(Reuters) — Bayer is in mediation to potentially settle thousands of American lawsuits claiming that the company’s Roundup weed killer causes cancer, but some legal experts said the cases raise questions that may prevent an easy settlement. More than 18,400 plaintiffs claim Roundup causes a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Bayer to date has […] Read more
Farm Living
Parents will make or break attempts at shared custody
Q: After years of just kind of drifting apart, my wife and I have decided to end the charade we have been living and file for a divorce. Please understand that apart from disappointment, probably shared between the two of us, we are not parting through a hail of innuendoes or other moments of hatred […] Read more
Man. harvest needs warm, dry weather
After months of dry weather, it’s now too wet and cool in parts of Manitoba. For instance, more than 85 millimetres of rain fell on Minnedosa between Aug. 23 and Sept. 2, hindering harvest in southwestern Manitoba. What’s really needed in the southwestern part of the province is a week of warm, dry weather so […] Read more
Input sought on farm safety law
A wall filled with sticky notes, each bearing comments from farmers, ranchers and agriculture businesspeople, decorated the meeting. They represent input into the Alberta government’s Farm Freedom and Safety Act, which it expects to develop, table and pass in the next legislative session. The new act will replace the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch […] Read more
Everything is just peachy in the kitchen at this time of year
When I sit outside, there is a golden hue to the landscape, and an occasional leaf is falling. The evening air is refreshing and crisp as the melodic sound of the crickets rock us to sleep, while the chatting of Canada geese overhead wake us for a new day. These seasonal rhythms awake in me […] Read more
Squatter’s rights take new hit
The basic elements of adverse possession are:
Alberta may see the end of adverse possession, also known as squatter’s rights, if the government accepts recent recommendations from the Alberta Law Reform Institute. The law of adverse possession allows a person to potentially claim ownership of another’s land if that person has occupied it for at least 10 years. As the institute describes […] Read more
Manitoba farm family ‘slows down’
The Friesens’ idea of taking it easy is to manage chicken and hog barns, breed dogs and be heavily involved in sports
LANDMARK, Man. — Janet and Jeff Friesen have decided to take it a little easier these days. “We slowed down, moved some things around,” said Jeff about the couple’s decision to sell their motorbike shop and two farming operations. “We were doing four farms and raising a family and racing motorbikes.” Today, on their green […] Read more
Farm safety resource hopes to improve child-care access
A farm safety organization has developed a new tool designed to improve access to child care, potentially reducing children’s exposure to hazards. The National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, in partnership with the Migrant Clinicians Network, released the new resource on Aug. 12, billing it as a road map that could […] Read more
Alberta farm family finds a work-life balance
On the Farm: Dallas Vert and Natasha Popisil run three agricultural businesses but also find time for family vacations
KIRRIEMUIR, Alta. — Dallas Vert always knew he wanted to farm and his wife Natasha Popisil was willing to follow the dream. The couple, both 36, farm 11,000 acres at Kirriemuir in east-central Alberta and were named the province’s outstanding young farmers for 2019. Their neighbours, Craig and Jinelle Ference, were national winners last year […] Read moreCharity begins in the field
About 100 businesses and farm operations in the Taber, Alta., region donated time and materials this year to the district’s most recent Canadian Foodgrains Bank growing project. Proceeds from the sale of the wheat crop and straw are donated to the foodgrains bank for use to help ease hunger elsewhere in the world. | Barb Glen photos
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