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Welcome to Farm Forum, where we cover industry trends, farmer insights, product trials, digital agriculture and more. Farm Forum has become a trusted and go-to source for Canadian farmers for over 30 years. Find the latest articles from our current Farm Forum magazine below.

October Farm Forum Issue

The newest edition of Farm Forum is now available to view online.

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FEATURED
Use key performance indicators to improve your farm’s financial health

Learn how tracking key performance indicators helps farmers boost profitability, reduce stress, and make smarter, data-driven business decisions. 

Oct 24, 2025
Use key performance indicators to improve your farm’s financial health
Advances in cereal seed treatments help protect your investment

Learn how Bayer’s Raxil Rise and EverGol Rise seed treatments help protect cereal and pulse crops for stronger, more consistent yields. 

Oct 24, 2025
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High-quality, high-yielding canola starts with Dekalb hybrids

Discover how Dekalb canola hybrids deliver top yields and quality. Alberta grower Ryan Warawa shares 25 years of trial results and real-world performance.

Oct 28, 2025
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FARM FORUM Transforming weather forecasting through AI

Explore how AI is changing today's agriculture through weather forecasts.

June 16, 2025
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LIFESTYLE
Catering to the needs of their local market spells success for this BC couple

Discover how Catherine and Thomas Cuthbert thrive by catering to their local market with poultry, beef, dairy, and farmgate sales. 

Oct 24, 2025
Cuthbert family standing in front of a rustic red farm shop with flowerpots and signs, promoting a local farm business and fresh produce.
FARM FORUMSubsurface irrigation helps build a sustainable future for this Saskatchewan farm

Learn how the Funk's family created Braylin Acres: Canada's largest subsurface irrigation farm.

June 13, 2025
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FARM FORUM An unconventional path to success.

Discover how the Dueck family are revolutionizing their farm operations by thinking laterally and maximizing resources.

April 16, 2025
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FARM FORUM Growth beyond imagining

How the partners of Haybury Farms and Claybank Organics went from renting a few acres to farming over 4,200 in a few short years.

February 7, 2025
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BUSINESS
In this canola market, producers need to prepare for the worst and remain hopeful for new opportunities

Despite new Chinese tariffs and short-term price pain, experts see hope for Canadian canola in shifting global trade flows and growing oil demand. 

Oct 24, 2025
Canola harvest in progress with grain pouring from a red combine auger into a grain cart under a bright blue sky.
Canola fared better than expected this year despite adverse weather conditions and disease pressure

Despite extreme weather and disease pressure, Prairie farmers report stronger-than-expected canola yields, driven by resilient hybrids and vigilance. 

Oct 24, 2025
Canola fared better than expected this year despite adverse weather conditions and disease pressure
FARM FORUMMaintaining farm profitability in tough times

Learn how an honest evaluation of your financial statements could help you make more profitable decisions and protect your margins.

June 11, 2025
A person in a checkered shirt holds a bundle of wheat stalks in both hands, standing in a vast wheat field. Overlaid on the image are financial graphs and charts, symbolizing agricultural data analysis and farm profitability.
FARM FORUM Facing down uncertainty

Explore Bruce Burnett’s take on how to best navigate the current turbulent times and manage their impact.

April 25, 2025
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