The total equity of the Canadian farm sector rose nearly eight per cent in 2023 while farm assets rose more than seven per cent according to Statistics Canada’s 2023 balance sheet.
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Farm equity, asset values up in 2023: StatCan
Farms' ability to pay debts declined but balance sheet remains strong
Block’s Ranching receives stewardship award
Glacier FarmMedia – When Neil Block won the Saskatchewan environmental stewardship award on June 10 at the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association convention in Swift Current, he talked about his love for his work. Block’s Ranching Ltd. is near Abbey, Sask., and consists of approximately 60,000 acres. The family runs cow-calf pairs and yearlings and grazes […] Read more
CCA encouraged by introduction of Maritime Livestock Price Insurance Pilot
The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is pleased to see the Livestock Price Insurance (LPI) Pilot officially launched in several Maritime provinces. The new program will permit producers from New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island – and soon Nova Scotia – the ability to purchase insurance on price protection for their beef cattle in the case […] Read more
Passings of note
Purely Purebred, news from the June 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Alberta Mae Blacklock passes Our condolences to the loved ones of Alberta Mae Blacklock (nee Henderson), who passed away earlier this year in the Outlook long-term care facility. Known to everybody as Bert, she was born July 28, 1927, in Lacombe, Alta. In 1938 at the Calgary calf feeding competition, she won her first of […] Read more
Prairie soil scientist and author Les Henry, 83
Henry's outreach to farmers spanned more than half a century
Glacier FarmMedia — Saskatchewan soil scientist Les Henry, well known for his work on improving Prairie farmland and his outreach to Prairie farmers in the pages of Grainews, has died. Ending a long fight with congestive heart failure, Henry died Friday in Saskatoon at age 83, having continued to write until very shortly before his […] Read more
Feds announce early livestock tax deferral
Livestock producers in drought-affected areas are getting and early livestock tax deferral (LTD) for the 2024 season. The federal government said the situation has become more challenging for producers due to climate change, when announcing a list of regions eligible for the deferral on June 14. The LTD allows producers in designated areas, who were […] Read more
Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch bull sale
Purely Purebred, news from the June 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch celebrated their 35th anniversary bull sale with a great crowd at their sale facility near Ponteix, Sask., on March 1. Eighty-six purebred yearling Gelbvieh bulls (red and black) sold for an average of $6,762. Many longtime repeat customers joined several new buyers in the stands and there was an […] Read more
Improvements to temporary foreign worker program recommended: CFIB
Temporary foreign workers (TFWs) may help alleviate persistent labour shortages in Canada’s agricultural sector, but adjustments to the system would increase efficiencies and create better alignment with the practical needs of agri-businesses, according to new research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) that includes several recommendations for policy makers. “While government is reviewing […] Read more
Former Manitoba man sues Bayer for causing his cancer
A Calgary man who lived on a farm in Carman, Man., as a child has filed a lawsuit saying chemicals he was exposed to resulted in a cancer diagnosis. The plaintiffs in the case are Kevin Giesbrecht and his common-law spouse, Jennifer McAlpine, who now live in Calgary. According to court documents, Giesbrecht lived on […] Read more
Agribition partners with Beef Australia, elects board
Purely Purebred, news from the June 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Canadian Western Agribition and Beef Australia have signed an agreement to share knowledge and help each other market and promote their respective events. Beef Australia CEO Simon Irwin and Agribition CEO Shaun Kindopp signed the memorandum of understanding. Agribition also elected its leadership team at its AGM earlier this spring. Michael Latimer of Olds, Alta., […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
