Reading Time: 6 minutes “You can’t control everything in agriculture so you should control all the things you can – and that starts with your own behaviour and the safety choices…“ – Sheldon Wiebe, Potato Farmer, MacGregor, Manitoba Staff (with files from Canadian Farm Safety Week releases) Sheldon Wiebe farmed with his father for years with no significant farm-related […] Read more
A Safe Farm Starts With Planning To Have One
Caring For Aging Parents Far Away
Reading Time: < 1 minute More Canadians are driving farther to care for aging relatives, says a new report documenting more missed work days and increased expenses of those thrust into the role of caring for an elderly person living more than an hour’s drive away. Using data from the 2007 General Social Survey, the study found about 1.65 million […] Read more
Barley And Pulses Give Pasta A Protein And Fibre Boost
Reading Time: 3 minutes Can delicious and nutritious pasta get any better? “Yes, say technical specialists at the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI), and they’re working on the recipe to prove it. By substituting a portion of the traditional durum semolina with barley or pulse flour, they’ve come up with a version of spaghetti that’s higher in fibre without […] Read more
Canadian Municipalities Call For “Rural Champion”
Reading Time: 4 minutes “We feel that there should be a voice that speaks at the cabinet level very strongly about the issues that are undermining rural communities. We absolutely need a champion.” – Pauline Quinlan, Fcm Board Member And Mayor Of Bromont Quebec A new report prepared by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities calls for a “political rural […] Read more
Keeping Farmers In Business A Priority
Reading Time: 2 minutes “We’ve never seen anything related to the economy this high before.” – Crystal Mackay, Executive Director Of Ofac Canadians aren’t just fearing for their own livelihood these days. They wonder if farmers will make it through tough economic times too. A new national study conducted by Ipsos-Reid for the Ontario Farm Animal Council in February […] Read more
Speaker offers an “Inspired” approach to farm marketing
Reading Time: 2 minutes The “cluster group” marketing approach has many advantages, DFMC’s keynote speaker says. Don’t try to go it alone when marketing and promoting agri-tourism ventures. Form “cluster groups” instead. That’s the advice from Gwen Simpson, who operates Inspired Market Gardens, a herb, vegetable and flower farm at Carvel, west of Edmonton. She received a Best Practices […] Read more
Farm Business New Way Of Life For Alberta Woman
Reading Time: 2 minutes Gwen Simpson left a successful career as an international trainer, consultant and business owner in 2004 to buy 160 acres of land in northwestern Alberta. She wanted to start an herb, flower and vegetable farm. Today she’s owner of Inspired Market Gardens at Carvel, where she and her husband Pete raise culinary herbs and herb […] Read more
Pulse Industry Releases Vision Document
Reading Time: 2 minutes Finding growth areas in the health sector and capitalizing on increasing concern for the environment are among the five key elements contained in a new vision and strategy document recently released by the Canadian pulse industry. Other elements include building on core strengths such as breeding and agronomy, reducing access barriers and serving existing markets. […] Read more
Remember What We’re Doing This For…
Reading Time: 2 minutes “We get so hung up on all the other details, trying to get the work done… that we lose track of what’s really important and take these stupid chances.” – Todd Botterill No one will ever know exactly what was going through Bob Botterill’s mind when he decided to enter that grain bin while loading […] Read more
Heart And Stroke Calls For Trans Fat Regulation
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Heart and Stroke Foundation says disappointing results from two years of voluntary efforts by the food industry to reduce trans fat levels in food mean the federal government must step in and regulate. Some companies and sectors have done a good job, said Sally Brown, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada […] Read more
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