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The shortage of veterinarians often becomes most apparent during calving season. |
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

How to manage in a veterinarian shortage

Hauling an animal to a clinic is one solution, as are larger clinics with satellite sites

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There’s huge talk about the shortage of veterinarians — especially large-animal, but also small-animal and emergency animal care. There was a recent announcement that the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) will raise the number of training seats to 100 from the current 50, when an expansion is completed next year. I would […] Read more
One marker in a farmer’s life should be to set up a succession plan that keeps family bonds intact.
Features

Finding a ‘bridge’ over transition waters

A will or partnership agreement is important, but is not a farm succession plan

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Maggie Van Camp understands the challenges as well as the tremendous value of farm succession planning. She’s been on that road a couple of times in her life as a seventh-generation Ontario farmer, as well as a communicator and agricultural consultant. The first time was after the sudden death of her husband in a farming […] Read more
aerial photo of irregularly shaped manitoba cropland
Crops, Features, Forages

Bless your mess: Crops may not be best for underperforming acres

Taking poorer-producing ‘messy’ landscapes out of crops may improve fields’ economics and farms’ sustainability

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UPDATED, March 7 — It might be difficult to consider “messy” fields as a pathway to improved crop production and profitability. But in the early going, a Prairie-wide university-developed research project suggests taking poor-producing acres out of annual crop production might be a means of improving overall efficiency, as well as the all-important bottom line. […] Read more
Spring or summer -- times when the growing season is well underway -- are considered the best times to list a farm property.
Features

Up for sale: First impressions count when selling farms

Rural real estate specialists offer advice if you're considering listing your farm

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It’s been said you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. That’s especially true when it comes to selling the family farm, says a Manitoba real estate agent who specializes in farm property sales. Maurice Torr, a rural real estate expert with Century 21 Westman Realty in Brandon, says it’s important […] Read more
Mailed cheques are now being intercepted by fraudsters and duplicated but made out to new payees.
Equipment, Features

Fraudsters bringing bigger phish to farms

An ATB rep suggests the time has come for you to stop writing physical cheques

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Glacier FarmMedia — The time has come for you to step up your cybersecurity against rising levels of financial fraud that have cost some producers tens of thousands of dollars. “It’s unbelievable the amount of cases that have come through our organization in the last year and a half,” says Jonathan Neutens, head of agriculture […] Read more
Units such as these developed by a British firm, Small Robot Co., have already been put to work in per-plant weed control, in which an AI "advice engine" identifies which plants the robot can kill.
Equipment, Features, Machinery

Farmers need to be open to AI technology

Already a major force, artificial intelligence soon will be smarter than humans

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If Canadian farmers are waiting for the wave of artificial intelligence (AI) to hit the agriculture industry, they’re a bit late, according to a technology expert and consultant. It’s already here. And although he’s not a farmer himself, Walter Schwabe told producers attending the recent CrossRoads Conference in Calgary that if farmers don’t try to […] Read more
Rob and Sarah need a way to divide the farm that creates the necessary cash flow for a son moving back to the farm and maintains fairness for him and his brother.
Columns

Six quarters and two sons

The problem of fairness in an estate plan

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Rob, who is 65, and Sarah, who is 61, farm six quarters of grain and pasture in northwestern Manitoba. They have two sons, Michael and Steven, each in his 30s and married. However, Steven, who has a town job, has decided he would like to try his hand at farming. The issue in devising a […] Read more
A Case IH Steiger 385 tractor upgraded with a new Trimble GFX system for tillage and NH3 applications.
Features, Machinery

Old equipment, new life: Cost-effective tech upgrades

An ag tech expert talks about how existing farm machinery can be upgraded to perform at the same level as new equipment

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What’s old can be like new again, says the president of a Saskatchewan company that specializes in helping producers outfit older farm machinery with the latest in precision farming technology. Matthew Yanick, who founded Rocanville, Sask.-based MY Precision Ag, spoke at the recent Manitoba Ag Days farm show in Brandon about the benefits of equipping […] Read more
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Columns, Home Quarter Investing, Markets

The value of target prices

How accurate are analysts’ projections on stocks’ price movements?

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One aspect of my character that has served me well over the years is a healthy sense of skepticism of what I hear or read. This “skill,” for lack of a better word, is becoming increasingly important in the information age, more accurately described as the misinformation age. I read a lot to know what […] Read more
Family members’ unspoken expectations can turn out to be “the silent killer” of a family farm, FCC’s Tim Lang says.
Features

Plan now for a farm’s future

FCC business advisor Tim Lang offers advice on what families need to consider in transition planning

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With Canada’s farm population aging, it stands to reason transition planning would be a high priority for farmers in this country. But that doesn’t appear to be the case. Despite 60 per cent of Canadian farmers being age 55 or older, fewer than one in 10 have a written transition plan, according to Farm Management […] Read more

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