Trending
Proudly Canadian
Proudly Canadian
Frank Marshall is one of the last remaining pork veterinarians and one of the last remaining independent vets in the province
Mobile slaughter licenses allow the slaughter of animals on farm without the same rigorous inspections as facilities
As Canadian beef producers return from talks with their U.S. counterparts, the only thing that seems clear is that neither side wants tariffs
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian producers returning from an American beef conference are no wiser about how their industry will be affected by possible American tariffs, said the past-president of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA). “Absolutely nobody knows what’s going to happen. We’re awfully thankful we got a 30-day reprieve, but at the end of the […] Read more
AgKnow lays off all its staff due to funding shortfall but uses automation to allow clients to continue accessing services
A popular program that offered free mental health counselling to farmers has paused its services because of a lack of money, says its director. Linda Hunt said without bridge financing, or more permanent financing, AgKnow had no choice but to lay off all its staff, including herself, at the end of October. Money the organization […] Read more
The program offered by Young Agrarians pairs farmers in their first to fifth year of business with experienced producers
Young farmers have until the end of October to sign up for a mentorship program to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence to manage their farm businesses. Eligible farmers from across the four western provinces can apply to be part of the Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network to develop their business skills, improve their financial […] Read more
The direction that a farm family’s succession planning takes will often be determined by the retiring parents’ future plans
Fall is usually when the phone starts to ring and farmers want to talk about succession, transition or sale, says Curtis Palichuk, managing partner of Wilde Advisory Group in Vegreville, Alta. When farmers come into the accounting office weary from harvest, they are reminded that the best farm transition and succession is a process that […] Read more
Alta. man started in pharmaceuticals while also putting together a farm that he will pass on to his daughter and son-in-law
CAMROSE, Alta. — Health rather than a grand retirement plan pushed Ed Gaudet away from the farm he loved. “I got off the combine Oct. 2, 2023, and two days later I was old. I was shuffling and a little faint in the head and walking kind of funny,” said Gaudet, 84, of Camrose. “That […] Read more
From operating a bale wagon to driving a limo, this farmer stays on four wheels as he charts journey into the future
GIBBONS, Alta. — The road to Kevin Sustrik’s farm retirement is driven with a luxury limousine. During the summer, Sustrik spends most days on his silage harvester, travelling around central Alberta doing custom silage work for other farmers. On the weekends, he drives brides, grooms, concert goers and high school graduates in his luxury coaches. […] Read more
Northwest Polytechnic program to focus on how equipment runs and is maintained as well as crop, beef production skills
Twenty years after the agriculture program ended at Fairview College, an agriculture operations diploma course will begin this fall at the now named Northwest Polytechnic. “We used to have agriculture courses in the Fairview College days. We no longer have those courses,” said Kristy Honing, chair of the animal sciences department at the Fairview campus […] Read more
A member of a First Nations band carries on the three-generation tradition of incorporating reserve land into family farm
About half the land Garan Rewerts farms is on First Nations land, carrying on a tradition passed down from his father and grandfather. Rewerts doesn’t know exactly when his paternal grandfather started farming land on First Nation reserves near their Cut Knife, Sask., farm, but believes it may have been in the 1980s. His father, […] Read more
