Canada’s fish farms want to switch federal portfolios to be under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s eye rather than Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s thumb and be able to grow production.
Canadian aquaculture wants farming treatment
Canada’s fish farms want to switch federal portfolios to be under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s eye rather than Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s thumb
The great food summit adventure
Hart Attacks: Higher learning experience at the end of an escalator ride
Alberta Farmer columnist Lee Hart attended the Food Leadership Summit in Calgary, where about 400 ag industry players gathered for the new annual conference.
Trade war may create Canadian economic opportunities
Current tariff woes could open chances for long-term economic growth, consultant says —It’s happened before
Canada’s current tariff woes could open chances for long-term economic growth and a stronger Canadian economy, consultant says — It’s happened before.
Lee Hart: Out of the ashes of retirement
Long-time Glacier FarmMedia writer Lee Hart brings back Hart Attacks column
Alberta’s Lee Hart is coming out of retirement to revive Hart Attacks, a column readers of the farm journals Grainews or Country Guide might remember.
Good work done on beef sustainability, but more left to do: researcher
Canada’s beef industry has reduced its carbon footprint, but there’s always room for improvement, meat company researcher says
Canada's beef industry has reduced its carbon footprint, but there's always room for improvement, meat company researcher says.
Steady as she goes on wheat seeding rates
A recent Saskatchewan study suggests it might pay to lower seeding rates for low moisture, but that might not transfer to Manitoba conditions
Recent research from Saskatchewan suggests farmers might want to hold back on their wheat seeding rate if they’re expecting a dry year, but it’s not clear how well the insight translates to Manitoba. The Western Applied Research Corporation study found that with a dry season on the horizon, a mid-to-low wheat seeding rate achieved the
AI and beef production: When good isn’t enough anymore
AI is bringing a new era to the beef sector, and status-quo thinking won’t cut it
Glacier FarmMedia – You may run a good beef farm, maybe even a great one. Making yourself remarkable, however, is another matter in the age of explosive artificial intelligence (AI) technology. That was the message from one technology expert speaking to the Alberta Beef Industry Conference earlier this year. Why it matters: Agriculture, like other
Prairies expected to be cooler, wetter this year
A La Niña weather pattern is on its way and may even bring timely spring rains
There’s a good chance western Canadian farmers and ranchers will see rain in April and May to get crops started and grass growing, says a U.S. based weather scientist.
So long AIM — it was another good run
It’s all over now except for the crying, folks. Ag In Motion (AIM) 2017 is history. And really the only crying that might be done, is by the dedicated volunteers and employees of the show who stay on the AIM grounds near Langham, SK for another 10 days to two weeks to clean up and
AIM for Hart, Day 2: The road to success, one scoop at a time
I announced yesterday to a couple colleagues who work for the Western Producer, “We are wasting our time and energies writing stories. What idiots. If we want real financial success in life — sell ice cream.” That was my take home message from Day 2 (Wednesday) at the Ag In Motion (AIM) farm show near
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