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As the harvest season approaches, farmers, industry and governments are monitoring conditions closely. In parts of Ontario and Quebec, farmers are experiencing severe drought conditions and efforts are underway to assess the impacts. The Disaster Assessment/Analysis...
A lot of judges were scratching their heads when Brett Sheffield showed up at the ‘Central Canada’ finalist of a major competition for young entrepreneurs. How had a young farmer from Pilot Mound, Man., managed to beat out hundreds of entrants, including MBA students...
You could call Tobin Schlegel’s goats a sideline, but that wouldn’t do justice to their powerful role in the development of his farm, or Schlegel himself. The 29-year-old can now joke that when he and wife Erin first started farming, they would have “made more money...
For more than three decades, Raymond Levallois has been telling farmers that production excellence alone is not enough. It’s taken a long while, but the message is getting through – at least to some. “Today, even enterprises that are succeeding well from the technical...
“I have adopted strategic business management because it allows me to enjoy my time on the tractor, and evenings with my wife.” Cedric MacLeod As a young farmer, I owe so much to my mentors – my father has constantly inspired and encouraged me and I’ve learned a...
SWEABURG, ON – Three years after talking with Farm Management Canada, Oxford County goat herder Ian Mayberry looks back at one major achievement over that period of time with a genuine sense of pride. “A clean bill of health for our goats was my major goal,” he says....
