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Price spikes can bring input cost risks
Commodity prices have been strong for the past eight months. It’s been a boon for growers, though prolonged periods of decent returns can skew the cost of production. Canadian growers could be open to significant financial hardship if they see sustained price reductions or major production challenges like those experienced in the 1970s and 1980s,
July 8, 2021Interest rates biggest farm finance risk
The expansion of Canada’s farm debt continued, but at its lowest pace in six years. Meanwhile Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist says that the potential for higher interest rates is the “darkest cloud” in that otherwise optimistic picture. Statistics Canada data showed outstanding Canadian farm debt increased by 5.9 per cent to $121.9 billion as
July 8, 2021Stung by pandemic and JBS cyberattack, U.S. ranchers build new beef plants
U.S. cattle ranchers and investors are sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into new beef plants after temporary closures of massive slaughterhouses at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic left farmers with nowhere to send animals. A cyberattack against the U.S. unit of Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS SA that idled nearly a quarter of America’s
July 2, 2021Demand seen soaring for legal, farm-killed meat
LOCAL | Producers, particularly small-scale farmers, would benefit from similar regulations in Manitoba, says Direct Farm Manitoba Demand for on-farm slaughter licences in Alberta has exploded since last summer when a rule change allowed consumers to buy individual animals and have them processed on the farm. Manitoba should have its own, similar regulations, says Direct
June 29, 2021DOT earns passing grades at college, but not straight A’s
Is the DOT ready for a full-time job on your operation? It might be too early to say, but researchers know the self-propelled, driverless tractor-minus-the-tractor finishes what it starts. “Every mission we started with DOT we were able to finish with DOT,” said Joy Agnew of Olds College. “There was never a catastrophic failure or
June 23, 2021Survey takes aim at ag technology
The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) wants to know how you use tech on your farm or agribusiness. The non-profit has launched a nationwide survey in the hopes of filling in data on technology use and the labour trends related to new technology in agri-food. Why it matters: The survey hopes to get a handle
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