Help reduce your risk, boost your business, and improve your rates with this strategy

September 02, 2021 |Carson Burtwistle

As a farmer and business owner, sometimes it can feel like your banker speaks another language. Whether you're applying for a loan, buying the farm next door or upgrading your equipment fleet, focusing on these key aspects can help you improve...

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farmland

How to capitalize on a market that's on fire

May 07, 2021 |Phil Spoelstra, Broker, The Farm Ontario Team

We all wondered if the run on real estate might be over! Very few saw the current market conditions coming: multiple offers, prices over asking, increasing quota values, cash deals, etc.

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wheat and corn

Soybeans, corn & wheat update

May 07, 2021 |The Simpson/Caputo Group of RBC Dominion Securities

As the North American winter nears completion, and farmers begin to set their focus on spring weather and planting conditions, the South American farmers begin to gear up for their harvest.

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tractor

When you need the right equipment at the right time

May 07, 2021 |Heather Rickard

Be ready to buy when you need to, allowing you to better meet the needs of your business and manage acquisition costs.

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COVID-19’s Impact On Farmland Values In Southwestern Ontario

May 07, 2021 |Kim Passmore

We’ve all learned a lot and adapted for even transformed our businesses to manage the ongoing uncertainty that the COVID-19 global health pandemic has dealt us. Early spring 2020 saw businesses close their doors and a list of "essential businesses"

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farmer with truck

Tax treatment of road-going farm vehicles

May 07, 2021 |Thomas Blonde, Partner, Baker Tilly GWD

While many of the vehicles purchased by farm businesses – such as tractors and other farm machinery – are used exclusively for business purposes, some road-going vehicles (pick-up trucks, vans or similar vehicles) can also be used outside the farm bu

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Herrle's Market

How Herrle’s Country Farm Market pivoted during COVID-19

May 07, 2021 |Trevor Herrle-Braun

In 1858, Peter Herrle built a log cabin and settled on a 80-acre parcel of land on the edge of  Wilmot Township in Waterloo County. Five generations later, the Herrle name and family are still farming on the same land.

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man-woman-in-field

Five new trends in estate planning

March 18, 2021 |Jodi Helmer

It’s easy to feel like everything is under control. After all, you signed your will years ago. So everything is great, right?

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crops

Pre-Harvest Grains & Oilseeds Update

October 05, 2020 |The Simpson/Caputo Group of RBC Dominion Securities

For agricultural producers, this year has been another one of headline risks, political tensions and large world crops.

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tractor in field

The benefits of starting a single-purpose land corporation

October 05, 2020 |Luc Joye, Partner, Bakertilly GWD

Purchasing land is a common activity in any farm business, but these transactions can be handled in several different ways.

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