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A baby fox hissing and acting big in the safety of a tree trunk while my two dogs barked at it.

PHOTOS: Midsummer creatures on the farm

By Toban Dyck March 1, 2023

The growing season takes place and things happen along the way — moments, characters, oddities. Every year, our dogs play a leading role on the farm. They are excited to be among the busyness on the yard. They enjoy following the tractor when we’re close to home. And, in the middle of summer, when all […] Read more

It’s not just a matter of new resistant weeds turning up, weeds that already have resistance are also spreading out.

Columns, Crops, Editor's column

Editor’s Column: Outside-the-box weed control

By Mark Halsall March 1, 2023

It’s a frequent refrain on the Canadian Prairies — herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing problem that every farmer needs to take seriously. The alarm bells have been going off for some time, so most everyone in Canadian ag knows this by now. An example of that is a Canola Digest article from Jan. 6, 2023, on […] Read more

For farmers who may feel overwhelmed at tax time, the best thing they can do is to step back from the current moment and try to gain a big picture perspective of things.

News

Top tax tips and traps for 2022

Tax strategies, common pitfalls and how new legislation will affect your tax return

By Jim Timlick February 28, 2023

It’s mid-February and that means one thing for countless Canadians — tax time is right around the corner. That includes farmers on the Prairies who are busily gathering reams of information to prepare their 2022 tax returns. It’s something Matt Bolley is quite familiar with. Bolley is a business advisor and partner with MNP’s tax […] Read more

When you are planted in a remote rural area, or are far away from city friends, you must be very intentional about creating a new life that aligns with your values and goals.

Farm Life

Froese: Help for lonely hearts

For many young women, moving away to join farms far from home can be really difficult. Here are some tips that can help

By Elaine Froese February 27, 2023

I received a lengthy LinkedIn message from a woman concerned about her farming daughter who lives six hours south, far away from her former life in the city. It strikes a chord with me as I recall the teary eyes of young female agricultural leaders who express sadness at their lack of emotional support for […] Read more

Exterior views of (l-r) the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country, ZR2 and LT. (Media.chevrolet.com)

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

GM’s truck production cut signals a turn in U.S. auto sales

Company to idle Indiana plant for two weeks

By GFM Network News February 25, 2023

Detroit | Reuters — New vehicle sales in the United States are expected to increase in February, but the decision by General Motors to cut production of large pickup trucks at a U.S. plant points to new challenges for Detroit’s automakers. The major Detroit pickup truck brands are sitting on growing inventories of unsold vehicles, […] Read more

Having a reasonable cost of money – ie: higher interest rates – often motivates a more judicious use of personal finances.

Columns

Value investing is dead … long live value investing

“Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated” — Mark Twain

By Herman VanGenderen February 24, 2023

As I was cleaning my desk clutter, I came across a Globe and Mail article titled, “Five reasons why value investing may never regain its appeal.” It appeared Aug. 27, 2019, after a decade in which growth stocks had significantly outperformed value stocks. It isn’t unusual to see these types of headlines just before a […] Read more

“It’s no different than hauling out the equipment prior to seeding or harvest — making sure that everything (within) your ability looks good and that there’s not a belt about to break or oils that haven’t been changed.” – Megz Reynolds.

Features, News

Clear, actionable steps to support mental health

Start today to build your mental health resiliency

By Madeleine Baerg February 23, 2023

Mental health is starting to get the attention it needs in agriculture, but the statistics continue to be worrying. According to a 2018 study by the University of Guelph, 35 per cent of farmers meet the classification for depression, 58 per cent meet the classification for anxiety and 68 per cent are more susceptible to […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Prairie Memoirs: My grandfather, the land and me

By Bill Massey February 22, 2023

Grandfather immigrated to Canada in 1903. Never having had any experience farming, he had to learn from the ground up, so to speak. He got a job working for a farmer in the Treherne area of Manitoba. Always a writer of short stories and poetry, he recorded his experiences. I grew up in a troubled […] Read more

A handful of soil health projects have secured funding for the next five years in the hope of kick starting soil health practices in the field. (Assiniboine Community College photo)

Crops, Weather

Multi-million-dollar fund greenlights soil health projects

Eight projects to push soil health practices will get funding for the next five years

By Alexis Stockford, GFM Network News February 21, 2023

Eight soil health projects across Canada will be getting a multi-million-dollar boost in private funding over the next five years. The Weston Family Foundation — the philanthropic arm of the Weston business empire — has slated $10 million for those eight projects through the organization’s soil health initiative, it was announced Feb. 13. The initiative […] Read more

While retaining or buying heifers are the two most common replacement strategies, they are far from the only options.

Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf, Livestock

More than one way to get replacement cows

The general rule of an annual 10 per cent turnover in the cow herd may be an underestimate

By Sean McGrath February 21, 2023

I had the privilege of presenting a replacement female course in the Maritimes this fall (after three years or so of COVID, and airport-related delays). It provided a good opportunity to take some time to think through replacement strategies and the actual issues surrounding replacements. Most of us underestimate the replacement rate of our cow […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

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