Reading Time: < 1 minute A new online business course has been created for farmers who want to “take their agribusiness to the next level.” The course, called Foundations in Agricultural Management, is free and is being offered by the University of Guelph’s ag college. “Getting Ontario Agricultural College’s institutional knowledge into the hands of producers across Canada has always […] Read more
Free business training for farmers on offer
Alberta RCMP to start unclogging major border crossing
Blockade 'not a peaceful assembly,' Mounties say
A major supply chain corridor connecting Alberta and the U.S. is expected to be cleared of protestors and reopened to traffic on Tuesday, Alberta RCMP have warned. Protestors in vehicles formed a blockade Saturday on Highway 4 leading to the province’s only 24-hour Canada-U.S. border crossing, at Coutts, Alta., about 100 km southeast of Lethbridge. […] Read more
PHOTOS: Flood damage a herculean repair effort
Reading Time: < 1 minute The front page of the Nov. 29 edition of the Alberta Farmer featured dramatic photos of Tank Hill — about 70 metres of Highway 1 were washed out and a section of the CP Rail line was suspended in the air — following the devastating flooding in B.C (photo 1). Since then a massive reconstruction […] Read more
Seed company makes donation to Alberta orgs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Four Alberta organizations have received donations from Canterra Seeds, a farmer-owned seed company that celebrated its 25th anniversary during the past year. Ten organizations (nominated by seed growers who have shares in the company as well as farmers) were given $2,500, with some receiving matching amounts from those who nominated them. The Alberta organizations are: The […] Read more
Study finds no data to show change in butter consistency
Not enough data to link to palm supplement use, either
Updated, Jan. 24 — A panel tasked with reviewing complaints of changes in Canadian butter’s consistency has found there’s not enough data out there to support those complaints — nor to support the allegation that palm byproducts in cows’ rations were the cause. The Expert Working Group on Feed Supplementation, set up by Dairy Farmers […] Read more
Approach carbon markets with an open mind, says proponent
Farmers need to consider what the developing carbon market could do for their business
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Despite all the uncertainties, carbon markets are an opportunity for farmers and should be seen as a business opportunity, says the head of the Alberta-based non-profit Biological Carbon Canada. “Carbon represents a brand new market,” Graham Gilchrist said at a recent virtual event hosted by an Ontario input supplier and grain dealer. […] Read more
Farm cybersecurity campaign seeks farmer input
CSKA online survey open until Feb. 18
Canadian farmers are being asked for their input on a federally-backed project to assess and improve cybersecurity in Canada’s ag sector. The Community Safety Knowledge Alliance, the lead organization on the Cyber Security Capacity in Canadian Agriculture project, has put up a voluntary online survey for farm operators, running until Feb. 18, “to look at […] Read more
Thunder Bay shipping season wraps up
MarketsFarm — The last vessel of the shipping season will depart the Port of Thunder Bay on Friday. Grain handling volumes were down on the year, but increases in other categories helped limit the overall reduction in movement through the northern Lake Superior port. The 2021 navigation season will come to a close with the […] Read more
They don’t walk down red carpets, but they’re truly stars
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s the time of year when people who are already very famous are given awards in big splashy ceremonies. But while the Oscars, Grammys and the rest are a lot of fun, the really important people in our communities are the ones who quietly make contributions at the grassroots level. There are, of course, more […] Read more
La Niña likely to continue into spring, U.S. forecaster says
Reuters — La Nina conditions are likely to continue during the Northern Hemisphere spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Niña weather pattern, characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, has a 67 per cent chance of persisting from March through May this year, the National Weather Service’s […] Read more
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