Anaerobic digestion can convert manure and other agricultural waste into renewable energy as well as fertilizer, but Manitoba farmers don’t have the best history with the technology
A legal expert warns that growing animal rights activism is creating complex challenges for Canadian farmers, despite livestock industry groups spending considerable effort on their public trust files.
Exotic alfalfa varieties that produce white, blue, cream and yellow flowers are being looked at by plant breeders to improve the crop’s drought tolerance.
Canadian farms have never generated so much data or had so much technology, but many farmers struggle to trust data sharing and aren’t sure aggregated farm data benefits them first.
Manitoba has entered into economic co-operation agreements with New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island, which are aimed at reducing trade barriers and increasing labour mobility between the provinces.