Insights and Stories on Farm business

Mar. 27, 2018 at 4:08 pm CDT

There are always outstanding questions about how farmers can use insurance, either as part of a succession plan or just a part of doing business. Here are three questions and answers. 1. Will my family have to pay taxes? When you die, will your family have to pay taxes on […]

By Dilia Narduzzi

Jan. 30, 2018 at 11:32 pm CST

A Saskatchewan company that offers farmers cash up front for canola to be grown later is now tentatively bringing its model to the farm mortgage business. Input Capital, which sources canola from Prairie growers through multi-year “streaming” contracts, announced Tuesday it has launched a “mortgage stream” as a pilot project. […]

By Staff

Jan. 5, 2018 at 2:57 pm CST

The British press has given Welsh farmer Eirian Davies her own nickname, the “Cowshed Cinderella,” even though the court case that she brought against her parents, claiming they had reneged on a promise that she would inherit the family dairy farm, certainly didn’t have a fairy-tale ending. When the courts […]

By Angela Lovell

Nov. 24, 2017 at 1:32 pm CST

Advocacy to Amanda Brodhagen means taking action. It’s not just about sharing her farm experiences on social media — although she does plenty of that — it’s about taking time to volunteer at the Beef Farmers of Ontario booth at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair each year as well as […]

By Angela Lovell

Sep. 22, 2017 at 9:59 am CDT

Farmers are being urged to join the chorus of opposition facing the federal government’s proposed tax changes. Manitoba’s minister of agriculture has already added his voice to the growing calls for Ottawa to reconsider the massive overhaul and Keystone Agricultural Producers is asking its members to participate in government consultations […]

By Shannon VanRaes