Reading Time: 3 minutes Even worse, many producers report that their extra efforts in getting calves preconditioned to go into a feedlot are not rewarded. A recent survey by Farm Credit Canada shows consumer demand doesn’t rate high on the radar screen of most producers. Consumer demand ranked last when producers and agribusiness owners were asked what factors were […] Read more
The Disconnect Between Producers And Consumers
Wheat World Goes For Quality, Canada For Quantity
Reading Time: 3 minutes “(D)emand for wheat with defined and consistent quality traits will be one of the most, if not the most, important driver for wheat quality improvement in the coming two decades.” For Sale: One inexpensive but effective method of segregating different types of wheat according to quality and end-use characteristics. Well used, but in good condition. […] Read more
Time For Sober Second Thought On Bill 43
Reading Time: 4 minutes Checkoff refunds will just become part of the marketing process. We have all heard those sayings – “You reap what you sow,” “Be careful what you wish for you may get it,” and my favourite old Dutch saying – “If you burn your butt you have to sit on the blisters.” All of those witticisms […] Read more
Villagers Lose Land To Sugar Plantation
Reading Time: 2 minutes An article from Farm Radio Weekly, distributed by Farm Radio International, a Canadianbased, not-for-profit organization working in direct partnership with approximately 300 radio broadcasters in 39 African countries. FRI has lately turned its attention to the effects of foreign land grabs The homes in Thom Chipakuza village stand like islands in the middle of vast […] Read more
Canada Needs A National Food Traceability System
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ian Wishart is president of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), Manitoba’s general farm organization. KAP recently attended a research and development conference for agriculture and food traceability. Trace R&D was hosted by the University of Manitoba and focused on examining traceability technology and looking into a national traceability research strategy. A considerable portion of the event […] Read more
Paul Beingessner — A Love Of Farming And Concern For Others
Reading Time: 4 minutes It is with the deepest regret that we must pass on the news that columnist Paul Beingessner died June 25 in an accident while repairing a haybine on his farm near Truax, Saskatchewan. Paul brought a unique combination to his readers – a love of farming, an analytical mind and a gift for writing. It […] Read more
CFA Represents Grassroots Interests
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada is a vast nation and as such has a great diversity geographically, climatically, and ethnically – all of which have an impact on how agriculture is practised across the country and presents different challenges in the various regions. Farm organizations have a long history in Canada as being the credible voice of Canadian farmers. […] Read more
EU -U.S. Beef Battle Seems Over — Sort Of
Reading Time: 3 minutes “But in the murky world of trade politics and negotiations things are never what they seem” The long-festering trade war over beef exports between the European Union and the U.S. seems to be coming to a faltering end – at least for the U.S. An agreement on the issue was recently announced by the two […] Read more
Letters to the editor – for Jun. 22, 2009
Reading Time: 3 minutes Governments should fix cattle marketplace It is time for the federal and provincial governments to step up to the plate and fix the deplorable crisis in the cattle industry. Manipulation by packers and retailers leaves no money on the table for farmers and ranchers. Our returns need to come from the marketplace, but we have […] Read more
Securing A Future With Land — And Water
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some are calling this the “great land grab,” while others, have characterized it as the “great water grab.” After this year’s frosty spring, if foreign buyers came along and approached the federal government about buying up farmland on the Canadian Prairies, there’s a few farmers who’d be inclined to say, “Take it. Please.” That’s not […] Read more