Business

  • A business built on happy customers.

    In an era of government mandated, check-off funded commodity groups, there is one organization that is strikingly different — the United Potato Growers. More

  • Focus over frenzy.

    Yes, the economic outlook remains highly uncertain. But no, you aren’t helpless in the face of market volatility. Know your cash flow options, then take action ... More

  • Get organized!

    Sharing office space with other business workers or family members is challenging, but not impossible to manage, says office organizer Cheryl Joseph ... More

  • Make money in pulses

    Long-time pulse grower Leo Meyer says the key to selling peas for increased cash flow and profit is a risk management approach that includes stability programs ... More

  • Oats for sale

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) oats contract is an effective hedge for western Canadian oat growers, but most prefer the familiarity of ... More

  • Protect your back

    Tractor and office chairs today are a whole lot more comfortable than they used to be. But with long hours behind the wheel followed by long hours at a desk ... More

  • Schedule some quality desk time

    There’s good and bad news for farmers who want to improve what business specialists call "desk-work productivity ... More

  • Take your farm office off the kitchen table

    Some farmers need to organize office space separate from their living quarters. Others just need to get organized ... More

  • The best of the best

    Every year, the Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers (CAAR) recognizes one if its own with the Agri-Retailer Hall of Fame Award ... More

Other Stories

Farming can kill you.

In fact, farming is more dangerous than fighting. In 15 months, more Canadian farmers die in farm accidents than the number of Canadian soldiers killed in eight years of fighting in Afghanistan. More

Get organized!.

Sharing office space with other business workers or family members is challenging, but not impossible to manage, says office organizer Cheryl Joseph. If papers are getting misplaced (or preferably before that becomes an issue) she suggests adopting a “clean desk top” More

Canola growers raise the bar on yield.

Canola growers suspect that you “get out what you put in.” And one soil services company set out to confirm that belief with its yield-based King of Canola Challenge. This is the fourth year Hudye Soil Services in Norquay, SK, has challenged area growers to achieve the highest potential canola yield on a field of their choice. More

In support of winter cereals.

Two million acres of winter cereals routinely grown across the prairies is the goal of the Winter Cereal Sustainability in Action (WCSIA) program. With that objective in reach following the program’s launch last year, Bayer CropScience and Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) are doubling their efforts to get the word out that winter cereals work.More