Reading Time: 3 minutes Annessa Good-Hassard knows first-hand what many farm families are going through when it comes to transition. She and her husband are taking over her family’s Alberta farm.
Farm succession not just about the transfer of assets
Young farmers intending to take over the farm are urged to have wills and hire third parties to help with transition plans
Tractor, combine sales face downward trend
Sales of farm tractors and combines have declined over the last year in North America
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sales of combines are a handy gauge for farmer optimism, but sales of farm tractors and combines has declined in the past year across North America.
Blois makes moves to reduce agri-food red tape
Statement may signal commitment to action, competitiveness says expert
Agriculture Minister Kody Blois says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will begin to remove some regulatory burdens including harmonizing Canada’s bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) enhanced feed ban with U.S. requirements, and speeding up approvals for animal feed ingredients to reduce tariff costs.
Crop merchant Louis Dreyfus posts drop in annual profit
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) on Wednesday reported a drop in annual profit, the latest global crop merchant to see earnings curbed by subdued prices last year in staple grains caused by ample harvests and easing demand in China.
Report tracks pasture loss in Canada
Forage industry says there are ways to claw pasture and grassland back, while also protecting farm profit
Reading Time: 5 minutes Pasture acreage has been dropping in Canada. Here’s why, and what can be done about it.
Spring wheat plans remain unclear
North Dakota farm group expects durum to take acres from spring wheat, while Canadian intentions are difficult to read
Reading Time: 2 minutes While some experts believe durum could steal acres away from spring wheat in the U.S. this year, the seeding plans for Canadian growers still seems unclear.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains down on U.S.-Russia call, planting intentions
Chicago wheat futures traded both sides of unchanged on Tuesday, holding near a March high underpinned by concerns over U.S. crop conditions. Traders also awaited the outcome of a call between the leaders of the U.S. and Russia over the war in Ukraine.
With beer drinking down in U.S., barley farmers now fear tariffs
Tariffs could hurt U.S. barley exports to Mexico, Canada
Reciprocal tariffs from Canada and Mexico may raise costs and limit export opportunities for U.S. barley growers, at a time when beer demand is also falling.
Trump administration aims to make faster meat processing permanent
Agency plans rulemaking to formalize speed increases
Chicago/Washington | Reuters – The Trump administration said on Mar. 17 that it plans to permanently allow U.S. poultry and pork processing plants to operate more quickly, raising concerns among advocacy groups about worker health and food safety. The U.S. Department of Agriculture decision is a victory for meat companies and industry associations such as the National Chicken […] Read more
Northern and irrigated acres saw Alberta’s highest farmland value growth in 2024
Province-wide value grows at slightly higher pace over last year annual Farm Credit Canada report shows
Reading Time: 3 minutes The price of Alberta farm land continued to rise in 2024, according to Farm Credit Canada’s annual report.
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