Do you know a woman working in agriculture that has made an outstanding contribution to the industry? If so, a nomination to receive an international “Women in Ag Award” may be in order.
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Nominations open for international Women in Ag Award
‘Mobile skills lab’ to promote careers in ag
Saskatchewan equipment manufacturers receive government funding aimed at finding more workers
A new high-tech “Careers in Ag Mobile Skills Lab” will begin a summer tour of Saskatchewan at Ag in Motion July 16 to 18 to help develop a “talent pipeline” for ag and ag equipment manufacturing.
Opinion: Agri-culture embraced at Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
Events like the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair help ag connect with urban consumers, but how much difference does it actually make?
Visitors to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon at the end of March were entertained by an aggressively hungry ewe. They also saw newborn chicks flopping and flipping a few minutes after cracking their eggs. Horses clopped down the alleys, hefty-muscled and throwing off anxious-for-the-ring energy. There was straw, boots, company-branded gear, ropes, helmets,
Commodity Classic day one: Farmers concerned about EPA’s herbicide strategy
Farm bill, USDA crop forecasts on American farmers' minds at the Houston farm show
Day one of the 2024 Commodity Classic is in the books and a few interesting themes emerged from the annual gathering of U.S. corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers.
VIDEO: Peer-group benchmarking model takes win
Decision-making in farming can quickly lead growers in any number of different directions, but what if you could see the agronomic practices of other growers in the Red River Valley to help guide your path? This is where Antara Agronomy of St. Jean Baptiste may be of help. It offers a peer-group learning model that
Young cattle producers needed
Youth programs help attract young people to the cattle breeding sector
Glacier FarmMedia – It wasn’t hard to find young cattle folk in the barns at Manitoba Ag Days. “They always say (average age) is getting older, but not in livestock, especially not in this kind of seedstock industry,” said Austen Anderson, as he braced himself against one of his Angus bulls. “It’s a young (person’s)
New Massey Sprayer comes to NFMS, combines and grain carts get synchronized
Product offerings that simplify how farmers work in the field often get more than a cursory glance on the farm show floor. This is the case for two machinery manufacturers at the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) in Louisville, Kentucky. Day two of the NFMS saw Massey Ferguson debut its 500R sprayer to attendees, and
Combines launch into the spotlight at National Farm Machinery Show
With over 800 exhibitors occupying more than a million square feet of space at the Kentucky Exposition Center, it’s pretty much A-Z when it comes to the display of agricultural wares at this year’s National Farm Machinery Show. Two well-known machinery brands took this opportunity to pull back the curtain and showcase their latest offerings
Upping your social media game
Tips to put your farm in the right light online
Farmers who want to take to social media should remember to just be themselves. That was one of the main takeaways from a social media panel discussion at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon on January 17. The discussion, moderated by Filmore Saskatchewan grain farmer Sarah Leguee, featured three Canadian farmers with some pretty serious social
Editor’s Take: In praise of boredom
It would be fair to describe the tone of farmers at this year’s Ag Days as ‘cautiously optimistic.’ Crop prices are down — but not out. And input prices are a mixed bag, according to analysts speaking at the event. They’re expecting urea prices to stay strong over the winter and into spring, but ammonia