Like so many questions in agriculture, the decision on where to build a new or second farm house often comes down to one answer: it depends. As Ryan Kehrig, national lead for agriculture tax with MNP, explains, there are a multitude of factors that go into the decision, including who lives where, who pays for… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by Marvin Slingerland of MNP, and Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner both with RealAgriculture. The panel discusses a number of topics including: The return of Parliament; North West Terminal suspends elevator operations; Trade with the U.S.; and, Provincial grain… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Väderstad. On today’s show, hosted by Shaun Haney, hear from: Peter Johnson of RealAgriculture on the Ontario winter wheat harvest; A recent Wheat School episode chatting about on-farm research trials with Jeremy Boychyn of Alberta Grains; Clint Jurke with… Read More

Six independent agronomy companies are joining MNP to launch a new agronomy practice in a major shake-up of the Western Canadian crop advisory market. MNP — one of Canada’s largest professional services firms — is bringing together 4R Agronomy, Annex Agro, Arrow Crop Management, Elite Ag, Max Ag Consulting, and Sure Growth Solutions to launch… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this edition of Tuesdays with Lyndsey, brought to you by FP Genetics. On today’s show hear from: Dr. Tim Arthur with the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association on what happens if we call animals “sentient”; Chris Law of MNP on cyber security; Melissa Dumont with Animal Nutrition Association of Canada on… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Meagan Murdoch of Hill & Knowlton Strategies, Stuart Person of MNP, and RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics including: Ag Minister Lawrence MacAulay’s appearance at the House of Commons’ ag… Read More

New survey data shows around half of farms that have farmland rental agreements up for renewal this year are expecting rental rates to increase, with some anticipating a significant jump in the land rent component of their cost of production. Rising land rent costs are coinciding with the increasing cost of owning land, as borrowing… Read More