September 2024 - (J.M.) WHAT IS A GIVING PLAN? (S.G.) Giving back to your community can look different for everyone. A planned approach is one way to incorporate financial, tax, and even estate planning into a person’s charitable…

August 2024 - (J.M.) WHAT DO FARMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUCCESSION PLANNING? (M.V.) Most people don’t know that, if done well, there’s power in building a farm succession plan. It is more than tax planning and legal…

June 2024 - (J.M.) WHO WILL BE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CANADIAN FARMERS? (P.W.) The next generation of farmers is important to the growth of our industry. We will be relying on young people who come from a…

April 2024 - (J.M.) ARE THERE ANY FUNDING PROGRAMS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR GRAIN FARMERS? (A.H.) OSCIA delivers several cost-share funding programs that support Ontario farmers in implementing best management and sustainability practices on their farms. We are currently…

March 2024 - (J.M.) WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES DO FARM EMPLOYERS HAVE WHEN HIRING OR WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE? (S.M.) A farm with paid employees is a workplace like any other under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. As an…

February 2024 - (J.M.) What do farmers need to know about today’s debt options? (R.L.) Farm financing has become a lot more complex in recent years. The fluctuating economic environment, rising interest rates, variable commodity markets, and rising…