Mary MacArthur

2 months ago | canadiancattlemen.ca | Mary MacArthur

Ranching in the middle of central Alberta’s grain country, with inches-deep topsoil and flat, open fields, may not be traditional cattle country, but it has worked for the Solverson family for more than a century. Read Also Canadian Speckle Park Association awards bursaries The Canadian Speckle Park Association awarded bursaries to several juniors.

Nov 12, 2024 | producer.com | Mary MacArthur

AgKnow lays off all its staff due to funding shortfall but uses automation to allow clients to continue accessing services A popular program that offered free mental health counselling to farmers has paused its services because of a lack of money, says its director. Read Also New uses for pulse starch seen on the horizon Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are seeking new uses for pulse starches in the food and biomaterial sectors.

Oct 20, 2024 | sasktoday.ca | Mary MacArthur

WESTERN PRODUCER — The direction that a farm family’s succession planning takes will often be determined by the retiring parents’ future plans Fall is usually when the phone starts to ring and farmers want to talk about succession, transition or sale, says Curtis Palichuk, managing partner of Wilde Advisory Group in Vegreville, Alta.

Oct 17, 2024 | producer.com | Mary MacArthur

The direction that a farm family’s succession planning takes will often be determined by the retiring parents’ future plans Fall is usually when the phone starts to ring and farmers want to talk about succession, transition or sale, says Curtis Palichuk, managing partner of Wilde Advisory Group in Vegreville, Alta. Read AlsoFarmer brought governance skills to the tableCAMROSE, Alta.

Oct 17, 2024 | producer.com | Mary MacArthur

Alta. man started in pharmaceuticals while also putting together a farm that he will pass on to his daughter and son-in-law CAMROSE, Alta. — Health rather than a grand retirement plan pushed Ed Gaudet away from the farm he loved. Read AlsoAlberta producer keeps on drivingGIBBONS, Alta. — The road to Kevin Sustrik’s farm retirement is driven with a luxury limousine. During the summer, Sustrik…“I got off the combine Oct. 2, 2023, and two days later I was old.