Preserving The Wheat Midge-Tolerance Trait

Reading Time: 3 minutes Limits are going to be placed on farmers saving their own wheat as seed. For farmers who are cynical, and we tend to be a cynical bunch sometimes, this will sound like a money grab. In this case, there’s an important reason. It’s an attempt to preserve the value of new wheat varieties that have […] Read more

The Disconnect Between Producers And Consumers

Reading Time: 3 minutes Even worse, many producers report that their extra efforts in getting calves preconditioned to go into a feedlot are not rewarded. A recent survey by Farm Credit Canada shows consumer demand doesn’t rate high on the radar screen of most producers. Consumer demand ranked last when producers and agribusiness owners were asked what factors were […] Read more