Bringing cows home last fall marks the end of a season, and the opportunity to challenge my mindset and embrace new goals for next season.

Life as a regenerative ag producer is a mindset

And farmers and athletes have more in common than you’d think

Hello, Grainews readers. My name is Stuart Chutter and I am a new addition to the columnists at Grainews. I am a Saskatchewan farmer and an agriculture junkie with a passion for risk management, soil health and fitness.   Earlier this winter, I spent time with two of my favourite communities — the regenerative agriculture […] Read more


Jamie and I in Kamloops, B.C., moments after handing Bryon a certified cheque for the Tacoma.

On trucks, ag policy and pilgrimages

Are some of the gaps in Canadian ag and policy so large and left alone so long they are being forgotten?

Do you scroll through Kijiji like I do? It’s hard to say, I bet. You don’t know how often I open the app, nor the duration of each episode. Rest assured, I do this often and for varying amounts of time. But I can also rest assured knowing that you likely do this, too. Since […] Read more

Are energy companies displaying “grotesque greed”?

Are energy companies displaying “grotesque greed”?

Vilification of profits continues unabated

Shortly after submitting my previous article on the vilification of the word “profit,” and even more so when related to oil, the headline “UN Head Calls for Taxing ‘Grotesquely Greedy’ Oil” appeared in a newsletter I read, with the following quote: “UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on governments globally to tax these excessive profits […] Read more



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Company analysis, real live examples

A focus on price/cash flow, cash flow/assets and cash flow growth

Following up on recent articles, it might be beneficial to work through real stock selection examples. My first example compares two of the largest worldwide integrated oil companies, Chevron (CVX) and Exxon (XOM), along with the largest Canadian company, Suncor (SU). I will attempt to cut through much financial gobbledygook (it’s a real word in […] Read more


Senior couple gazing out over farmland, late summer.

How to keep legacies fair for non-farming kids as land values soar

Parents worry their bequests will not be fair due to the appreciation in land prices

In southern Manitoba, a farming couple we’ll call Bob and Suzy (not their real names) are, at their respective ages of 82 and 80, approaching full retirement. They have one son who farms and two daughters who have city jobs. The children are in their 40s. Bob and Suzy are contemplating posterity and are eager […] Read more

Good stuff coming in January 5, 2021 Grainews

Just when you thought you knew it all, along comes another issue

In these last few days before Christmas, the Grainews publishing machine is cranking out the January 5, 2021 of the magazine and actually before December ends we will be in the final stages of putting together the January 19 issue of the magazine as well. No rest for the wicked this time of year. But […] Read more