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Having a reasonable cost of money – ie: higher interest rates – often motivates a more judicious use of personal finances.
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Value investing is dead … long live value investing

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

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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

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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
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Wheat & Chaff

Prairie Memoirs: My grandfather, the land and me

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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

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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

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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
Columns, Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Is this a farmer mental health movement?

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In 2019, the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food released the results of its study looking at the issue of mental health in the agriculture sector. The report, “Mental Health: A Priority for Our Farmers,” included 10 recommendations to better prevent the onset of mental health problems in Canadian farmers and better support those who […] Read more
What works for you as an individual will be different from other patients, and effective practitioners will work with you to find the best approach for you.
Farm Life

How to choose the right health care professional

Fit to Farm: How well they can communicate, educate and relate to you is really important

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When it comes to choosing who we bring onto our health care and wellness team (I am a firm believer that a team approach is best), it’s important to keep in mind what types of services and tools we may best benefit from and the type of person we feel most comfortable with. If we […] Read more
Due to a shortfall in income every year, Herb and Margie will need to withdraw money from their RRIFs.
Columns

A simple retirement plan

A couple’s farmland is set up for generational transfer

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In north-central Manitoba, a couple we’ll call Herb, 66, and Margie, 64, are planning retirement in just a few months. They have 320 acres they own personally. They have owned the land for almost 30 years. It will qualify for the farmland capital gains exemption. When sold, therefore, the property will not bear capital gains […] Read more
Veterinarian Dr. Cope who was just at the Thomas ranch this fall doing ultrasound preg checking has died after serving  his clients for some 44 years. Although in failing health he remained active until the end.
Cattleman’s Corner, Rancher’s Diary

Community mourns the loss of a longtime veterinarian

Rancher’s Diary: Dr. Cope served his clients for 44 years, working right up until he died

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December 26 Last week I added a short pole to the little bulls’ feeder to divide the space where one of the upright bars is missing, so they can’t climb into it. I went to the dentist late that afternoon to have a broken tooth prepped for a crown and the dentist put a temporary […] Read more
If the emotional factors in your farm dynamic are keeping you stuck, now is the time to grab the bull by the horns and say, “Enough!”
Farm Life

Froese: Too much farm drama?

Here are some tools to help you get better at fixing farm fights

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As this is Heart Month (February is a time to bring attention to the importance of cardiovascular health), I hope this finds you living a wholehearted life on your farm, not living with a broken heart. The deep emotions we carry as “stoic or stubborn” farmers need to come to the surface and let healing […] Read more

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