Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Increased demand driven by the biofuels market will put upward pressure on canola prices. The biofuels industry could drive canola demand into uncharted territory in the coming decade, says one industry expert. “The capacity of crush could grow from 11.3 million metric tonnes today to 18 million metric tonnes in three or […] Read more
Canola sector anticipates biofuel boom
Renewable fuels could give canola demand ‘unprecedented’ growth
Making a profit in 2024 could be challenging for farmers
High costs and low commodity prices lead to return of tight margins
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers can expect tighter margins for the foreseeable future, according to one farm management specialist. “This is not 2022 or even the early parts of 2023; this is a return to historic-type margins,” says Darren Bond, a farm management specialist with the Manitoba government. “I think that profit is still attainable for […] Read more
Railways weather few winter woes
Grain shipments on track despite January cold blast
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – At the midway point of the 2023–24 shipping year, grain shipments are moving at a good clip. “In the last 12 to 18 months, we’ve seen some really good performance from both of the railroads,” said Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation, Canada’s grain monitor. “The exception was the last four or […] Read more
Going aerial without breaking the bank
Affordable and easy-to-use, microdrones can give farmers a foothold in aerial tech use
Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Any farmer can get into the drone game, according to Matthew Johnson, vice-president at Volatus Aerospace. And with the current price of a minidrone, with its functionality and ease of use, he says it’s kind of crazy not to. “I’ve been saying it for a long time. Since (the) mini came out, […] Read more
From backyard beer to big time brewing
How Tool Shed Brewing fought Alberta’s liquor laws and won
Reading Time: 6 minutes When Calgary beer maker Graham Sherman was told in 2012 that his plan to start a craft brewery didn’t conform to Alberta’s liquor laws, he got the law changed. Before 2013, Alberta wouldn’t provide a licence to a prospective brew house unless it could demonstrate the ability to produce 500,000 litres of beer a year. […] Read more
‘Unprecedented’ growth possible for canola demand
Renewable fuels could propel canola demand into the stratosphere: speaker
The biofuels industry could drive canola demand into unheard of territory in the coming decade, according to one industry expert.
You can pay less tax on farm succession
Bill C-208 called a game-changer for farm transition, if you know how to use it
Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Taking advantage of the revamped Bill C-208 can offer farmers significant tax savings when it comes to succession. Bill C-208 was initially introduced as a private member’s bill by Manitoba MP Larry McGuire in 2021. The bill sought to amend the federal Income Tax Act to exclude the intergenerational transfer of farms […] Read more
Yield challenge to tap competitive, community spirit
Nutrien Ag Solutions’ puts up $55,000 in prize money for community organization
Farmers could win bragging rights and cash for community organizations in a new yield competition from Nutrien Ag Solutions.
Canola market hasn’t hit bottom yet
With low demand, the oilseed is expected to continue its downward trajectory
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola prices have been falling steadily since reaching record highs in 2022, and according to agriculture markets analyst Brad Magnusson, they haven’t hit bottom yet. The CEO of Magnusson Consulting Group spoke to farmers at St. Jean Farm Days Jan. 10 in St. Jean Baptiste, Manitoba. “Demand is low,” he said, pointing to a graph […] Read more
The rise of vertical farming
The development and future of vertical 'plant factories'
Reading Time: 7 minutes Broadly speaking, commercial vertical farming operations are humankind’s attempt to grow food under conditions more controllable than Mother Nature allows and with a minimum of wasted space. Many seem like sci-fi greenhouses: hydroponics, plants growing in stacks or up walls and high-tech sensor setups that seem straight out of the mind of Gene Roddenberry. And, […] Read more
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