farmers turn to canola over wheat as fuel, fertilizer costs rise

U.S. is leading G20 initiative to ensure fertilizer access, sources say

Canadian farmers at slight revenue disadvantage to U.S. despite cheaper land costs

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