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Shopping for on-farm safety

Take time during the winter to make sure your equipment meets safety standards

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association February 16, 2017

The weather outside may be frightful, and you may feel more like hibernating for the winter than shopping for farm equipment. But consider setting your slippers aside and pulling on your Sorels. Because it could be time to replace some equipment and you need to know what to look for from a safety perspective. To begin, […] Read more

Features

How to enrol your farm workers in WCB

Farm Management: Now that you want to sign your farm up for Workers Comp, here’s the “how to”

By Dilia Narduzzi February 16, 2017

Now that you know why you should enrol your farm in Workers’ Comp here’s how to do it. In Alberta, applying is as easy as visiting the Workers’ Compensation Board Alberta website (www.wcb.ab.ca). There’s a search engine on the main page. If you search for “farm,” you’ll get to a page called “Farming Coverage.” Right […] Read more

Features

Why should you enrol your farm in WCB?

Farm Management: Even when it’s not mandatory, there are good reasons to enrol in Workers Comp

By Dilia Narduzzi February 16, 2017

In some of the Prairie provinces it is mandatory for farmer employers to sign up for Workers Compensation (WCB) for their workers. In Manitoba, it’s been mandatory since 2009. Some farmers still haven’t signed up or don’t realize that they need to. “Way back when, before medicare and before WCB, if a worker was injured […] Read more

The 2018 F-150, which debuted at the North American International Auto Show in January, will be the first model year to include a 3.0 L diesel engine option.

Machinery

Ford puts a diesel in its 2018 F-150

Canada's most popular pickup gets new styling cues and engine options

By Scott Garvey February 15, 2017

The 2018 F-150 lineup is new with even tougher looks,” proudly proclaimed Ford’s press release from the North American International Auto Show in January. “From XL to top-of-the-line Limited, all Ford F-150 models receive new grilles, headlamps and bumpers that create a visually wider and more planted stance and maximum differentiation between the series.” There’s […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

China bird flu deaths surge in what could be worst season ever

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 15, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — As many as 79 people died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, stoking worries that the spread of the virus this season could be the worst on record. January’s fatalities were up to four times higher than the same month in past years, and brought the […] Read more

Curtis Weber shares his story across Canada and the U.S. — why his incident happened  and how it could have been prevented.

FarmLife

Incident becomes teaching tool for farm/workplace safety

After more than 42 surgeries Curtis Weber now lives life as a double amputee

By Shirley Byers February 14, 2017

On July 29, 1999, Curtis Weber had the world by the tail. At 17 years old, just out of high school, he’d signed to play junior hockey with the Drayton Valley Thunder. It was a sunny Friday, the August long weekend and a northern lake fishing trip was coming up. But before the sun would […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Despite Trump talk of ‘tweaking’ NAFTA, Canada could still be hurt

By GFM Network News February 14, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters — Although U.S. President Donald Trump says he only wants to tweak trade ties with Canada, his pledge to renegotiate NAFTA to focus on Mexico is almost impossible and Canada will not emerge unscathed, Canadian officials and trade experts said Tuesday. Trump had warm words for Canadian trade following a meeting with […] Read more

Columns, Guarding Wealth

Guarding Wealth: The alternative minimum tax

Passing on the farm can trigger an unpleasant surprise:  an unexpected tax alternative minimum tax 

By Andrew Allentuck February 13, 2017

The Alternative Minimum Tax is yet another wrinkle in preparing and paying income taxes. It’s particularly relevant to farmers going through succession planning where capital gains of six figures or more may be realized. The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) may apply to you even if you have not reached the limit of your Lifetime Capital […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Grainews editor, investment columnist Andy Sirski, 73

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News February 13, 2017

Memorial services will be held Friday in Winnipeg for Andy Sirski, the ag rep turned farm writer who encouraged Prairie producers to expand their views of financial planning beyond the farm gate. Sirski was best known to farmers in his role as editor of Grainews from 1995 to 2006 and as the farm journal’s “Off-Farm […] Read more

The firewall word picture fits our computer’s security, but I wonder if the approach of building a wall of protection around your farm is a good analogy?

FarmLife

Why create a ‘firewall’ against divorce?

First of all you need to recognize who and what you want to keep out

By Elaine Froese February 9, 2017

His face was weathered and worn as he approached me with wrinkled brows. “You talked about the fear of spousal breakup,” and I’m curious, how do I create a firewall to protect my farm?” (Note: he said “my farm,” not OUR farm). The firewall word picture fits our computer’s security, but I wonder if the […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

Eastern wheat to be included in Cereals Canada’s harvest assessment

GFM Network News