Livestock price insurance is one business risk management program that producers are being told to consider this year, but there are some common misunderstandings about the program.

Farmer’s need clarity in farm program materials

Farmers are less likely to turn to agricultural programs meant to help them if those programs are frustrating to navigate

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers are less likely to turn to agricultural programs meant to help them, like business risk management or on-farm funding, if those programs are frustrating to navigate.






AgraCity’s recent announcement of financial problems follows complaints by farmers that they have not received herbicide they had ordered and paid for. Photo: File

AgraCity says it is unable to fill orders

AgraCity has told customers it will be unable to deliver outstanding product in a timely manner this spring due to cash flowproblems

AgraCity has told customers it will be unable to deliver outstanding product in a timely manner this spring due to cash flowproblems


Construction is in full swing for the twinning of Highway 3 between Taber and Burdett in Alberta, with completion expected in the summer of 2026. The new four-lane highway will be a huge benefit to the agriculture industry, both economically and for traffic safety with huge trucks hauling product to market and machinery getting where it needs to go.

Hopes high for Alberta twinned highway project

The twinning of Highway 3 in southern Alberta is seen as another step in paving the road to agriculture prosperity in the region

Reading Time: 3 minutes What oil and gas has meant to northern Alberta, agriculture has meant to the southern part of the province.



India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to media on the Parliament premises in New Delhi in this Nov. 18, 2019 file photo. (Photo: Reuters/Altaf Hussain)

India’s Modi to attend G7 summit in Canada

India and Canada to work together “with renewed vigour”

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he looked forward to meeting his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney during the G7 summit, after the latter invited him to the gathering over a phone call on Friday.