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Passing on the farm

DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

December 2019 0

ABOUT THIS ISSUE Grain Farmers of Ontario staff members often hear from our farmer-members that succession planning is one of their most top-of-mind issues. Our 2018 farmer-member survey reiterated that, with many respondents indicating they [Read more]

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Finding fairness

PROVIDING FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY

December 2019 0

MAKING FARM TRANSITION plans fair for everyone involved can be tough, but it is doable and can be rewarding, according to two experts in the field. “It’s no longer 1983 — today, founders live longer, [Read more]

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Handing over the reins

A SUCCESSION STORY: BRAD AND JOSH BOERSEN

December 2019 0

FOR THE BOERSENS, creating a succession plan was part risk management and part career planning. Brad, 55, and his son Josh, 32, started succession talks three years ago when Josh wanted to take on more [Read more]

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Different visions

A SUCCESSION STORY: ANONYMOUS

December 2019 0

Names have been changed to provide anonymity for the family. FOR ONE ONTARIO farm family, succession planning has been a struggle. They are no closer to completing the process than when they started more than [Read more]

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Working through stress and frustration

FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH

December 2019 0

PSYCHOTHERAPIST DEBORAH VANBERKEL’S job would be much easier if farm succession was simply a legal matter. Her Napanee-based company, Cultivate Counselling Services, would have a minor role at best. But parent-to-child farm ownership transactions are [Read more]

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Setting business goals

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION

December 2019 0

YOU JUST TOOK over the family farm and want to grow the business. That means you need a business plan. But what do you do? Where do you start? According to financial planning experts, the [Read more]

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Farm succession finances

PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT SECURITY

December 2019 0

BALANCING THE FINANCIAL security of the senior partners in a farm transition while leaving the operating farm finances in a healthy situation can be challenging, but necessary. “The technical, or numbers side, of a farm [Read more]

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A dream opportunity

A SUCCESSION STORY: KELSEY BANKS

December 2019 0

KELSEY BANKS KNEW she wanted to be a farmer. She grew up working on her maternal grandparents’ fruit and vegetable farm in eastern Ontario — picking asparagus and growing a love for pumpkins. But her [Read more]

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Field observations

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September 2019 Comments Off on Field observations
November 29, 2019 Corn The calm before the storm this week allowed Ontario corn farmers a couple of open days to work away at corn harvest. Pulsating winds on Wednesday caused havoc to the remaining [Read more]

From the CEO’s desk

  • Succession matters

    December 2019 0
    WITH AN AGING farm population, it isn’t surprising that so many farm families are having the same conversation at the supper table. At least — the ones who are willing to talk about it. I [Read more]

GrainTALK Update

  • GrainTALK for October 2019

    October 2019 Comments Off on GrainTALK for October 2019
    FROM THE CHAIR A Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. What should we as grain farmers expect from the upcoming election? A. It’s difficult to predict what the outcome will be. I [Read more]

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