Renting land better than buying for cash flow: FCC

Renting land better than buying for cash flow: FCC

Each farm needs to make the decision themselves, but a bit of analysis can help when choosing

Rising farmland values and higher interest rates have swung the affordability pendulum in favour of renting, not buying, farmland. That’s according to a recent online article by Farm Credit Canada (FCC) that delved into the dollars and cents of the renting-or-buying decision. Generally, the cost to rent farmland is lower than financing a purchase, making […] Read more

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Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote

Any labour disruption could be weeks away, but the grain sector is still wary

Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are in the middle of a strike vote. The vote comes after three collective agreements, covering CN and CPKC engineers and conductors as well as rail traffic controllers at CPCK, expired December 31.



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National school food program announced

Federal government says program aims to start with 2024/25 school year

The federal government plans to spend over $1 billion over five years on a national school food program that will feed an additional 400,000 school-aged children a year.