According to the report authors, large and highly efficient farms are a linchpin in competitive agri-food supply chains, while smaller farms are linked to the development and sustainability of rural communities. But policy objectives for farm structure do not exist, let alone programming.

Changes in farm structure poses risk, requires policy

Average farm size an 'illusion.' Report shows that loss of medium-sized businesses creates a circular problem for larger farms

Large farms in Canada are growing in number at the expense of small and medium-sized farms, and at an accelerating pace, observes a new report. The issue is unlikely to […] Read more

There are more options to reduce interest rate risk over a longer period of time for higher value farm borrowers.

Interest rate hike protection advised

Rates are forecasted to rise next year, so now is the time to hedge risk

Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers should start thinking about protecting themselves from potential interest rate hikes, agricultural debt financing experts say. “If you … have borrowings of $2 million or greater […] Read more

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Editorial: Inflation worries

Gen Xers have enjoyed the stability the economic system has given them

I’ve been lucky to have spent most of my adult life in very stable economic times. Interest rates have been low and steady. Global trade and economic growth have been […] Read more


When More is Not Better, by Roger Martin, was named one of the Financial Times’ top business books of 2020.

Dismissing big lever economic thinking

Economies change in unpredictable ways and so will agriculture, says business professor

The pursuit of efficiency in business has not produced the results that most people are looking for, says business professor and author Roger Martin. Martin, a professor emeritus at the […] Read more