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Ford will soon introduce a small utility vehicle, but as yet it hasn't been given a name.
Machinery, News

Ford heads into the hills

The brand sees its future as a builder of mainly pickups and SUVs

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In 1966 Ford was the first of the Detroit Three automakers to realize the Jeep brand was onto something. At the time, Kaiser, which bought Willys and therefore ownership of the Jeep brand, had turned the spunky little four-wheel drive into a growing line of Jeep-branded vehicles designed for weekend warriors who wanted to hit […] Read more
Columns

Investing in speculations: an oxymoron

Is that investment you’re considering an actual investment? Or are you speculating?

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Are cryptocurrencies and marijuana stocks investments? How about a technology company like Tesla? I can’t seem to have a conversation without being asked about these types of companies, although the cryptocurrency discussion has declined with their prices. Let’s look at the financials of Tilray, a marijuana stock, and Tesla. At the time of writing Tilray […] Read more
Brevant, Corteva’s new seed brand, will be sold through ag retailers. Farmers will also be able to buy Pioneer seed through seed reps.
Features

Merging into Corteva

Dow and Dupont products will be sold by Corteva, but branded as Brevant

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Farmers looking for their usual Dow and DuPont products will have to get used to some new brands as company officials prepare for more change. Corteva Agriscience formed when Dow and DuPont merged last year. Currently Corteva is the ag division of the newly merged company, but DowDuPont plans to launch Corteva as a separate, […] Read more
Wheat and Canadian Money or dollar or currency in double exposure shot, concept for earnings or spend in Agriculture
Features, News

Farm debt in Western Canada

Our debt levels are increasing, but our debt-to-equity ratios are holding steady

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The headline of an article released by FCC near the end of September was a little worrying: “What does a new high in farm debt mean for the ag sector?” Between 2016 and 2017, total Canadian farm debt increased by 6.6 per cent to more than $100 billion. In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the increase […] Read more
The financial failure of a farm can cause added friction, especially when it comes time to transition to the next generation.
Columns, Guarding Wealth

No farm profits mean a change of plan is needed

This family’s generational ownership shift plan doesn’t work without farm profits

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A family we’ll call the Browns has farmed in southern Manitoba for four decades. Over the first 30 years, they grew their farm to 2,000 acres of pasture and grain. Today, Jack Brown is 67 and Molly, his wife, is 66. Their son, Max, and his wife Chloe have three children under 10. Farm income […] Read more
Stock market chart on LCD screen. Selective focus.
Columns

Is market level relevant? If you’re an investor, not a speculator, market predictions are futile

Investing for Fun and Profit with Herman VanGenderen

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I am about to question one of the sacred beliefs of market pundits. It is my belief that market level isn’t very important to our investing success. What? Does that make sense? First, let’s look at how accurate market predictions tend to be. Reading about the topic leads me to believe the prediction success rate […] Read more
Farm Financial Planner: What to do with farm equity?
Columns

Farm Financial Planner: What to do with farm equity?

With no children and no debt, farming couple needs a wealth transition plan

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A couple we’ll call Mark and Susan, both 59, have been farming in south-central Manitoba for three decades. They have had off-farm work too, both in a machine shop Mark owns where Susan does administrative work as an employee. The farm, 1,440 acres valued at $3.45 million, and the off-farm business, organized as a corporation, […] Read more
Cash flow is king. A simple measurement that helps you evaluate a company
Columns

Cash flow is king. A simple measurement that helps you evaluate a company

Investing for Fun and Profit with Herman VanGenderen

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What’s more important than profits? Well of course family, friends and health, but what about in a business? My favorite valuation measure is actually cash flow. Everyone has heard the saying that “cash is king.” At today’s interest rates I would argue that cash is a waste of money, but cash flow is king! Most […] Read more
A second chance for good grain prices?
Columns, Marketing

A second chance for good grain prices?

Changes in world markets may give us another chance to lock in high prices

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As the summer continued we saw a continuation of hot and dry weather across much of the Prairies and parts of the U.S. central growing region, not to mention other parts of the world like Australia, the EU, Russia and South America. This raised concerns of potentially tightened world supplies which pushed market values back up to the […] Read more
BASF plans to continue investment and even expand its focus on canola R&D.
Canola, News

BASF closes deal with Bayer

ICYMI: Canola research focused on Western Canada will continue

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On August 1, BASF finalized its acquisition of several Bayer assets including the Invigor canola line, Ignite herbicide, seed treatment products, Bayer’s digital farming software (xarvio) and seed research and development, including hybrid wheat. The Canadian piece of this global transaction also includes 400 Bayer employees, research facilities at Saskatoon, Pike Lake, Lethbridge and Regina and 12 other research sites. Jonathan […] Read more

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