Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Off-farm income has been a contributor to farm households for decades, but in many ways the extent and role it plays in the farm business isn’t fully understood. Read More

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 19, 2024

There may be a flurry of activity in several accountants’ offices over the next 10 weeks as farm families grapple with how changes to the capital gains inclusion rate and exemption laid out in the latest federal budget may impact their succession planning. The government plans to increase the taxable portion of capital gains —.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 22, 2024

Incorporated farms in provinces where the federal carbon tax is collected should receive a little more back on their tax return under the “Canada Carbon Rebate for Small Businesses” proposed in the federal budget last week. The federal government said it would “urgently” return more than $2.5

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Food Politics

MAY 7, 2024

Every five years or so, we have to deal with another farm bill. Like the dietary guidelines, also every five years, the farm bill doesn’t really change much. And just so you know where i”m coming from on this, here are my classic thoughts on the matter: “ The farm bill drove me insane. ” So here we go again. Stay tuned.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this case, the “it” is the farm, and if you’re putting off transitioning the farm to a new owner or manager, you might be missing out on a huge opportunity to mentor and continue the success of the legacy you’ve built. You can’t take it with you. The trouble is, most of us operate. Read More

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 16, 2024

There’s no data better suited to a farm than data derived FROM that farm. Designing and executing an on-farm field trial can be incredibly valuable for informing changes in production practices, but it’s key that the trial be designed to deliver solid data. To tackle what it takes to get the most out of on-farm.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 6, 2024

Now in its third year, the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) is a $704.1 million funding program that is part of the Government of Canada’s Agricultural Climate Solutions initiative, intended to help farmer’s tackle climate change.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Farmers Weekly The Environment Agency stands accused of hypocrisy and negligence over its failure to maintain watercourses to prevent farms from devastating flood damage.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 17, 2024

Farm Credit Canada has added a sixth Sustainability Incentive Program for those who use FCC as their lending institution and use AgExpert Premium software. Read More Farm Credit Canada has added a sixth Sustainability Incentive Program for those who use FCC as their lending institution and use AgExpert Premium software.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 6, 2024

In this episode of the Farming Forward video series, Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching, explains the principle that stands for: G – Graze period R – Rest period A. Advanced grazing can be summed up in one word: GRASS. Read More Advanced grazing can be summed up in one word: GRASS. Read More

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The labour gap in the farming sector is a pressing issue, and with the physically demanding and seasonal nature of farm work, finding suitable workers is an annual struggle. In this latest episode of the Farm Safety Roundup, Shaun Haney is joined by Jay Remsik, a health and safety consultant at Workplace Safety and Prevention.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 12, 2024

In agriculture, we love to hate on acronyms and buzzwords, but like many things that become a daily part of our lives, some words — and the topic they represent — are worth getting past the initial dislike and really diving in to what a particular idea or topic could mean for the farm business. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Putting cover crops to work on Randy Tkachyk’s farm means keeping soil covered, growing winter feed for cattle, and providing grazing opportunities for those cattle well in to the fall. Tkachyk grows a diverse cover crop mix on his farm near Sundown, Man., Tkachyk grows a diverse cover crop mix on his farm near Sundown, Man.,

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Farmers Weekly More than half of farmers are not at all positive about their own future in farming when taking into account changes to existing payments and regulations, according to Defra’s latest farming opinion tracker.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Decisive Farming and GrainFox have announced a new partnership to combine digital grain trade and selling options for Canadian farmers. It provides marketing insights and crop sales recommendations customized to each farm business. It provides marketing insights and crop sales recommendations customized to each farm business.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Farmers Weekly Farming organisations have united around calls for fair farmgate prices following targeted protests against supermarket depots, co-ordinated by the Proud to Farm group.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 10, 2024

Say what you want about the state of farm transition in Canada, but the numbers don’t lie: farm business transition from one owner to the next is a huge deal both in dollar figures and families involved. According to Farm Management Canada, about 75 per cent of farm businesses are set to transition to new.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Farmers Weekly The average farm business income in England increased to £96,100 across all farm types in 2022-23, according to Defra’s latest farm survey. During the 12-month period to the end of February 2023, average incomes rose for dairy, cereals, pigs, and horticultural enterprises.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Ms Coffey was roundly applauded at the NFU’s Back British Farming Day event at Westminster on Wednesday (13 September) when she signalled her department’s continuing support for glyphosate use in UK agriculture.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This is the first video in a new series called Farming Forward: Sharpen your soil health expertise with cover cropping, nitrogen management, and advanced grazing, brought to you by the Farm Resilience Mentorship program. Visit farmlearninghub.ca Visit farmlearninghub.ca

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Farmers Weekly A dairy farming council tenant fears losing his farm amid reports Powys council is planning a £5m sale behind closed doors.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 3, 2024

In this interview, Kaia Fossheim, of AgSafe Alberta, reviews on-farm fire. In this interview, Kaia Fossheim, of AgSafe Alberta, reviews on-farm fire. Read More With a spring fire season that has fired up early and hot in Western Canada, there is no time like today to start working on a fire prevention plan. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Farmers Weekly Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper rose to fame after appearing on Jeremy Clarkson’s hit TV show, which documented the highs and lows of running Diddly Squat – a 400ha farm in the Cotswolds.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We’ve gone with a […] The post Farmer Focus: Farm-saved seed wheat blend tailored to farm conditions appeared first on Farmers Weekly The wheat was sown direct into the linseed stubble with the Moore Unidrill and the barley disced before drilling into the wheat stubble with the same machine.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 10, 2024

Family Farm Success: Family farms reap the benefit when the next generation builds skills and experience through off-farm work and development programs.

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The Farmers Daughter USA

APRIL 28, 2024

Red Hen Turf Farm is one way! I had the opportunity to ride along with Max Niespodziany, Senior Financial Officer with Farm Credit Mid-America, as he delivered a patronage check to Red Hen Turf Farm. It was my first time on a turf farm! Red Hen Turf Farm Max and I met up with Gordon Millar, the owner of Red Hen Turf Farm.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 16, 2024

At farm bill listening session in South Dakota members of the Senate Ag Committee expressed optimism about getting a farm bill done yet in 2024 and putting more farm in the farm bill.

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Western FarmPress

MAY 10, 2024

Father and daughter harvest leafy greens at Tiro Tres Farms in Texas' Winter Garden area. They credit adaptability and research for their family's 100 years of production.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

When Paula and Dale Boles took over Dale’s father’s farmland in North Carolina, they thought that poultry farming would be a good way to work the land until they were ready to pass it on to their children. But, over the last several years, there has been a wave of efforts to find ways to support farmers transitioning out of factory farming.

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AgriLife Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Read More → The post Putting the ‘farm’ in solar farm first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Putting the ‘farm’ in solar farm appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Once they would have been joined by many other families whose produce fed the local population and whose farms were within Bristol’s city boundary. A hundred years ago, according to Catherine, there were 28 farms in South Bristol alone, several of them tenanted by her ancestors.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

Murphy Family Farms (later bought by Smithfield Foods) helped out with the loan needed to get started. The Faaborgs farmed hogs for 30 years. When Tanner Faaborg came back to the farm as an adult, the family began thinking about ways to transition out of hog farming. “We It sounded like a pretty good deal,” says Faaborg.

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Farming First

JANUARY 11, 2024

Carbon farming has the potential to become the new gold rush, disrupting the stagnant debate over climate change and agriculture. The post Carbon Farming: The Great Carbon Rush appeared first on Farming First.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 20, 2024

Transitions and Strategies: As farms become larger, many families conclude that perks must be limited and keep business more separate from personal life.

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USDA Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In an industrial park in Arlington, Virginia, there is something you might not expect – a farm. Area 2 Farms is an indoor, organic, soil-based farm that seeks to expand their ultra-local model nationwide.

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Western FarmPress

MAY 2, 2024

Mike Pearson takes a look at a lawsuit filed in Iowa that alleges the four decade old Sodbuster rule that governs farm activity on wetlands is unconstitutional.

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Agric4profits

MAY 6, 2024

Fish Farming is one of the main aquaculture farming practices of most farmers across the globe prefer because it is profitable and creates a better business opp

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