LANGHAM, Sask. – Watch this 10-minute video with livestock market analyst Jerry Klassen for a run-down of factors driving Canadian cattle prices over the next 18 months. Klassen, presenting as part of The Western Producer Markets Desk Team briefed farmers attending Ag in Motion 2025. Follow all our Ag in Motion coverage here Klassen said […] Read more
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VIDEO: The Western Producer Markets Desk crop outlook for 2025
Watch this video for a 10-minute update of Prairie crop conditions and markets. Bruce Burnett, a weather and market analyst with The Western Producer Markets Desk, reported on his recent tour of western Canadian crops at Ag in Motion 2025. Follow all our Ag in Motion coverage here Based on what he’s seen across the […] Read more
VIDEO: Prairie crops on track for average yields
LANGHAM, SASK. – Western Canadian farmers will harvest an average crop this year provided cooler temperatures prevail and the region gets some timely rains in the next few weeks, says Bruce Burnett, the weather and market analyst with The Western Producer Markets Desk. However, Burnett, who took a closer look at Prairie crops as he […] Read more
VIDEO: Cattle markets set to move beyond record highs in late 2026
Cattle prices may be at record highs, but they are nearing the peak of a five-year cycle, livestock market analyst Jerry Klassen told farmers attending this year’s Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan. Klassen said the feeder market this winter will benefit from continued strong demand, shorter supplies and cheaper feed prices as […] Read more
Canadian agricultural leaders attend global food security forum in shadow of G7 summit
Agriculture didn’t make the G7 agenda ,yet speakers at the Americas AgForum25 said it forms the foundation for global solutions
The forum hosted by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) was designed to ensure agriculture and food stays on world leaders' radar.
Canadian agricultural leaders attend global food security forum in the shadow of the G7 summit
Agriculture didn’t make the G7 agenda ,yet speakers at the Amercias AgForum25 said it forms the foundation for global solutions
The forum hosted by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) was designed to ensure agriculture and food stays on world leaders’ radar.
Canada can’t afford to let its food sector be snatched in trade war
It will take political will and investment to maintain a sector vital to Canada’s national security
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s food sector, which is this country’s largest manufacturing sector and one pivotal to our national security, is about to be kidnapped unless we come up with a strategy to protect it. It was seeping south even before the U.S. declared economic war. Follow all our coverage of the tariffs situation here […] Read more
Report calls for fresh perspective on sustainability, trade
Focus shifted from potential barriers to the possibilities created by more sustainable approaches to agriculture
Glacier FarmMedia – While it’s common to view sustainability policies as potential trade barriers, a global forum seeking to balance trade and sustainability goals says it’s equally important to see the opportunities. “Rather than viewing sustainability requirements as potential trade barriers, policymakers should position them as opportunities to enhance market access and competitiveness,” a new […] Read more
VIDEO: World Soil Day celebrates critical resource
This year's theme highlights the need to measure and monitor for sustainable management
Glacier FarmMedia – December 5 marks World Soil Day, a day set aside by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to celebrate this critical resource and raise awareness of the challenges of protecting it. This year’s theme, “Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage,” underscores the importance of accurate soil data and information in understanding […] Read more
Road to sustainable food systems needs patches
Conference told that critical gaps in technology, policy and investment slow progress toward sustainable food systems
A decade ago, Josh Betcher’s fifth-generation Minnesota family farm came to a crossroads when it became clear that his father was no longer able to help with field work. “We had to make a choice, to either hire someone, get bigger equipment or make a process change,” he told the room of corporate executives, academics […] Read more
