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Intend to pass on your farm? There’s still time to plan and avoid large taxes

A farmer discovers a huge tax liability as he plans to transfer the farm to his nephew

By Andrew Allentuck February 17, 2021

In central Manitoba, a man we’ll call Harry, 81, has retired from a former life actively farming what was four quarters of grain. As Harry’s end of life comes into view, he wants to ensure that his sole heir, a nephew we’ll call Sam, does not wind up with a farm reduced or impoverished by […] Read more

Columns, Features

The dangers of cheap money

Interest rates at historical lows could pose future problems for farmers

By Andrew Allentuck February 16, 2021

For farmers burdened with heavy debts, historically low interest rates can seem to be salvation. Lower payments for equipment, for land loans, for bills past due — it’s life support for financially squeezed farms and, for that matter, for most other kinds of business other than banks and other lenders, which can’t get much profit […] Read more

Crops, Features

ProAg offers new liquid copper fertilizer

Copper Liquid 5.2% is easy on the wallet

By Madeleine Baerg February 16, 2021

Farmers tackling copper-deficient fields will have a new, far cheaper, liquid fertilizer option in 2021. Priced at about a third of the cost of current copper options, Copper Liquid 5.2% also offers a host of additional benefits, says its manufacturer. “Some people will look at this product and say, ‘What’s so special?’ It’s very special, […] Read more

An ammonia and nitrogen fertilizer plant in Russia. (Saoirse_2010/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

High fertilizer prices likely to climb more

By GFM Network News February 13, 2021

MarketsFarm — Expect fertilizer prices to resume increasing, despite having fallen back recently. Prices began their sharp rise around the middle of December and beginning of January. “They will go higher as demand goes up at seeding time,” Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm Pro in Winnipeg said. Jubinville reported urea prices have jumped $100 per tonne […] Read more

Farm marriages don’t need to get lost in fantasy or romantic dreams, but I do think it is time for validation of farm women.

Farm Life, FarmLife

Froese: Valentine validation of farm women and beyond

Time to affirm that your partner’s feelings and opinions are valid and worthwhile

By Elaine Froese February 12, 2021

One of the side-effects of being homebound during the “Great Pause” is that I’ve become very fond of the predictable story arc of Hallmark movies. We have a bit of a game to see if the first kiss is within the last 15 minutes of the show. Farm marriages don’t need to get lost in […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

German cabinet approves legislation to ban glyphosate from 2024

Law would still need parliamentary approval

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 12, 2021

Berlin | Reuters — Farmers in Germany will have to gradually reduce their use of glyphosate and stop using it completely from 2024 in order to preserve clean habitats for insects, under draft legislation passed by the country’s cabinet on Wednesday. “The exit from glyphosate is coming. Conservationists have been working toward this for a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Cash-strapped pot producers raise billions in market rally

Cannabis firms seen as down in the weeds until recent surge

By GFM Network News February 12, 2021

Reuters — A political shift in the United States has unlocked an estimated US$1.38 billion jackpot for struggling pot producers who have cashed in on a surge in their shares since President Joe Biden’s election in November. Cannabis producers have issued stock worth this amount in the first five weeks of 2021, investment firm Viridian […] Read more

Farm owners and ag producers often miss claiming legitimate farm business expenses. These deductions can include expenses related to maintaining farmland and machinery like property taxes and equipment repairs.

Features

Twelve tax-saving tips for producers

You can take these recommendations to the bank

By Amy O’dell February 11, 2021

Practicing good financial habits now may save you money when the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) comes calling in the spring. Last year, at Ag in Motion Discovery Plus, Carmen Praski, business development representative for Farm Business Consultants (FBC), offered up his top 12 tax-saving tips for agricultural producers. Some you may already have in practice, […] Read more

Columns, Crops

The forgotten plant and animal mineral micronutrients

Ten nutrient minerals essential for plants and animal nutrition

By Ieuan Evans February 10, 2021

How many times have you read about plants needing 16 nutrients for growth? The usual carbon, oxygen and hydrogen as well as the macrominerals nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium and magnesium (N, P, K, S, Ca and Mg, respectively). This is followed by micronutrients such as boron, copper, chloride, manganese, iron, molybdenum and zinc (B, […] Read more

Signage on a Tweed retail outlet in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Reuters

Pot producer Canopy Growth sees profit in 2022

Costs cut, revenue increasing

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 10, 2021

Reuters — Canopy Growth Corp., the world’s largest pot producer, said on Tuesday it expects to turn a profit in the second half of 2022 after aggressive cost-cutting and higher demand for cannabis products helped narrow third-quarter losses. Canadian pot producers have been under pressure from investors seeking returns as profits remain elusive due to […] Read more

Daily Network News

Iran says Strait of Hormuz open as Trump sees deal ‘soon’ to end war

Agriculture groups welcome seed, fertilizer approval bill

AAFC projects tighter canola stocks for 2026-27

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