Glacier FarmMedia – As farmers enter one of their busiest times, they’re being asked to help shape Canada’s future seed regulations via online survey. The survey (found here) closes May 1 and is part of the seed regulatory modernization (SRM) process launched in September 2020 by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which administers the […] Read more
Stories by Allan Dawson
The incredible journey: from Wilcox to London
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s about 6,700 kilometres from a farm near Wilcox, Sask., to Canada House on London’s historic Trafalgar Square. But the road that took a long-serving Canadian politician from that village, population 322, to heading Canada’s second-largest diplomatic mission is even longer. Related story: Goodale brings ag trade experience to British posting Ralph […] Read more
Goodale brings ag trade experience to British posting
High commissioner’s past work serves him well because ag issues can be major irritants in trade deals
Glacier FarmMedia – As high commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ralph Goodale is in the midst of issues important to Canadian farmers. Since his 2021 appointment, Goodale has pushed the U.K. to drop what Canada claims to be illegal restrictions on imports of Canadian beef. Canada has also struggled with the European Union over implementation […] Read more
Waterhemp expands in Manitoba fields
Farmers are advised to collect suspected waterhemp plants instead of putting them through the combine
Manitoba Agriculture’s weed specialist urges farmers to watch for waterhemp in their fields during harvest and avoid spreading it with the combine. “Just do not put those weeds through the combine because … you’re in for a world of hurt once these things take a hold here,” Kim Brown said Sept. 1 while taking suspected […] Read more
Early harvest? Consider growing winter cereals
The ideal time to seed winter cereals in the Prairies is between the end of August and the middle of September
An early start to harvest in some parts of the Prairies has advantages. It gives farmers more choice of fields to plant winter cereals and more time to do it. “Usually (time) that’s the biggest thing,” Alex Griffiths, Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Manitoba agronomist said in an interview Aug. 25. “You’re busy harvesting and don’t want […] Read more
