Canada’s first farmers – 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 – 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...
No margin no mission – 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 – by Terry Betker
Consequences to price spikes 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...
Predetermined transition – by Terry Betker
Predetermined transition Discussion centered around transition tends to focus quite a bit on the generation that is exiting. Thinking about that causes me to wonder how could we determine when someone actually ‘started’ farming in the first place? We could say it...
