Alicia, Scott, Ivy and Lily Adamson are all involved in the work of their multi-generational ranch.

Saskatchewan ranchers talk ranch transition

Scott and Alicia Adamson found holistic management provided a framework for the succession process

Scott and Alicia Adamson found holistic management provided a framework for the succession process

As Scott and Alicia Adamson share their story of ranch succession in northwestern Saskatchewan, the tale begins three generations previously when Scott’s great-grandfather was working on a ranch nearby in the Meadow Lake area in the mid-1940s. Part of Fred Adamson’s pay was in cattle and when his herd size matched that of his employer, […] Read more

VIDEO: A new approach to revitalizing rural communities

VIDEO: A new approach to revitalizing rural communities

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

The decline of rural communities is nothing new to those who live there. For those of us in agriculture, these communities are a hub and vitally important. Many communities are finding new and creative ways to flourish. Becky McCray is supporting this with her development of the “Idea Friendly Town” concept. Many of her suggestions […] Read more


Les Wall and Jared and Karleen Clark of KCL Cattle stand in front of a pen of feeder cattle. The family is working with experts to help the farm transition go smoothly.

Feedlot transition takes many steps

Family hopes to make succession process smoother by using a business tool, hiring a facilitator and holding weekly team meetings

Glacier FarmMedia – Les Wall has ownership in three feedlots and a desire to retire, so the Wall family knew they had to get serious about succession planning. The family spent years planning and thinking about the future, and then took a giant step forward by joining EOS Traction, a business tool designed to bring […] Read more




One of the bulls at Pharo Cattle Company. Pharo focuses on sound, moderate-sized, easy-fleshing cattle.

Production and profitability on cow-calf operations

Shifting focus from production per cow to production per acre adds up to a more profitable cow-calf operation, says Kit Pharo

Shifting focus from production per cow to production per acre adds up to a more profitable cow-calf operation, says Kit Pharo


Which is more important, increasing profits or production? This is the question rancher and seedstock producer Kit Pharo posed at a recent holistic management gathering in Valleyview, Alta. Pharo has strong opinions, speaks his mind and says he doesn’t care what other people think. “I may not always be right, but I am never in […] Read more


Holding hands in the wheat field.

VIDEO: Understanding change during farm and ranch transitions

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

Change and how we deal with it seems to be a common theme for me in this column. My curiosity has led me to another change model, known as the transtheoretical model. This model was developed in 1977 by James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente, after reviewing several different theories. It’s usually applied to healthy behavioural […] Read more




Parliament Hill, in Ottawa – Ontario, Canada. Photo: Ulysse Pixel

Farm groups criticize capital gains inclusion rate change

Ten national organizations say several tax-related changes in the 2024 federal budget will impact farmers 

In a May 27 letter to finance minister Chrystia Freeland, agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay and national revenue minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, 10 signatories said they are concerned about the capital gains inclusion rate, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and the Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive (CEI), which were all announced in April.