Ontario hog producers can expect new public funding to help step up biosecurity at “critical points,” following the arrival of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) in the province on at least two farms. The provincial government on Tuesday pledged $2 million for Ontario Pork to back “industry-wide investments to improve biosecurity measures at critical […] Read more
Ont. hog industry backed for added biosecurity measures
Another good reason to be a farmer
Reading Time: < 1 minute Living in the country improves your mental health, say researchers writing in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science & Technology. Mathew P. White and colleagues note that mental well-being is a major public health issue, with unipolar depressive disorder the leading cause of disability in middle- to high-income countries. Some research suggests that part […] Read more
Parrish and Heimbecker seeking Weyburn Inland Terminal
Grain handler Parrish and Heimbecker plans to buy its way further into southeastern Saskatchewan’s grain handle with a $94.6 million all-cash deal for farmer-owned Weyburn Inland Terminal. Winnipeg-based P+H on Friday announced an “arrangement agreement” with WIT in which the grain firm would buy up all WIT’s issued and outstanding shares for $17.25 each, about […] Read more
RCMP seeks help in cattle thefts
Reading Time: < 1 minute The RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating more than 600 head of cattle related to an ongoing criminal investigation into thefts and fraud committed by Timothy William Flad, age 47, of Brownsville, Alberta. RCMP said that on Sept. 5, 2013, Flad was convicted of cattle theft over $5,000 in St. Paul Court […] Read more
Irrigation water use doubles between 2010 and 2012
Reading Time: 2 minutes The amount of water Canadian farmers used for irrigation more than doubled between 2010 and 2012, with the greatest volume increases in Alberta and Manitoba where farmers reported increases of more than 150 per cent. Water use data released by Statistics Canada show approximately 1.7 billion cubic metres of water used in 2012 across the […] Read more
The highs and lows of 2013
The weather was cruel then kind, a trade deal raised export hopes and supply management fears, and the livestock sector had a mix of good and bad news
Reading Time: 8 minutes Once again, time did not stand still. History was rewritten as 2013 marked the first full year of an open market for wheat and barley. And history was also preserved as the Waldron Grazing Co-operative signed a deal to protect 31,000 acres of prime grazing land forever. But everyone wishes one new chapter had never […] Read more
RCMP seeks help in cattle thefts
Reading Time: < 1 minute The RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating more than 600 head of cattle related to an ongoing criminal investigation into thefts and fraud committed by Timothy William Flad, age 47, of Brownsville, Alberta. RCMP said that on Sept. 5, 2013, Flad was convicted of cattle theft over $5,000 in St. Paul Court […] Read more
Paying kids to eat veg
Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers at Brigham Young and Cornell universities say the good news is that a new U.S. government rule has schools serving an extra $5.4 million worth of fruits and vegetables each day. The bad news is that a study shows the kids discard 70 per cent of it. “We saw a minor increase in kids […] Read more
4-H launches video of Youth Ag-Summit
Reading Time: < 1 minute 4-H Canada and Bayer CropScience have posted a new video that highlights the global 4-H Youth Ag-Summit held in Calgary last August. As part of 4-H Canada’s 100th anniversary celebrations, 118 young delegates from 18 to 25 gathered from 24 different countries to discuss how their generation can overcome the challenges of feeding a growing […] Read more
Irrigation water use doubles between 2010 and 2012
Reading Time: 2 minutes The amount of water Canadian farmers used for irrigation more than doubled between 2010 and 2012, with the greatest volume increases in Alberta and Manitoba where farmers reported increases of more than 150 per cent. Water use data released by Statistics Canada show approximately 1.7 billion cubic metres of water used in 2012 across the […] Read more
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