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Dec 30, 2024 · CG spoke with two farmers expanding their operations across provincial borders and hundreds of kilometres away.. 6. The uneasy middle. Canada’s mid-size farms are under pressure. But don’t write them off quite so fast — at least not all of them. 7. Seven trends in agriculture for 2024.

Jan 6, 2025 · Country Guide associate editor, April Stewart, sat down with Evan Shout, a.k.a. the Farmer Coach, for his thoughts and top tips on how farmers can prepare to make decisions not only for the coming year but for the next decade. Below is an excerpt from the podcast (edited for clarity). Country Guide: As we both know, farming is a complex business full of daily decisions, the results of which ...

You can access Country Guide content several ways:. A weekly newsletter that features Country Guide articles + agriculture news, market updates and event listings.; Audio function on articles so that you can listen to them while you’re in the field. Podcasts that explore the ‘your farm, your conversation’ theme through chats with farmers across Canada, sectors and generations.

5 days ago · Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – Deliveries of major grains increased from December to December, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Jan. 29.. Total deliveries tallied more than 4.67 million tonnes last month, compared to 3.70 million a year ago. Of that, the largest deliveries were for total wheat at about 2.69 million tonnes versus 2.21 million the previous December.

Jan 14, 2025 · Canadian canola exports continued to stay far above those in 2023/24, the Canadian Grain Commission reported earlier in January. In the CGC's monthly report those outbound shipments of canola from licensed facilities at the end of November reached 3.84 million tonnes which are up by more than 80 per cent from a year ago.

Sep 11, 2024 · Country Guide provides Canadian farmers the latest news on agriculture to help their business succeed through strategic business thinking. Read our news

Numbers. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they are an integral part of farming. Why you need to stay on top of your farm’s numbers is obvious. But the ‘what’ and ‘how’ might be a bit more challenging.

6 days ago · But the reality is that many farmers will need to exit the business whether they want to or not. Maybe for health reasons, to make room for the next generation, because they promised their spouse they would slow down, for financial considerations, or one of many other reasons.. Change is hard but avoidance is seldom a useful approach for managing a difficult situation, says Waterloo, Ont ...

Nov 21, 2023 · “There is no appreciation for a dairy farmer in the Netherlands,” says Wouter Van Breugel who moved to Canada with his wife and four children in 2021 and purchased a dairy farm at North Milton, P.E.I., in February 2022.