According to a 2023 review from Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting, from 1990 to 2020 there were 2,814 agriculture-related fatalities in Canada, an average of 91 deaths each year. Between 2006 and 2020 the average number of fatalities drops to ‘just’ 70 per year.

Putting safety first on the farm

Agriculture-related fatalities on the decline, but even one is still too many

It’s once again Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, an opportunity to remind oneself that farming might be a rewarding vocation, but it’s also a dangerous business. From 2006 to 2020, there were an average of 70 agriculture-related fatalities each year in Canada.



The spread of wild pigs on the Canadian Prairies has sparked concern around the invasive species and its potential damage to agriculture and local ecosystems.

Getting the bigger picture on Canada’s wild pigs

Wild pigs are an undisputed problem in Manitoba and the rest of the Prairies, but not all experts agree on all things related to the invasive species

Wild pigs are an undisputed problem in Manitoba and the rest of the Prairies, but not all experts agree on all things related to the invasive species



Speakers Gabe Brown (right) and Don Campbell take the stage during a holistic management conference in Assiniboia, Sask.

Past lessons have a role for farming futures

Old ideas shouldn’t necessarily be discounted when looking at the future of Canadian agriculture

Highlights from a holistic management conference show that old ideas shouldn’t necessarily be discounted when looking at the future of Canadian agriculture.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s follow through on weeks of tariff threats has sent Canadian agriculture scrambling.

The tariffs are here: Now what?

Tariff’s are going to hurt, but there are real action items we can pursue to minimize the pain: Here are a few

The U.S.’s tariff’s are going to hurt Canadian farmers, but there are things we can, and should be doing to minimize the pain.






An aerial shot of the Port of Churchill.

The Port of Churchill plays into Canadian sovereignty

The Port of Churchill needs ongoing public investment to survive: With Canadian sovereignty a hot topic, the future of Manitoba’s Arctic sea port is important

The U.S.’s “51st state” rhetoric has made Canadian sovereignty a hot topic; the Port of Churchill should feature in the discussion, but it needs public investment to survive.