Digital agriculture needs focus on farm-level practicalities

Digital agriculture needs focus on farm-level practicalities

CAPI report says data strategies in agriculture need to be a 10-year national priority

A report on digital agriculture from the Canadian Agri-food Policy Institute and EMILI says data strategies need to be a 10-year national priority for Canada.







Myron Wigness stands with a Hi-Hog cattle squeeze unit.

Handling equipment can calm cattle

Limiting sight lines and using natural cattle behaviour can help make handling better for both the animals and people

There’s consensus that keeping cattle calmer during handling reduces the stress for the animals and the people managing them.


David Hudson explains the very high overall sentiment towards dairy farmers in Canada at the Canadian Dairy Xpo’s 2025 Dairy Business Summit.

Buy Canadian raises consumer support for Canadian dairy

New Canadians also look to use dairy for nutrition and in cooking, industry told at Canadian Dairy Xpo

The buy-Canada movement has helped boost support for Canadian dairy products, according to David Hudson of IMI International, speaking at the Canadian Dairy Xpo’s Dairy Business Summit.


Long-term Trump farm impact could be loss of biofuel market

Long-term Trump farm impact could be loss of biofuel market

U.S. analyst says the repercussions would be many, including lower prices for feed for livestock producers

U.S. analyst Joe Kerns of Ever.Ag says the repercussions of Trump agriculture policies could be a loss of the biofuel market and lower crop prices.

The Lifetime Performance Index is weighted differently among six areas. | Lactanet photo

Dairy LPI gets last minute updates

A dairy farmer figured out that the last index was over-weighted to milk production

The dairy Lifetime Performance Index will be updated April 1 and includes some changes in trait weighting, including milk production as a dairy farmer realized it was over-emphasized.