Know the risks involved when creating land titles.
Farm business
Land title transfers: the Wild West
It is common to add children or a spouse to land titles, but there are risks involved when this is not documented properly
Conservation on the farm: Empowering farmers to lead environmental change
Can farmers also be conservationists? This Nuffield scholar and Ontario farmer says yes
A look at the recent report by Nuffield scholar and Ontario farmer Matt McIntosh, exploring the challenging relationship between farmers and conversation efforts.
Hutterite colonies can help advance value-added processing
With support where needed, Hutterite colonies, known for running progressive, diversified farms, could become major drivers for rural economic development and value-added processing, Kevin Hursh writes.
Support from Americans in trade fight has its limitations
Editorial: It’s nice for Canadian farmers to have powerful U.S. allies voicing support for free trade, but it’s important to recognize their influence will have its limits.
The Good, Bad & Ugly
The Good: Canola futures closed the day up by C$1.60 per tonne and settled at US$603 per tonne. The gains in canola were supported by a 1.8 per cent gain in soybean oil futures with the nearby May contract closing at 61.76 U.S. cents per pound. The strength of the canola market was good news […] Read more
Unified ag front urged for Next Policy Framework
The industry is told that the time is right to take agriculture’s goals and challenges to the government
Panelists at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) annual general meeting say agriculture groups must stay focused and united in consultations for the recently-announced next policy framework
AM Market Report – February 26, 2026
GOOD MORNING…HERE IS YOUR MORNING MARKET NEWS OVERNIGHT GRAIN TRADE ICE canola futures are trading around $1/tonne higher to start this morning, erasing losses seen during the overnight session…and are in fact now trading at the overnight highs. Chicago soybean futures were also lower overnight but have now turned higher in the early morning hours…posting […] Read more
The Good, Bad & Ugly
The Good: Spring wheat futures were up by two cents per bushel during today’s session which clawed back some of the recent losses in the spring wheat market. The spring wheat market rallied despite losses in the winter wheat futures. Chicago wheat futures closed down by four cents per bushel, while Kansas City wheat futures […] Read more
Feed costs on rented pasture now eligible for AgriStability
The change would be implemented for the 2026 program year
Pasture-related feed costs are now allowable expenses for AgriStability participants.
Overnight Trade
Crude oil continues to rally this morning on the Iranian conflict concerns with the nearby contract trading at US$65.89 per barrel. There was very little mentioned in the President’s State of the Union address about the potential for conflict with Iran. The loonie is trading close to unchanged at 65.89 U.S. cents. The canola market is trading […] Read more
