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A man in a ball cap and a woman stand in a potato storage bin that has yellow spray foam insulation on its walls and curved ceiling.

Potato farm requires year-round management

Spud production has an important role to play at Alberta’s CP Farms, but storage is also a crucial component

The most recent Open Farm Day in Alberta showcased agricultural producers across the province educating the general public about the process that is required is to get food to their table.


A variety of Canadian currency bills, ranging from $5 to $50, lay flat on a table with several short stacks of loonies on top of them.

Producer profits remain under significant pressure

Manitoba farmers are facing down a double hit of high input costs, like fertilizer, and low grain prices as they harvest their next crop

Manitoba farmers are facing down a double hit of high input costs, like fertilizer, and low grain prices as they harvest their next crop.





Glacier FarmMedia executive editor Laura Rance displays her Canadian Farm Writers Federation Lifetime Achievement Award.

Glacier FarmMedia writers win agricultural journalism awards

Members of Glacier FarmMedia’s editorial team are honoured at Canadian Farm Writers Federation award ceremony

Agricultural reporters with the Glacier FarmMedia family of publications cleaned up at the Canadian Farm Writers Federation awards ceremony late last month in Winnipeg.


A rancher on horseback herds cattle in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. There is a rainbow in the cloudy sky terminating behind some trees in the distance.

Investigation links green fuel to deforestation

A U.S. sustainable aviation fuel refinery found to be buying tallow from cattle raised on illegally deforested land In the Amazon

A Texas refinery that supplies green fuel to U.S. airlines has been purchasing animal fat from cattle raised on illegally cleared lands in the Amazon rainforest, according Reuters.


Tight photo of the spout of an auger with canola seed flowing out of it. A man's gloved hand can be seen, probably in communication with the auger operator below.

Farmers urged to be grain-safe this fall

Drowning in grain can happen fast, along with other safety risks when farmers work around grain bins: Experts have five tips to help avoid grain-related accidents

Working around grain bins comes with risk, from farmers falling to drowning in grain: Experts have five tips to help avoid grain-related accidents this harvest.

A red half-ton truck with a modified camper in the box and "Steffes Auctioneering" logos and URL on it. The camper has windows in it that allows an auctioneer to conduct business in all weather.

Farm auctions evolve with the times

Online sales and new technology reshape the auction environment, which was once dominated by on-farm sales

Times have changed. The number of live, on-farm auctions is seeing a drastic decline in recent years. Today’s younger farmers may actually never experience going to one.