One would think that three decades of no ill health effects from eating food made with GM crops would be considered long enough, but that’s the world in which we live.
All crops
GMO market access issues remain concern for growers
The technology to genetically alter crops has never been more accessible, but managing the policy aspect has been, and will continue to be, complicated
Trump calls off trade talks with Canada
U.S. president announced that trade talks are ‘hereby terminated’ over social media Oct. 23; move comes after Ontario ad invoking former president Ronald Reagan
U.S. president announced that trade talks with Canada are ‘hereby terminated’ over social media Oct. 23. Move comes after Ontario ad invoking former president Ronald Reagan.
Exploring Harvest Safety
Kristin Hoffman of WSPS explains measures for increased farm safety around harvest season
Grain marketing for hard economic times
Manitoba farms face tight profit opportunities this year; what strategies can farmers use to sell their 2025 crop to best financial effect?
Strong harvests in Western Canada clash with low grain prices, trade war-driven market uncertainty and high input costs. What strategies can farmers use to sell their 2025 crop?
Farmer musings of post-harvest Manitoba
Harvest 2025 results, tariffs and the push to prepare for winter and beyond on Manitoba beef and grain farms
A former board member of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) offers thoughts on harvest 2025 yields, tariffs and the push to prepare for winter and beyond on Manitoba beef and grain farms.
Alberta Crop Report: Harvest reaches completion
Alberta’s harvest is virtually complete at 99.4 per cent finished, ahead of the five-year and 10-year averages at this time of the season.
Only minor shifts in latest AAFC grain/oilseed balance sheets
Updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Oct. 17, included only minor adjustments to the balance sheets for the country’s major grains and oilseeds.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest nears completion
Saskatchewan’s harvest was 98 per cent complete as of Oct. 13 before rain and snow fell onto some regions.
Shaky trade ground threatens efforts to build Canadian agriculture
Trade uncertainty is freezing billions in agriculture investment across Canada and may pose more threat than tariffs themselves
Trade uncertainty is freezing billions in agriculture investment across Canada, which may threaten export-oriented Manitoba farms more than the tariffs spurring the uncertainty in the first place, experts tell Fields on Wheels conference.
Prairie Roots and Wings: Manitoba agrologist memoir recalls journey of discovery
Philippe Sabourin’s recently published memoir shares tales of formative years on a farm in Manitoba, as well as lessons rooted in world travel and the food and agriculture systems found there
Philippe Sabourin’s memoir shares author’s formative farm years in the Red River Valley, as well as lessons rooted in world travel and the food systems found there.