Producers continue to work with insurance companies and make repairs to their farms following last May’s wind storm
RUSSELL, Ont. — Farm damage inflicted by a violent storm last May in eastern Ontario lingers nine months later. In less than three minutes on May 21, violent winds with tornado-level gusts, known as a derecho, tore through the communities of Carlsbad Springs, Navan, Vars and Sarsfield just east of Ottawa. It levelled trees, blew […] Read moreStories by Candice Vetter
Livestock brand ownership a succession factor
Death of the brand holder could result in significant cash flow problems for some ranch families without proper planning
CALGARY — Farm families usually put serious consideration into who inherits the land, the livestock, the barns, and the equipment, but one item that is often forgotten is the livestock brand. As co-executor of my parents’ estates, that issue came into sharp focus for me. They died the same year, my father first. The property […] Read more
Ontario community reclaims threshing record
The 243 threshing mills in St. Albert beat the Guinness World Record of 139 machines set in Austin, Man., in 2016
ST. ALBERT, Ont. — It may be considered a dead occupation, but there was no lack of people willing to take on the challenge of threshing barley with pitchforks, antique threshing machines and antique tractors Aug. 11 in St. Albert in eastern Ontario. A total of 250 threshing mills were brought to the site and […] Read more
