May 17, 2025, Edgewood, Bc, CANADA: A sign calling for the protection of ostriches at the Universal Ostrich Farms is displayed at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Hundreds of supporters flocked to the farm over the Victoria long weekend to protest the Canadian Food Inspection Agency‚Äö√Ñ√¥s order to cull 400 ostriches. (Credit Image: © Aaron Hemens/The Canadian Press via ZUMA Press)

Ostrich farm case shows power of social media

Academics say organizations such as Canadian Food Inspection Agency must better explain to the public what they do

Reading Time: 3 minutes The social media circus surrounding the BC ostrich farm, could happen again in Canada, says communication expert



The meetings, called Agronomy Battles, will allow producers, scientists and agronomists to meet face to face to work through the challenges faced by farmers in specific regions of southern Alberta. Photo: Screencap via farmingsmarter.com

Farming Smarter to hold Agronomy Battles series

Series hopes to focus research on feedback from farmers on issues affecting southern Alberta producers

Reading Time: 2 minutes Southern Alberta non-profit research institute hope grassroots sessions with producers help focus future research on cover crops, strip tillage and herbicide resistance





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