Planning farm succession as retirement nears
Article highlights that about 120 thousand Canadian farmers will turn 65 in ten years and stresses formal succession planning. It outlines goals, timelines of five to fifteen years, training of successors, and when to start. It promotes farmsuccession.com and Manitoba agriculture resources and invites readers to a free workshop on January 8.
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Farms and wildlife shape daily decisions on operations
Farmers and ranchers increasingly consider the environment in routine choices. The speaker notes farmers’ close contact with nature gives them practical insight into wildlife, water sources, and land management, recalling a grandfather’s view that water attracts water and how sloughs and rivers influence rainfall.
Farmers lead by example to balance environment and profit
The writer argues that farming practices like bush and windrows protect against erosion and aid snow capture. They urge farmers to fence cattle from waterways, recycle farm chemicals, and time grazing to bird nesting. Government regulation may rise, but proactive farmer conduct is preferred.
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