5 tax tips every farmer should know

Filing taxes for your farm business can get complicated quickly. These tax tips for farmers can help you learn what you need to report and how to take advantage of tax breaks available to you. By Ben Luthi, Personal Finance Writer creditkarma.com, April 12, 2018...

Stress – Friend or Foe?

Much is being written, especially in dairy circles, about the impact of the current economic environment on the stress level of farmers. Most has implicitly or explicitly cast stress in a negative light. That is not the whole story. Stress is necessary for our normal...

Fresh start for Quebec dairy farm

Highlights Massicotte Holsteins came about after a difficult split from the Massicotte’s 5 generation family business With financing from FCC, father and son visited farmers in the province to purchase cows and form their new herd Produce as much milk as possible...

Understanding Financial Well-Being

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sponsored a webinar this week to discuss Financial well-being: What it means and how to help. This study provides the first-ever definition of financial well-being created directly out of the voices of consumers. Consumers...

Advice for Canadian Crop Producers – Part One

Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO of SaskCan Pulse and Alliance Grain Traders, shares tips for Canadian crop producers with AgriSuccess editor Kevin Hursh. Key Points Producers need to be both growth-oriented and market-oriented – you need to grow crops because there...

Advice for Canadian Crop Producers – Part Two

Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO of SaskCan Pulse and Alliance Grain Traders, shares tips for Canadian crop producers with AgriSuccess editor Kevin Hursh. Key Points Producers need to be both growth-oriented and market-oriented – you need to grow crops because there...