Clayton Robins (centre) shows off the soil health gains he's made through changing his on-farm practices during a 2019 field tour on his western Manitoba farm.

Nuffield journey shapes Manitoba farm, years later

Clayton Robins travelled across the world on a Nuffield scholarship over a decade ago; it profoundly impacted how he now farms in western Manitoba

Clayton Robins travelled across the world on a Nuffield scholarship over a decade ago; it profoundly impacted how he now farms in western Manitoba



A farmer in central Manitoba blows snow out of his driveway with a tractor-mounted snowblower after a major winter storm. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Prairie farms race to get ready for winter 2025

Equipment needs to be winterized and stored; fall field work needs to be done and there are a million tiny jobs to make sure both the farm yard and farm house are ready for the snow to fly

Equipment needs to be winterized and stored; fall field work needs to be done and there are a million tiny jobs to make sure both the farm yard and farm house are ready for the snow to fly

(left to right) Leah Olson, Edward Greenspon and Andrea Johnston speak on a panel at the CAPI conference in Ottawa Oct. 1. Photo by Jonah Grignon

Is Canadian agriculture and agri-food ready to pivot?

Environment, trade uncertainty, economics and geopolitics have made the agriculture landscape less predictable, say panellists at CAPI 2025 conference in Ottawa

Canadian agriculture is at a pivotal moment as geopolitical, trade, economic and environmental issues are creating tension in the agriculture economy: CAPI 2025 conference


Cows, accompanied by their calves, graze pasture in a rotational grazing system, summer 2018. Photo: File

Manitoba extends Crown land rent freeze

Manitoba government links the continued rental rate freeze on grazing and forage leases to economic and environmental challenges facing the farm industry

Manitoba government links the continued rental rate freeze on grazing and forage leases to economic and environmental challenges facing the industry

a red tractor obscured in dust while working in dry soils. Pic: Alexis Stockford

The double-edged sword of being an agricultural innovator

Canadian agriculture needs innovation and resilience, but being first in line also means taking on risk, sometimes without much of a safety net

A new report suggests Canada’s farmers have been “overly reliant” on business risk management programs such as crop insurance, AgriStability and AgriRecovery as “the only risk management solution.” Should farmers now go out on a limb trying new ways to mitigate those risks?



Farmer-facing recommended changes to the Advance Payments Program have started to roll out this year with a different approach to credit checks.

Advance payment changes still mostly in waiting

APP cash advances for 2025 included a credit-worthiness change, but another three recommended updates for the federal farm lending program are still in limbo

APP cash advances for 2025 included a credit-worthiness change for farmers, but another three recommended updates for the federal farm lending program are still in limbo.


SOURCE: FARM CREDIT CANADA (FCC)

Livestock leads Canada’s farm economic outlook

Canada’s general economic growth is in decline, but pockets of good news exist in the agricultural world, largely for cattle and hogs

Canada’s general economic growth is in decline, but pockets of good news exist in the agricultural world, largely for cattle and hogs, according to Farm Credit Canada’s September 2025 economic update.