Understanding farmland values – by Terry Betker
The illustration, taken from the recent Farmland Values Report issued by FCC, doesn’t tell us anything we don’t know in general. Farms are getting bigger. Have been for quite some time now. The Report is interesting to say the least. Trying to put perspective to...
When farm management reaches an intersection – by Terry Betker
How many of you have planned on meeting someone at a certain intersection? There are lots of famous intersections in the world. If you live in Winnipeg, that intersection is Portage and Main. In Elgin, Man., it might be Highway 23 and the community hall. Or, and...
As spring arrives, a classic car roars to life – by Blake Copley
I recently had the opportunity and cause to take my family’s 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza out from winter storage and prepare it for the upcoming season. For the last decade, the car has been the family’s preferred vehicle for ice cream hunting in the summer...
Risk thresholds can measure impact of declining margins – by Terry Betker
Example What does managing for financial success mean to you? Is it simply a function of more and more money? If that resonates for you, and you own farmland in Western Canada, your “success” — your wealth — will have increased substantially over the past 10 years...
Modern farm transition can be a never-ending process – by Terry Betker
Here’s a farm and family situation that is not unusual. Two brothers have been farming together for years. Let’s say that they’re mid-40s and have been farming for 20 to 25 years. They started out farming with their parents. Things generally went well with the...
