AgriSuccess Archives

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May/June 2013

  • Managing Risk and Growth
  • Know your financing options
  • Does fair mean equal?
  • Weighing the cost of equipment
  • Your money - Benchmark for profitability
  • Young Farmer Profile – Managing risk and growth
  • Ask an expert - Change is opportunity
  • Game Changers – Zero doesn’t live here anymore
  • Planning to succeed - Do you have plans?
  • Safety on the farm – When lightning strikes

March/April 2013

  • Should you own the land you farm?
  • Revisit green energy on the farm
  • Your money - Minimize taxes with a succession plan
  • Young farmer profile - Family work ethic brings this young farmer home
  • Ask an expert - Discover the power of curiosity
  • Game Changers– Going big
  • Planning to succeed - Efficiency be ready for anything
  • Safety on the farm - Lessons from the construction and mining

January/February 2013

  • Get more profit from what you have
  • Married, with business interests
  • Adapting to climate
  • Your money - Know your tax deadlines
  • Young farmer profile - Potato farm thrives under partnership umbrella
  • Ask an expert - Land rental contracts
  • Game Changers – Natural gas shakes up the energy market
  • Planning to succeed – It pays to get away
  • Safety on the farm – Fitness: a business bonus for producers

November/December 2012

  • Understand the contracts you sign
  • Foreign workers benefit Canadian farms
  • Invest thought in farmyard renos
  • Your money – Right-size your farm insurance
  • Young farmer profile – Keep busy, keep happy
  • Ask an expert - Gen. Rick Hillier: Deconstructing leadership
  • Game Changers - Emerging opportunity from high-value cellulose
  • Planning to succeed - World markets effect local change
  • Safety on the farm - Make safety resolutions

September/October 2012

  • Canada’s pork sector flirts with a comeback
  • Good ideas incubate in low-risk plots
  • The big picture - Consider the happiness factor
  • Your money - Timing your fertilizer purchases
  • Young farmer profile - Couple rejuvenate family dairy farm
  • Ask an expert – Mapping the wheat genome
  • Planning to succeed - Open your business to online opportunity
  • Safety on the farm - Know your limits

July/August 2012

  • Booming back to life
  • Upselling Canada’s cultural mosaic
  • Farm labour trends to full-time work
  • The big picture - What’s that machine costing you?
  • Your money - Consider forward contracts
  • Young farmer profile - Succession plan spurs farm growth
  • Ask an expert – Global views with a Canadian focus
  • Planning to succeed - Farm succession: what’s in your will?
  • Safety on the farm - Beware the big beasts

May/June 2012

  • From Agritechnica to the world
  • Lean manufacturing offers a competitive edge
  • Marketing changes for Prairie wheat and barley
  • The big picture - Sustainability gains market importance
  • Your money - Margin management tools
  • Young farmer profile - Custom-feed contracts strengthen JRD Farms
  • Ask an expert – Business advice from the Lentil Processing King
  • Planning to succeed - When farm kids leave home
  • Safety on the farm - Heads up on public roadways

March/April 2012

  • Hindsight is 20/20
  • Farmland values rising
  • Dairy quota: a useful management tool
  • The big picture - Thoughtful choices have intrinsic value
  • Your money - What to do when the good times roll
  • Young farmer profile - Division of duties helps this family operation
  • Ask an expert - Investment approaches for producers
  • Planning to succeed - Make off-farm investing part of your plan
  • Safety on the farm - Safety investments pay biggest dividends

January/February 2012

  • Give them space to grow
  • Soft issues are key to successful farm transfers
  • From the editor
  • The big picture - Marry later, marry less: family dynamics are changing
  • Your money - Plan early for intergenerational transfers
  • Young farmer profile - Establishing a new farming identity
  • Ask an expert - How to combine family and business
  • Planning to succeed - Family matters when it comes to farm succession
  • Safety on the farm - Put extra thought into safety measures for young and old

November/December 2011

  • Growing profits in a shrinking world
  • Expect to hear more from non-traditional sources
  • The changing face of farm leasing
  • From the editor
  • The big picture - U.S. debt affects Canadian agriculture
  • Your money - Considering cross-border shopping?
  • Young farmer profile - Working with the land and community
  • Ask an expert - Becoming accustomed to a high dollar
  • Planning to succeed - Farm succession should be about business
  • Safety on the farm - Safety awareness rising on American farms

September/October 2011

  • Sensible borrowing
  • How do you view debt?
  • Don’t fear the lender
  • From the editor
  • The big picture - What’s your interest rate strategy?
  • Your money
  • Young farmer profile - The Hills build a dream
  • Ask an expert - Debt and employee relations
  • Planning to succeed - Wise words on borrowing
  • Safety on the farm - Respirators offer crucial protection

July/August 2011

  • The rise of the supermarket empire
  • Growing nanotechnology
  • Traceability: Quebec aims for farm-to-table
  • Performance reporting from farm to feed lot (and beyond)
  • From the editor
  • The big picture - Food safety protocols tighten
  • Your money - Develop value chains, not supply chains
  • Young farmer profile - Go east, young man
  • Ask an expert - Consumers demand sustainability
  • Planning to succeed - In search of the technology sweet spot
  • Safety on the farm - Cultivating peace of mind

May/June 2011

  • Wireless technologies open new frontiers for farmers
  • Take the smart approach to mobile
  • Explore Twitter and Facebook for business
  • There’s an app for that
  • The big picture - Spanning the wireless divide
  • Your money - Make your cab your mobile office
  • Young farmer profile - Supplying the Asian niche market
  • Ask an expert - Wireless wins fans in agri-food
  • Planning to succeed - Reconcile to our wonderful wireless world
  • Safety on the farm - Going wireless doesn’t mean cutting ties to safety
  • From FCC - Canadian farmland values continue to rise
  • Getting started in social media
  • VIDEO: Get the Most out of Your Smartphone

March/April 2011

  • Success strategies for smaller farms
  • Managing to stay Moderate
  • The big picture - Is farm size really what you think?
  • Your money - Full-time, part-time or hobby farmer?
  • Young farmer profile - Little big farm
  • Ask an expert - Bigger isn’t always better, financially
  • Planning to succeed - Small-farm entrepreneurs create success
  • Safety on the farm - Small farms can have big safety issues
  • From FCC - Optimism hits four-year high

January/February 2011

  • Develop a learning strategy
  • Seeds of knowledge pay dividends
  • The big picture - Seek the advice of eagles
  • Your money - Education is rewarding, but what does it cost?
  • Young farmer profile - Entrepreneurs find the spirit in cider
  • Ask an expert - Commodity Marketing 101: How much knowledge is enough?
  • Planning to succeed - The time to learn is now – and always
  • Safety on the farm - Plan for safety like you do production
  • From FCC - FCCDrive Away Hunger

November/December 2010

  • Doing more with less
  • Plan for the future
  • The big picture - Canadian agriculture defies predictions
  • Your Money
  • Young farmer profile
  • Ask an expert
  • Planning to succeed
  • Safety on the farm
  • Canadian farmland values continue to rise

September/October 2010

  • Human or Machine?
  • Hiring steps are simple but often ignored.
  • Focus on culture, not just agriculture, to recruit and retain workers.
  • The big picture - Consider the advantages of outside employees
  • Your Money
  • Young farmer profile
  • Ask an expert
  • Planning to succeed
  • Safety on the farm
  • How do you feed 300,000 kids every month?

July/August 2010

  • SHARE: Getting back to farming’s soul
  • Fresh ideas from an annual bus tour
  • Expand your horizons
  • Learning close to home
  • The big picture - Don’t just go along for the ride
  • Your money
  • Young farmer profile - The people make the business
  • Ask an expert - Getting value from your travel
  • Planning to succeed - Send your staff
  • Safety on the farm - First aid on the farm
  • From FCC
  • Tradeshow list

May/June 2010

  • Where is China in your farming future?
  • Using – and saving – energy in agriculture
  • The big picture - Recognizing all the game changers
  • Your money - Expert says expect modest, but steady fuel price increases
  • Young farmer profile - New Brunswick producer goes big in blueberries
  • Ask an expert - The crystal ball
  • Safety on the farm - Farming with a disability
  • Planning to succeed - Are you ready for the unpredictable?
  • From FCC

March/April 2010

  • Outsource or do it yourself?
  • Clear the roadblocks to efficiency
  • The big picture - All work and no play can lead to inefficient work habits.
  • Your money - Full-time or part-time farming?
  • Young farmer profile - Your farm is stronger with a supportive spouse.
  • Ask an expert - Good management improves farm efficiency.
  • Planning to succeed - Farm transfers: Have your cake and eat it too.
  • Safety on the farm - Rollover protective structures can save your life.
  • From FCC

January/February 2010

  • How two families tackle business decisions
  • Understanding farm family dynamics
  • Making room for the next generation
  • The big picture - Communication can make or break family farms
  • Your money - Even in agriculture, lawyers recommend a pre-nup
  • Young farmer profile - Sundgaard family plans for future generations
  • Ask an expert - The human challenges of farming with family
  • Planning to succeed - Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
  • Safety on the farm - Speak up about unsafe situations
  • Tupling Farms, a successful family-run potato operation in southwestern Ontario

November/December 2009

  • Learning from experience - Farming with a growth plan
  • Learning from experience - Rainbow Farms grows with the blueberry industry
  • Learning from experience - Mucci becomes an industry leader in his adopted country
  • Farmland values stand the test of time
  • Your money – Fifty years of returns on farmland
  • The big picture – Outside investors discover agriculture
  • Young farmers – Younger Mucci runs ahead of the pack
  • Ask an expert – Focus on business with better organization
  • Pick the top advancements in agriculture
  • Planning to succeed – How far ahead can you plan?
  • The cutting edge – Predicting the next 50 years
  • Safety on the farm – Will you have a Certified Safe Farm?

September/October 2009

  • Farm Technology distinguish toys from tools
  • It’s not easy being green, but how about profitable?
  • Your money – Is new technology worth the cost?
  • The big picture – Taking GPS to the next level
  • Young farmers – New generation, new ideas
  • Ask an expert – Producers find opportunity online
  • Planning to succeed – Open your world with communications technology
  • Safety on the farm – Manage fatigue
  • The cutting edge – New animal technologies waiting in the wings

July/August 2009

  • Opportunity amid economic turmoil
  • Making sense of the financial malaise
  • Your money - Should you choose a fixed or a variable interest rate?
  • The big picture - Interpreting your financial numbers
  • Young farmers - Finding success through adaptation
  • Ask an expert - Investing off the farm
  • Planning to succeed - Managing risk in an uncertain economic environment
  • Safety on the farm - Safety is first at Saanichton Farm
  • The cutting edge - Recession? Don’t tell the cellulosic ethanol crowd

May/June 2009

  • The Road to succession – One destination, countless routes
  • Young producers show their optimism
  • Young farmers – Tobacco grower goes green (onions, that is)
  • Your money – Even young farmers need a current will
  • The big picture – Where are all the young farmers?
  • Ask an expert – Dr. John Fast – Make family farm succession a priority
  • Planning to succeed – The rise and fall – and rise again – of your farm business empire
  • The cutting edge – Technology: one more way to boost the allure of farming
  • Safety on the farm – Young farmers talk safety

March/April 2009

  • What producers want in professionals
  • Mixing tradition with innovation
  • Ask an Expert

January/February 2009

  • The Wealthy Barber speaks to producers
  • The big picture - Commit your goals to paper
  • Young farmers - Leaving home may be your best education

November/December 2008

  • Young farmers - From employee to owner
  • Cash windfall? Think outside the barn
  • Will cattle and hogs bounce back?

September/October 2008

  • The big picture - Avoid the pitfalls in energy analysis
  • How to cut your diesel fuel bill
  • Some easy ways to save energy

July/August 2008

  • Managing grain price risk
  • Poultry producers manage their disease risk
  • Keep functional foods in your forecast

May/June 2008

  • Outside investment in primary agriculture
  • Building retirement into your business plan
  • Consider life insurance as an off-farm investment

March/April 2008

  • Good marketing includes forward pricing
  • Lease, buy, hire or custom
  • Maintain farm animal health

January/February 2008

  • Local food moving to the mainstream
  • Piecing together the transportation puzzle
  • Taking trucking out of farming will be tough

November/December 2007

  • Dairy contrast: expand or specialize?
  • Right size your farm
  • Building on business planning strengths

September/October 2007

  • Biofuel revolution
  • Planning to succeed – Make sure selling local pays
  • Connect with customers

July/August 2007

  • Fish-friendly agriculture pays off
  • Good stewardship of the land makes good business sense.
  • Carbon offset trading is becoming a reality

May/June 2007

  • Using technology to monitor your operation
  • Plan your season with your own weather station
  • Standardizing the organic label in Canada

March/April 2007

  • Will high grain prices last?
  • Word-of-mouth advertising works
  • Identify safety risks on the farm

January/February 2007

  • Biofuels buzz
  • Get ready for the second generation
  • Manage your risk

November/December 2006

  • Learning to leverage human resources
  • Keeping your employees
  • Investing in people helps the farm

September/October 2006

  • Producer-controlled leader in seed processing
  • Chesslawn Vineyard and Winery
  • Value doesn’t mean lowest price

July/August 2006

  • Manure to electricity
  • Turn your paperwork into a plan
  • Burning wheat has more value than putting it in bread

May/June 2006

  • Risk management in commodities
  • Open up - it won't hurt
  • Egg marketing success

March/April 2006

  • The Trait Race
  • Agri-food research: no frills here
  • Biological seed treatment derived from quinoa

January/February 2006

  • Farmland: buy or rent
  • Measuring cow burps
  • Promoting staple foods

November/December 2005

  • Workforce from abroad
  • Drought-fighting plants
  • Ice cider success

September/October 2005

  • Growing IP grains for profit
  • Premium beef markets
  • Bio-pharming

March/April 2005

  • Advisers return big dividends
  • Is incorporation for you?
  • Incorporation and succession planning
  • Be SMART and keep your best