Talk about debt when analyzing financial performance – by Terry Betker
Talk about debt when analyzing financial performance Debt is all around us. Consumer debt. Government debt. Many economists will comment that too much debt exists in those categories, depending on how they evaluate the debt and its associated historic trendlines....
What a grain marketing plan can do for your farm – by Katelyn Duncan
What a grain marketing plan can do for your farm Low yields and high prices are grain marketing themes these days. A few questions on farmers mind seem to be; Is it time to hold or sell, which marketing advisors should I trust, and what rotational considerations...
Farm business constraints: is something holding you back? – by Terry Betker
Farm business constraints: is something holding you back? A constraint is something that limits or restricts people in some way in what they are doing, need to do or could be doing. It impacts on a person’s action or behaviours. Some are simple. You would like to...
The strategy in drought – 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...
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...
