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Keep the farm or sell it?   Country Guide  by Richard Kamchen, July/August 2021   Featuring insight from CAFA Member, Colin Sabourin.   Read here.

Mom and Dad want to retire. What’s the smart move? Should you keep the land for the family, or sell and invest? By Richard Kamchen Published: August 13, 2021 Guide Business, Successsion  Interviews with CAFA members Allan Sawiak, Kingston Ross Pasnak, Edmonton & […]

August Country Guide article by Angela Lovell featuring comments by CAFA member, John Goudy.  

by Nigel P. Kent, Clark Wilson LL  

Prepared by: Alexandre Maltas & Nicole Chang, with assistance from articling student Lauren Gnanasihamany Whitelaw Twining

Canada RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY Contributing firm Gowling WLG

By David Schmidt, Rempel Insurance as printed in Agri-Post may 20, 2021   Read here

Better Farming June/July 2021 By Jackie Clarke   Featuring CAFA Members  Brent VanParys, Elaine Froese and Andrew Leach.

By CAFA Member  Paul Kuntz, Wheatland Financial   Farming for Tomorrow, May  3, 2021   Read here.

Challenges and uncertainty provide learning and growth opportunities.   By Kate Ayers, Better Farming May 2021   Featuring CAFA’s past chair & Farm Advisor, Amanda Hammell.    

Clear communication is a must for intergenerational land transfers   By Kate Ayers, Better farming. April 2021   With CAFA Member Patti Durand, FCC Farm Transition Specialist  

All of North America is facing a potential drought in 2021. This white paper is worth a read.   Download the paper here.

Article from FCC featuring CAFA members Shawn Deyell, RLP CPAs & Stuart Person MNP LPP.   “Bottom line Visits to farm business accountants – at least one other time outside of tax season – create a team approach to farm […]

The idea of mentorship is catching fire in agriculture, with new programs popping up all the time. Should you sign on? By Julienne Isaacs, Country Guide, Published: April 7, 2021 Read here for CAFA Member Patti Durand’s insightful comments.

Country Guide , March 22, 2021 by Jodi Helmer   Read the article here.   With CAFA Members Matthew Bolt, PKF Lawyers and Nate Martin SV Law

A basic explanation of the difference between a Tax Lawyer v. CPA. By Jason Galek, Moody’s Tax Law   Read here.

By Jackie Clark, Better Farming march 2021 With CAFA Members Jaclyn Cairns, Grant Thornton, Susan Cruickshank, BDO Canada LLP and Scott Assman, MNP LLP  

In the last five years, every farm has upped its business management. So is your farm middle-of-the-pack? Above average? Below? Get ready for some surprises   READ HERE   By Julienne Isaacs, Country Guide Feb. 16, 2021

The more influential and well-developed your network, the more opportunities you get to expand your business. By Tommy Wyher, March 23, 2021  YFS Magazine        Read the article here.

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By Deanna Amos, B.Comm., CFP & CAFA member Read here.

  By Jodi Helmer, Country guide March 2, 2021   With interviews of CAFA Members Bud Arnold, M.Acc., CA, CPA, CAFA Baker Tilly GWD, Nate Martin, BAH, J.D., CAFA SV Law,  Kurt Oelschlagel,  TEP, FCPA, FCA, CAFA, BDO Canada LLP, […]

Read Serecon’s report here.

FCC Knowledge Learn here.   Featuring CAFA Member, Lisa Kemp, B.Comm, CA, CPA

It’s easy to feel like everything is under control. After all, you signed your will years ago. So everything is great, right? By Jodi Helmer Country Guide Published: March 5, 2021 With an interview with Brent de Koning. Read it here.

Financial fluency is paying off for farms who learn the lingo By Angela Lovell Country Guide Published: March 10, 2021. Read here. Featuring an interview with Paul Hammerton

FCC Knowledge   Read more here.

By Lorraine Stevenson, Country Guide, February 2, 2021   Featuring Farm Advisor Art Lange, AJL Consulting   Read the article here.

By Taryn Milton, Better Farming Prairies February 2021   With Farm Advisor Harry Sheppard of Sheppard Realty in Regina.   Read here.

A farmer discovers a huge tax liability as he plans to transfer the farm to his nephew By Andrew Allentuck Columnist, Grainews, February 17, 2021 https://www.grainews.ca/columns/intend-to-pass-on-your-farm-theres-still-time-to-plan-and-avoid-large-taxes/

Agri-Food Economic Systems Independent Agri-Food Policy Note February, 2021 Al Mussell  

Ryan Parker’s Annual SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO LAND VALUES 2020    

Family farming from a rural women’s perspective (ulethbridge.ca)   “It’s difficult to change ourselves or change much of anything unless we’re aware of the system we’re working in,” Diane says. “If we’re aware of how we participate contemporarily we can […]

By setting SMART goals, producers can grow business success & realize personal satisfaction. By Jackie Clark in Better Farming January 2021 With CAFA Members Jim Soldan and Kelly Dobson.

By CAFA member Kim Inglis in Country Guide January 2021.    

How can a business plan be worth writing when farming is so unpredictable? For Mike and Amy Cronin, that’s the wrong question BUSINESS BY REBECCA HANNAM, Country Guide January 2021   With CAFA member, Brent Van Parys interviewed.  

Got a great idea and want to bring it to the market? Here’s how veteran Tim Nelson launched Farm Health Guardian when he spotted a pressing need for faster, more advanced disease tracking in Canadian livestock operations BY LOIS HARRIS

Read an interview with CAFA member Art Lange talking about farms facing financial pressure.

CAFA Member Darrell Wade’s continuing series on farm families.

The Canadian Accounting Standards Board (CASB) has released new guidance on recognizing, measuring and disclosing biological assets and the harvested products of biological assets. This new guidance is expected to be transformational for many agricultural producers who prepare financial statements […]

BY CAFA Member BARB PARKER, P.AG

Becoming a more effective leader will position you to adapt to the challenges and opportunities coming your way BY LORRAINE STEVENSON / CG ASSOCIATE EDITOR With CAFA Member Kelly Dobson, Leader-Shift

By Darrell Wade, Farm Life Read here.  

By Paul Kuntz, Farming for Tomorrow, Sept. 2020  

By Taryn Milton, Better farming Prairies, October 2020  

By Jackie Clark, Better Farming Ontario October 2020  

By Jackie Clark, Better Farming Ontario, October 2020

Water is the hidden ingredient in our agricultural system. More than anything else, it’s what determines how much food we can grow in any given region, and how sustainably we can grow it. Since agriculture uses more water than any […]

22 October 2020 by Blair W. Keefe and Eli Monas Torys LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors The Canadian financial sector has proven its strength over the years, including, notably, in response to the 2008 financial crisis. With a track record of resilience, […]

However, many extension providers in Western Canada have gone the solely virtual route, for example the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors, which started its online program delivery in early April.  

Investment Ideas After You’ve Sold the Farm

Business Risk Management Under Siege: Alternatives for Canada Independent Agri-Food Policy Note September, 2020 Al Mussell and Douglas Hedley

Read this insightful article in Better Farming July-August Prairie’s edition, on navigating the in-laws on the farm with insightful comments from CAFA Members Elaine Froese and Grant Griffith, MNP LLP.  

In Canada, we have a progressive tax system which means lower-income earners will pay less tax on a percentage basis compared to high income earners.   By Colin Sabourin, B.Comm (Hons.), CFP®, CIM®, CAFA®, Hemmett Anseeuw & Associates Learn more […]

Article in Farming for Tomorrow by CAFA Member, Paul Kuntz. Read it here 

Marriage agreements built on fairness can be a legitimate risk management tool   BY JULIENNE ISAACS With an interview with CAFA member Val Panko, FCC  

Three farms each faced its own reasons preventing it from making major investments for the future. Then they had a new idea   By Kim Waalderbos, Country Guide, March 2020   With an interview with CAFA Member, Len Davies  

Amid all the predictions that agriculture in 2030 will look utterly different than today, a new, less dramatic future is emerging BY TREENA HEIN, Country Guide, March 2020   Interview with CAFA Member, Chris Corbett  

Transparent expectations & plans are essential to ensure fairness for all family members   By Jackie Clark, Better Farming April 2020   Featuring Mike Bossy, Coralee Foster and Elaine Froese  

Preparing for Life’s Storms by Kate Ayers, Better Farming, April 2020  

See what land prices are doing on the Prairies. Read here.

Kate Ayers in Better Farming, January 2020, asks CAFA member, Joseph Hentz, Lerners LLP in London, about some tips to consider when starting the process.  

Read Jackie Clark’s, Better Farming, January 2020 article on how producers can realize benefits for their operations by developing  the right team and work environment. With insight from CAFA Members, Dan Hawkins, FarmLink Marketing Solutions (Cypress chapter) and Heather Watson, […]

Goeff Geddes wrote an article on farm transition for Better Farming, Prairies, February 2020 issue. He interviewed Elaine Froese, (CAFA Westman chapter) to get her insight.  

FCC spoke with Jessica Kristensen of Miller Thomson Lawyers in Guelph, ON (CAFA member Wellington County) about Joint Ownership of farms. Read what she had to say here.

Farm size matters when it comes to maximizing profitability, but bigger isn’t always best. Skill and management ability are every bit as important. FCC Knowledge interviews Roger Mills, Manitoba Dairy Farm Management Group, Steinbach Read it here:  Skill versus Scale

An article by Kate Ayers in Better Farming, March 2020 Interviews with JoAnne Baines & Philip Chabot of Sutton Group – Just Farms Realty Inc., members in CAFA’s London chapter.  

By Kelly Dobson, Leader-Shift (Westman)

CAFA’s Shaun Deyell, RLB Chartered Professional Accountants, talks to Matt McIntosh for FCC’s Knowledge piece on income smoothing.  

Country Guide, January 2020 by April Stewart   With comments by CAFA members Zack Keith, Avail CPA in Lethbridge and Heather Watson, FMC in Ottawa.  

Country Guide, Feb. 4, 2020 By Lorraine Stevenson   Featuring Marianne Hawkins, Plain View Consulting

Part 2 of Colin Sabourin’s series on investing in farmland.. Read it here.

Featuring an interview with CAFA Member Bud Arnold.  

  FCC Knowledge with Chris MacPhee MRSB CPAs, Charlottetown, PEI

Interviews with CAFA Members, Catherine McCorquodale (Huron-Perth), Bob Scriven (Wellington) and John Goudy (London). Published in Better Farming, February 2020

By Colin Sabourin. B.Comm (Hons), CFP®, CIM®, CAFA® Certified Financial Planner / Chartered Investment Manager / Investment Advisor Hemmett Anseeuw & Associates http://winnipegfinancialplanning.com   Read Here.

By Denise Filipchuck  

Writing by CAFA Member Paul Kuntz By Paul Kuntz If you do a search for ‘holistic management’, you will see that the livestock industry occupies this area. For many years they have been promoting a more holistic approach to grazing […]

How can Technology Investments help Private Companies Build Resilience? by Orlo Drewitz With the rapid advances in technology, there has never been a better time for your private company to take advantage of the tangible and intangible benefits it offers to […]

Featuring CAFA Member Laura McDougald-Williams   https://www.betterfarming.com/flippingbook/betterfarming/2019/november/#92/z

https://www.betterfarming.com/flippingbook/betterfarming/2019/november/#54/z   https://www.betterfarming.com/flippingbook/betterfarming/2019/november/#56/z

Featuring CAFA member John Goudy. Greater pressure from non-farming populations and regulators suggest higher litigation rates are the new norm. Litigation rates involving farms are on the rise according to agricultural law experts – and not just because of estate […]

With Christine Legein the CEO of Ontario-based Bossy Nagy Group, CAFA member. Meetings within an operation can play a critical role in effective communication and long-term success of a farm business. Setting a meeting time and notifying family and staff of […]

Bad harvest weather. Low prices. If things look grim, it’s time to get to work   By Art Lange

Many farmers do not have a business plan. Here are five reasons to make one for your farm   By Art Lange