Earlier this month, I attended the first half of a farm and business tax seminar that was sponsored by OMAFRA. The topic of discussion during most of the morning session was on legal trusts. From a farmer’s perspective, a legal trust is an entity that can protect a farmer’s assets, both during his/her [...]
Entries from October 2007
October 24, 2007
Starting over again?
The Snyder School of Higher Learning has re-opened and the retired school marm has come out of retirement. A local rural family relative is homeschooling their three children and I have agreed to help the older two create a blog! The blog will be the equivalent of their ‘blackboard’ (do they still use [...]
October 16, 2007
The New Method of Employee Recruitment
I’m old. There – I’ve said it. Maybe if I say it often enough, it will sink in and become reality. Maybe saying it isn’t enough but discovering the changes in the world that technology has created will certainly help to reinforce my advanced age. For instance, I just read that [...]
October 14, 2007
Average Age of Farmers Increasing
According to the Toronto Star, the average age of an individual engaged in farming is increasing. The Amherstburg Echo states that the average age of a farmer in Ontario is 52 years. I don’t find this hard to believe considering historical commodity prices and the discouraging statistics regarding the [...]
October 8, 2007
Are Farmers Happy?
With an upcoming election, I have been looking for the agricultural issues to come front and center but thus far have been disappointed. A learned agricultural columnist suggested that maybe the farmers are happy. Busy, for sure, happy with commodity prices, finally but all the news does not spell happiness for farmers. [...]
