The capital dividend account is a notional account used solely for tax purposes. It does not appear on your company’s balance sheet but will be reported on your corporate tax return, either on your corporate tax summary or capital dividend continuity. Non-taxable capital dividends may be paid from this account. Your farming company’s CDA is […] Read more
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High frequency ID tags offer increased info, accuracy
An animal’s ear could support tremendous technology for the livestock industry if high frequency radio tags were adopted, says a wireless researcher from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. “Low frequency works, but I believe there are some other technologies that will provide additional use to this particular industry,” Glen Kathler said during the recent […] Read more
Removing the high from hemp
Cannabinoid-free plants would reduce problems for industrial hemp seed exporters
Hemp growers may someday be able to do away with monitoring the levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in their plants, thanks to a new discovery. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have found the chemical pathway that Cannabis sativa plants use to create the cannabinoids. This paves the way for the development of cannabinoid-free industrial hemp. […] Read moreSeed company alliance to boost wheat variety research
A new licensing agreement between Canterra Seeds and Lima-grain could give western Canadian farmers access to more wheat varieties, including promising cultivars already grown commercially in the United States. Officials from Canterra recently announced an agreement with Limagrain, a global seed company, that will allow the two businesses to test, develop, produce and commercialize new […] Read more
Cross breeding offers promise for dairy cows
Tapping gene pool | Crossbreeding Holsteins can reduce fertility problems and susceptibility to disease can be reduced
LINDELL BEACH, B.C. — Crossbreeding Holstein dairy cows is proving to offer major health benefits while still achieving good milk volume. Holstein cows are popular in the Canadian dairy industry because of their reliability to produce large quantities of milk. However, too much inbreeding has led to problems with fertility, susceptibility to diseases such as […] Read moreWinning nothing new for Hereford champion
More than three decades later, an exhibitor brings his family to the Hereford conference to continue winning
OLDS, Alta. — The last time Canada hosted the world Hereford conference in Calgary Bryan Latimer was 15 years old. The family, which operated Remitall Cattle Co. of Olds, won premier exhibitor and a few division awards at that event. This time round, at the 16th world forum, he and his daughter, Emily, led the […] Read moreSpike in grain price causes chaos in marketplace
It’s an exciting time for grain farmers on the Canadian Prairies. Most areas have a good crop coming along, while drought conditions across much of the United States are causing a dramatic increase in prices. We like to be cautious, noting that the crop is a long way from the bin and that high prices […] Read more
Weather woes definition of bittersweet
There is a shocking picture on the AccuWeather.com site dated July 16, depicting corn stalks, almost unrecognizable as such, lying withered and brown, flat on the ground. The photo was taken near Farmingdale, Illinois. The name is horribly ironic. I am admittedly not a corn farmer, but I have never seen anything like that in […] Read more
Does a change high up in Ottawa’s bureaucracy matter to farmers?
Farmers, farm leaders and journalists usually spend much time reading the policy tea leaves of the government through the lens of the agriculture minster and his allies. They are high profile, the face of government policy and the assumed authors of whatever policy farmers like or dislike. So from that perspective, nothing happened last week […] Read more
Adequate SPCA funding avoids conflict of interest
Since provincial Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are, by mandate, enforcing animal protection acts in their jurisdictions, it should be incumbent upon provincial governments to adequately fund their activities. Some SPCAs have come under fire lately for functioning as both charities and animal welfare enforcement agencies, but this is not entirely the […] Read more
