Every winter there are several events, conferences, webinars and learning possibilities for farmers and agronomists. From agronomy, to leadership, to marketing and more, there’s no shortage of topics to cover or opportunities to learn. That means that there are important choices to make — what events have the best lineups? What do you hope to… Read More
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There are a few things I remember clearly from my childhood spent in southern Manitoba. One, that my costume was always worn over top of winter gear, and, two, that we rarely bothered to pick up any candy to hand out — we were just too rural for anyone to bother stopping by to Trick… Read More
You can be forgiven if you’ve been avoiding watching the daily news out of Parliament Hill. After all, harvest is wrapping up or in full swing, hockey is back and baseball playoffs are on. Plus, have you seen the shenanigans happening on a daily basis in Question Period? It’s all a bit much. At the… Read More
Farming boasts one of the shortest commutes — from door to barn or shop is often just a morning stroll, coffee in hand. But that’s only if you live on the farm; and while multi-generational farms are common, multi-family yard sites are less so. For many farms, there comes a time when building a new… Read More
For the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is on borrowed time. There’s always been the hard deadline of October 2025 when a federal election must happen, but the end of the NDP’s supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals means that Trudeau’s government will likely face several confidence motions in the coming months… Read More
As far as averages go, the 2024 harvest season is chugging along around the average for most provinces. But like most averages, the number doesn’t tell the whole story. Some farmers are fully caught up with what’s ready, even though early indications were for an earlier than normal harvest. Some are waylaid by rainy weather,… Read More
Big markets, such as the behemoth that is the Chinese economy, require equivalent or greater time commitments of work, attention, and diplomacy. Canada’s relationship to China hasn’t been the smoothest in recent memory, to say the least. The arrests of the two Micheals in China and Meng Wanzhou in Canada was a years’-long ordeal that cost… Read More
Technology has the capacity to vastly simplify our lives, or take mundane, repetitive tasks and make them easy or automatic. Technological advancements in agriculture have brought us herbicide-tolerant crops, traceability and genomic advancements in livestock, and sectional control and variable rate tech to name a few. But just because a certain technology exists, doesn’t mean… Read More
The Paris 2024 Olympics are in full swing, and while it can be argued that summer games are far less entertaining than the winter games, any Olympics is a spectacle. Every two years, these events pit the best of each country against each other in feats of strength, endurance, speed, and agility. While some events… Read More
When fields are wet or the crop is too tall, applying a fungicide by airplane and even helicopter can be a solution. So why then aren’t farmers clear to spray by drone? It all comes down to Transport Canada rules on piloting and approved label uses by product. Currently, there’s only one herbicide with a… Read More