Stressful transport conditions and poor trailer design are leading to pig mortality, meat quality loss and financial penalties in the pork industry, according to a Canadian research scientist. Photo: Miguel Perfectti/GettyImages

Pig transport stress costs pork sector

Popular livestock trailer designs also increase pig stress during transport, hitting at meat quality, animal welfare and farm profit, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher says

Popular livestock trailer designs also increase pig stress during transportation, hitting at meat quality, animal welfare and farm profit, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher says

Bio-control nematodes. PHOTO: Persistent BioControl

Farmer-friendly nematodes: Tiny worms for big canola pest control

Soil-dwelling nematodes could become a practical option for Prairie pest control against damaging canola insect pests like diamondback moth

Not all nematodes are equal in farm fields. Beneficial species of the tiny soil-dwelling worms could one day help beat back damaging canola insect pests like diamondback moth on the Canadian Prairies.





AgGronomyTV: Assessing crop nutrients when weather isn’t in your favour

AgGronomyTV: Assessing crop nutrients when weather isn’t in your favour

It can feel like the lottery when it comes to which fields get rain and which ones don’t when clouds roll in. But what does that mean for fertilizers that need soil moisture to get nutrients moving into plants? Marla Riekman, soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, shares what she’s hearing from growers in southern

The evolution of the farm show

The evolution of the farm show

As the Ag in Motion farm show is set to kick off on July 15, Scott Garvey for Grainews takes a look at how farm shows have evolved on the prairies and speaks to show director Rob O’Connor about what it takes to put on a modern day, major farm show.


This memorial for Bob Mazer was posted on Mazergroup's official Facebook page July 8. Photo: Facebook/Mazergroup

Mazergroup’s Bob Mazer dies

Bob Mazer, who oversaw the growth of his family-owned farm equipment dealership into the main name for New Holland machinery in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, died July 6 from cancer

Mazergroup’s Bob Mazer, who helped grow his family’s company into a string of farm equipment dealerships and the main dealer for New Holland machinery in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, died July 6 from cancer.




McGill University researcher Anjaly Paul says that converting farm waste into biogas and organic fertilizer through anaerobic digestion could provide farmers with additional income and support Canada’s net-zero emissions goals.

Biogas pitched to turn farm waste into renewable energy

Anaerobic digestion can convert manure and other agricultural waste into renewable energy as well as fertilizer, but Manitoba farmers don’t have the best history with the technology

Anaerobic digestion can convert manure and other agricultural waste into renewable energy as well as fertilizer, but Manitoba farmers don’t have the best history with the technology