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If your farming is considered a hobby (for example, you only raise a few 
farm animals or have a plot to grow food for your own table), you can’t 
deduct any expenses or losses.
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Save your 2016 seed money

Farm Management: Let the CRA tax experts help you reap the most from what you sow

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Farmers of all types, from dairy to fruit to livestock, contribute to the economy and to the healthy lives of Canadians. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) wants to help make filing your income tax and benefit return easier so you can save your time and energy for the harvest. If your farming is considered a […] Read more
Farm safety: lights, camera, action!
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Farm safety: lights, camera, action!

These three movie set words are more than just stage directions. They also apply on the farm

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Technology is cool. I think anyone who has been to an ag show would agree. We have apps and high tech add-ons for our equipment. Things like monitors and cameras, sensors and remote alerting. We also add on low-tech devices to ensure efficiency and improve safety. Lights A farm manager I know who takes care […] Read more
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Farm equipment first aid kits

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A number of years ago Alberta producer Gerald Oloske injured his hand during harvest while working on a combine. It was in that moment of crisis that he realized his equipment didn’t have first aid kits. While he was feeling shock coming on, he resolved to create kits for all his equipment. Over the years […] Read more
If grain bins are not carefully monitored for temperature, there could be a silent disaster building inside.
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Avoid fires on grain farms

Fires are a serious farm hazard. Be prepared, and assess the risks of fire on your farm


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Fire is a constant hazard. From a welding fire in the shop, to a wiring fire in a piece of equipment to an ignition of grain dust in the grain dryer. Understanding the fire hazards on a farm can be overwhelming. There are just so many fuel sources, so many ways they can ignite. Fire […] Read more
Grain cars moving, but not fast enough for some farmers
Cereals, News

Grain cars moving, but not fast enough for some farmers

Poor weather slows loading on the West Coast

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With spring around the corner, some farmers are worried they won’t get grain delivered before road bans and field work begins. Brian Stratuliak is a grain and cattle producer in the Dawson Creek, B.C., area. He had planned to deliver 300 tonnes of feed wheat this winter, but has only been able to deliver 120 […] Read more
Famer and His Son Standing Side by Side Leaning on a Gate
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Farm safety for tweens and teens

They’re no longer children, but they’re not fully-matured adults yet

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Gone are the days here where the number of hands determined the success of the farm, regardless of the age of those hands. We no longer have to ask children to risk their health and education to ensure the family farm makes a profit. That does not lessen the desire for our young people to […] Read more
Safety on your farm: it’s not hard
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Safety on your farm: it’s not hard

Building a safe farm operation may seem overwhelming; it’s just a change of attitude

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Having a safe farming operation is not as hard as it seems. It starts with a change of attitude — letting go of old traditions and habits. Considering how serious our work is, how seriously we should take the safety of our workers and family, and how seriously we need to take the impressions we […] Read more
Family portrait standing in front of a red barn on the farm.
News, Wheat & Chaff

Commit to your farm during this Ag Safety Week

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week runs March 12 - 18

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This March, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture is celebrating Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW). This is the second year of the “Be an AgSafe Family” theme. In 2017, CASW is “Appealing to Adults.” What does that mean? Appealing to Adults? Well, statistics tell us that each year approximately 85 […] Read more
Canola left out in your field? Make it count
Canola, News

Canola left out in your field? Make it count

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You probably don’t even want to think about that canola that’s still out in the field this winter. But someone else is thinking about it. The Canadian Grain Commission is studying the impact of snow on canola quality. They’re looking for samples of canola from the 2016 growing year that has overwintered. CGC researchers are […] Read more

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