Karen Briere

Karen Briere

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Karen Briere grew up in Canora, Sask. where her family had a grain and cattle operation. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Regina and has spent more than 30 years covering agriculture from the Western Producer’s Regina bureau.

Stories by Karen Briere

Farmers make case for aid in case tariffs imposed
News, Tariffs

Farmers make case for aid if tariffs imposed

Uncertainty over whether the U.S. will impose tariffs on Canadian agriculture is already resulting in lost sales, meeting hears

Farmers from various Canadian agricultural sectors told federal officials this week the government must be prepared to help if and when tariffs take effect.
Semi trucks lined up on a highway in winter beneath a sign that reads, "U.S. Customs."
News, Tariffs

Canada urged to look beyond U.S. for trade

Experts say the American market has been a comfortable place for Canadian business, but it is time to look elsewhere

Canadians should get used to ongoing trade threats from the United States, a former diplomat said last week.
Canada, USA and Mexico flags.
News, Tariffs

Assessing fallout from potential tariffs not easy

A Farm Credit Canada economist says there is so much uncertainty that analyzing the tariff threat is a difficult endeavour

A senior Farm Credit Canada economist said uncertainty is the name of the game when it comes to the economy.
A graphic using cogs to illustrate the various elements of a business plan.
Farm Living

Written business plan called key to farm success

Farms can be complicated because producers wear so many hats; they should develop tactics under each to ensure success

Farmers with a written business plan average returns on their assets five times higher than those who don’t put pen to paper.
An elderly farmer stands in an unplanted field looking into the distance.
Farm Living

Farm succession not just about the transfer of assets

Young farmers intending to take over the farm are urged to have wills and hire third parties to help with transition plans

Annessa Good-Hassard knows first-hand what many farm families are going through when it comes to transition. She and her husband are taking over her family’s Alberta farm.
Herbicide resistant weeds cost farmers money
News

Herbicide resistant weeds cost farmers money

The problem of herbicide resistance is growing, and producers are encouraged to do everything they can to tackle it

Herbicide resistance costs Saskatchewan growers at least $340 million a year, according to the most recent federal data.
Cattle in a pen look warily at the camera.
Livestock Management, Tariffs

Fat, feeder markets will face tariff hit

Cattle producer and feeder Kee Jim says Canada will find itself in a vulnerable position if the United States imposes tariffs

The effect of tariffs on the Canadian beef industry will depend on how high they are and how long they last, said well known cattle producer Kee Jim.
Stephanie Levasseur, an apple grower from southern Quebec stands in her orchard.
News

Two new vice-presidents for CFA

Canada’s largest agricultural organization, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, has elected two new vice-presidents at its annual AGM in Ottawa.
Low-level shot of the legs of dairy cattle being milked in a parlour.
News, Tariffs

Reciprocal tariffs to have little impact

Most dairy products that Canada sells to the United States move under non-tariff quota rates

Reciprocal tariffs wouldn’t have much effect on Canada’s supply managed products, according to a Canadian economist, because they can already move between the two countries under tariff-free quotas.

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