Globe and Mail article suggests U.S. dairy access to Canada is back as a topic of conversation in Ottawa
Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa
Executive editor recognized for lifetime achievement
Laura Rance-Unger looks back at four decades as a farm journalist and editor, including a long history at the reins of the Manitoba Co-operator
Laura Rance-Unger, former Manitoba Co-operator editor, swept up the Canadian Farm Writers Federation 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award on Sept. 20.
Five Glacier FarmMedia writers earn awards for farm journalism
Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation also honours GFM executive editor Laura Rance
Five writers with Glacier FarmMedia, owners of this website, earned six awards for excellence in the field of ag journalism from the Canadian Farm Writers Federation at its 2025 conference in September in Winnipeg.
Controversy fails to sink plant growth regulator use in Manitoba oats
Plant growth regulators in oats got some bad press last year, but some farmers maintain they’re helpful
Plant growth regulators in oats got some bad press last year, but some Manitoba farmers maintain they’re helpful and do their job: to reduce lodging.
Canadian economy going ‘under the speed limit,’ says FCC analyst
Farm Credit Canada outlined less than impressive numbers for Canada’s economy Sept. 18, and that will spill over into agriculture.
Manitoba Pork unveils new sustainability framework
Pork group says new sustainability document will increase transparency around its goals and environmental progress
Pork group says new sustainability document will increase transparency around its goals and environmental progress
A new vaccine for bovine tuberculosis? Maybe not yet, but a step closer
Canadian research suggests bovine TB vaccine candidate MSX-1 may finally offer some protection without interfering with tuberculosis test results, but it’s still early days
Bovine TB vaccine candidate MSX-1 may finally offer cattle some disease protection without interfering with tuberculosis test results, but it’s still early days.
Review coming for Canadian wheat breeding
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition says review of the wheat breeding innovation system will make sure research meets farmer needs.
2025 cereal harvest hits highs and lows in Manitoba
Oat harvest was complicated by heavy rain, while wheat yields so far are all over the map and depend on each area’s drought situation
Manitoba’s oat harvest was complicated by heavy rain, while wheat yields so far are all over the map and depend on each area’s drought situation.
Digital age farmers need truth sense
Farmers today must be able to sort quality knowledge from misinformation and disinformation, experts warn
Misinformation and disinformation are enjoying a surge in the age of the internet. Experts say agriculture and farmers shouldn’t take that threat lightly.