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





U.S. grains: soybeans firm ahead of USDA data

U.S. grains: soybeans firm ahead of USDA data

Chicago soybeans ticked up slightly on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the release of official U.S. data on global supply and demand on Friday, the first update in weeks, but prices were capped by a lack of large Chinese purchases.



A group of cattle from Nait's Fairview Campus settle into their new home at Lakeland College in Vermilion. Lakeland bought the 23 cow/calf pairs from Fairview College. The angus herd originated in Vermilion, moved to Olds then moved to Fairview's new school of agrculture in the late 1940s where the herd has been ever since. After almost 70 years the descendents of the original herd returned back to Vermilion.

High prices, lower demand challenges producers

Study finds that once consumers change their protein consumption pattern, it is tough to get them to return to beef

Reading Time: 2 minutes Large capital investments coupled with consumer demand makes for long-term planning among Canadian cattle producers



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