Canada’s First Farmers – Written by Katelyn Duncan
Canada’s first farmers The first farmers of this land did not wear Carhartt’s. They didn’t drive pick up trucks or listen to Merle Haggard. The first farmers of this land were not of European descent. The first farmers were Indigenous people of what is now called...
Public Trust about Building Relationships – Not Changing Minds – Written by Katelyn Duncan
Public Trust about Building Relationships Not Changing Minds Building public trust in modern agriculture has long been identified as a priority by provincial and federal governments, industry associations, and producers. Substantial resources have been allocated...
The Strategy In Drought – Written by Terry Betker
The Strategy In Drought Now what do we do? There were certainly concerns late into the winter, and as an early spring approached, with a significant (severe in many areas) deficit in soil moisture. But, with every new year, there is optimism that with the new year...
No Margin No Mission – Written by Terry Betker
No Margin No Mission I’m sure you will have read something in the past that defines the vision and mission of a business, including farms. At the risk of repetition, I’m going to summarize. A vision describes the future state of the farm. It provides insight to the...
Consequences to Price Spikes – Written by Terry Betker
What are your thoughts about the existence of a commodities supercycle? Whether we’re in one or not is open for debate. From some of the reading I’ve done, even economists aren’t all of the same opinion about the presence of a supercycle. What we do know is that...
