Patrick Meagher Farmers Forum I used to believe in the old adage that bigger was better, that with size comes economies of scale, greater efficiencies. “Get big or get out,” farmers were tol... Read more
CHARLES SUMMERS SPECIAL TO FARMERS FORUM Writing in this farm tabloid is one of the more odd opportunities I’ve had in life, because unlike most of you readers, I did not have... Read more
If you can’t make a profit a $7 per bushel, consider planting fewer wheat acres September is a really important time to take stock of the wheat market. As harvest wraps up and the industry... Read more
It has been fascinating to watch the news headlines and read the market reports as analysts speculate about the potential for American soybean exports to China. It has made for a great deal... Read more
OPINION: Families-first is a Canada-first plan that would unleash prosperity Jobs, livelihoods and people’s futures are being threatened from so many directions. We read that a... Read more
OPINION: Want a good weather forecast? Observe the sky — are old rhymes true or do they lie? It was in the middle of May, in the early 1970s, and a cold north wind blew day after day. I was... Read more
A FARMER’S VIEW: High-speed rail is nation-dividing not nation-building Andrew Michalski Guest Columnist The Alto high-speed-rail project plunges a blunt knife into rural farming commu... Read more
The managed money is definitely the farmer’s friend. The spring and early summer of 2026 have been a really interesting period in the commodities markets because, fundamentally there... Read more
Stompin’ Tom in his early days. Back in 1967 Kemptville was a sleepy little town where nothing happened. If the Optimist club met it was front page news in the Weekly Advance. T... Read more
IS CANADA COOKED? Canada headed toward communism and youth should get out, constitutional expert says. The rest of us should pray, push back “Thou art a traitor: Off with his head!”... Read more
Chipping away at supply management with fake milk Most farmers producing supply-managed commodities (milk, poultry and eggs) in Canada thought that the passing of Bill C-202 on June 2... Read more
In case you haven’t noticed, we are not going back to the Canada you grew up in anytime soon. We might never go back. It’s not just that crazy is at the door or that unscrupulous politicians... Read more
What to do in mud season? Between hockey and planting, Carson discovered squirrel sniping Carson Elliot was a crop farmer from just outside Moose Creek who was as keen on hockey seaso... Read more
War is simply bad for business everywhere The recent U.S. led military action against Iran has dominated both news headlines and global markets since the air raids began. While Canadian grai... Read more
OPINION: In this messed up world prepare for shortages The world is messed up. Countries are re-aligning their partnerships, western leaders in predominately white and formerly Christ... Read more
OPINION: Watch how planting intentions move markets: And pick your price to pull the trigger March is the month when things finally start to get interesting in the grain futures marke... Read more
OPINION: If consumers want protein, they will get protein If you have noticed shoppers pouring over food labels in the stories and assumed they were still checking for Canadian- vs. American... Read more
Invest in your farm, hold onto your farm and know that there are no “tricks” as tax laws already favour the farmer They say there are only two sure things in life: death and taxes. And while... Read more
As the ‘Do Not Call’ list on which we have our phone numbers registered doesn’t work, we choose to not answer any numbers that we don’t recognize or choose not to speak to. An easy way to av... Read more
Do you own what you think you own? A recent British Columbia Supreme Court ruling on an indigenous land claim in Richmond, B.C. says you don’t. Canadian property owners can no longer claim t... Read more
Price rally potential in period from April to June Brazil has quietly spent these last few months growing what is expected to be the biggest soybean crop in history. There is a bit of variat... Read more
Canada approved a Bovaer feed additive for cattle in 2024 but now needs to monitor closely the chemical mixture before anyone feeds it to beef or dairy cows. Bovaer contains 3-nitrooxypropan... Read more
The dominant headline news story in grain markets through the 2025 growing season has been about how big of corn harvest American farmers have expected to bring in this year. Projections hav... Read more
OPINION: The prodigal son Let me tell you about young Caleb McAllister, third and least essential son of Angus McAllister who farms 400 acres of the rockiest, stingiest clay in Renfrew Count... Read more
The federal Liberals insist their new bill is needed to protect religious Canadians from hate. In reality, it does the opposite — it will expose people of faith to criminal prosecution for t... Read more
STEVE KELL GRAIN MERCHANDIZER FARMERS FORUM There is really no debating the fact that bulk cargo vessels are the most cost effective way to ship large volumes of grain to export markets arou... Read more
OTTAWA DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOU Patrick Meagher Editor Farmers Forum What more needs to happen before people realize that their government is broken and doesn’t work for them anymore? Wh... Read more
Why so many highway accidents and what can we do? WHAT is happening on our highways? Highway traffic collisions resulting in deaths have reached staggering numbers across Ontario. In just on... Read more
The Liberal government’s 333-page budget was filled with all the encouraging happy words like “Empowering,” “strengthening,” “protecting” and “enhancing.” If you’re new to politics, i... Read more
OPINION: New hate bill and you are the target Fear and hatred are emotions that fluctuate and are impossible to measure but our Canadian Liberal government plans on measuring them anyway and... Read more
The Canadian justice system owes 71-year-old crop farmer Ronald Greene much more than an apology. Greene spent 130 days in jail only to discover that the crown had such a flimsy case that in... Read more
The seven sisters (all Holsteins) from Hell I was recently asked, “In the years you have been writing, which column had the greatest and most varied responses from readers?” It didn’t take m... Read more
Governments are tax monsters Patrick Meagher Farmers Forum There’s some misplaced anger among some of the youth. They can’t stand the boomer generation, born after the Second World War and t... Read more
The genocide of our day Israel argues that it must kill Palestinian children for security reasons James Pascual Farmers Forum Israel has more than a problem on its hands. It is the only coun... Read more
OPINION: Want to destroy your country? It’s easy with immigration If I wanted to destroy Canada I would embrace the Liberal government agenda. The federal government created a massive housin... Read more
Ousted farmers’ market vendor makes a great comeback While all of his friends sold apples, maple syrup, cheese and sweet corn, Gordie sold women’s underwear. “Lingerie,” he called it.... Read more
Canada produces too little to affect market prices One of the most interesting things to watch in the commodity markets over the past few months has been the re-organization of global... Read more
Banks have become a customer service nightmare It seems that Canada’s big banks are using more and more advertising dollars to attract customers. Free stock trading, budgeting, planni... Read more
He traded his wife for a car Out here in evergreen and farm country, near Spencerville, Ontario, long before Hwy 416 turned a local fixer upper into a cash cow listed with Re/Max, life moved... Read more
Mid-March marked the fifth anniversary of lockdowns being imposed across Canada and around the world. Much of the fifth anniversary commentary merely repeats the false media narrative that... Read more
OPINION: Carney’s Canada: More woke, more climate alarmism I know two families who moved from Canada to the United States. I know another who moved last summer from Canada back to Lebanon. I... Read more
Some point to the COVID vaccine and increases in cancer and blood clotting Read more
“Did Canada really win the War of 1812? Think about where we’d be if it had gone the other way.” This scenario was raised by someone who recently dared to reconsider the possibilities amids... Read more
Pardoning Fauci We now know that Dr. Fauci has mislead and lied James Pascual Farmers Forum Analysis I thought that the U.S. president’s chief medical advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, was... Read more
The World Economic Forum created Justin Trudeau and gave us a decade of destruction Many people still have an odd notion of what the World Economic Forum is. They think it’s a club for the w... Read more
Podcasters bust the global elites Younger Canadians tend to go to social media for their news. Many are part of a growing subculture who see that traditional mainstream news media is no long... Read more
STEVE KELL: Farmers right to expect more out of grain prices
2026 has been an extraordinarily volatile year in the commodity markets. Primarily, this has been an energy driven market fueled by the escalating war in Ukraine and the U.S. intervention in... Read more