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2015 Crop Disease Outlook

Conditions are very variable across the Prairies this season, from drought in Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan to fairly ideal conditions in Manitoba. Add to that frost events and flea beetle pressures and it is shaping up to be a very challenging year for some. Despite that, the crops are continuing to grow and disease [...]

June 29th, 2015|Categories: news|0 Comments

Emerging Markets – Risk Management

There are so many methods and calculations to measure risk in any business or investment. Naturally, there are so many ways to evaluate risk on a farm. The principle remains that potential return rises as risk increases. One of the first risks we are faced with is growing a crop and not being able to [...]

June 4th, 2015|Categories: news|0 Comments

Positivity Can Lead to a Happier and Possibly More Successful Life

When dealing with all the uncertainties of farming, we tend to get stressed out and forget to focus on the big picture. Farming is one of the most magnificent ways of life that a family could possibly enjoy. On the farm, we bring our kids to work; we create so many memories of “picnics” in [...]

June 2nd, 2015|Categories: news|0 Comments