Knife to a gun fight

Farm talk: Grain marketing has changed. Farmers need to be ready to deal with the new reality

Have you ever heard the expression “Never take a knife to a gun fight?” It’s good advice. Unless you are armed with as good a weapon as your foe you are most likely to face defeat, or at least a good thrashing. That lesson was not lost on western Canadian farmers through the years they […] Read more

Farmland prices and net farm income

Record high land prices are still making the news in Saskatchewan. Will things be different this time?

Coffee shops and bars have been buzzing for a couple of years now with new record highs for farmland prices and cash rents. This is what you hear: “Farmland is a superb investment and we must get in on the action. Farmland will continue to increase in value — they aren’t making any more of […] Read more