Insights and Stories on Farm business

NFU takes demand for ban on investor ownership to Parliament Hill

Nov. 24, 2023 at 9:26 pm CST

Members of the National Farmers Union (NFU) gathered on Parliament Hill Wednesday to demand a ban on investor ownership of farmland. The demonstration was organized by the NFU Youth Caucus and Farm Workers’ Working Group. The goal was to demand protection of food sovereignty and help farmers, especially young ones, […]

Think outside the agriculture box for labour, ag and tech leaders say

Oct. 26, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

OAC to offer new master’s program in plant agriculture

Aug. 31, 2023 at 9:02 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

At Ag in Motion: 4-H’ers get bigger-picture view of ag industry

Jul. 20, 2023 at 2:10 pm CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Pre-election reports analyze Alberta’s ag issues

May. 26, 2023 at 9:22 pm CDT

By Jonah Grignon

Feds lock in higher interest-free portion on cash advances

May. 10, 2023 at 2:30 pm CDT

A further temporary increase to the interest-free chunk of cash advances available to Canadian farmers, as telegraphed in March’s federal budget, has now gone live. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau confirmed Wednesday that the interest-free limit under the Advance Payments Program (APP) for the 2023 program year is now $350,000, effective […]

By Dave Bedard

Buy or rent? Land rent-to-price ratio can help farmers decide

Apr. 27, 2023 at 4:20 pm CDT

Higher interest rates don’t seem to be affecting the ratio between land values and land rental costs — at least, not yet. Farm Credit Canada’s latest analysis of farmland rental prices says they’re roughly maintaining their traditional linkage, says J.P Gervais, the organization’s chief economist. “We were curious to see […]

By Don Norman

International farmers may ease Canadian human capital crunch

Apr. 3, 2023 at 8:25 pm CDT

As other nations reduce their agricultural footprints in an effort to boost sustainability, their loss could be Canada’s human capital gain, a new report suggests. “The immigration of scientists, data engineers, and entrepreneurs has been recognized as critical to Canada’s growth. A similar approach needs to be adopted to attract […]

By Manitoba Co-operator staff

Building a farm that lasts

Feb. 3, 2023 at 9:23 am CST

Maybe nothing has ever been certain on the farm, but today it feels more true than ever before. There’s so much more to worry about than just weather and weeds. Who could ever imagine the global supply chain would be turned upside down by a virus? Or that you wouldn’t […]

By Jeanine Moyer

EDC executive to lead Farm Credit Canada

Dec. 22, 2022 at 5:47 am CST

Canada’s federal farm lender is importing its next chief executive from Export Development Canada. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Wednesday announced the appointment of Justine Hendricks, EDC’s senior vice-president and chief corporate sustainability officer since 2019, as FCC’s new CEO effective Jan. 30, 2023. As CEO, Hendricks replaces Michael […]

By Dave Bedard