SMITH CENTER, Kansas (Reuters) — In a tiny town surrounded by miles of rippling wheat fields, Brady Peterson’s restaurant sits nearly empty during what should be a Saturday lunch rush. Normally, Pete’s would be filled with farmers ordering fried chicken and cheeseburgers, but as farm income thins, so does Peterson’s business. Sluggish sales have slashed […] Read more
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Proposed sustainability rules worry producers
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Saskatchewan cattle producers continue to be concerned about how imposed sustainability disclosure standards could affect their business. These are climate-related disclosures that investors, lenders and others use to assess sustainability performance and are part of an international effort. Currently, companies can voluntarily disclose such information, but there is a movement to […] Read more
VIDEO: Alltech documentary takes on anti-cow memes
Attacks on dairy industry in a Super bowl ad prompt agricultural company to take steps to help set the record straight
This is part one of a series of stories that reporter Ed White will file this summer about the different approaches that can be taken when advocating for agriculture. DES MOINES, Iowa — Three years ago, Mark Lyons was watching the Super Bowl when he saw a TV advertisement that trashed dairy milk. He was […] Read more
Canada strives to attract gene-editing expertise
Seed development companies want to see more ability to collect royalties than what is currently available in some crops
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada has difficulty attracting companies to develop crop varieties due to the amount of farm-saved seed used by growers. As countries try to establish themselves as suitable places for development of gene-edited crops, there are questions about Canada’s ability to be a player. Gene editing can help with production challenges with many […] Read more
The Western Producer is in your neighbourhood
The buzz before the first AIM did not disappoint, and I remember the feeling on the grounds from the people I talked to that the show had legs. The first show was not like the expansive and comprehensive farm show that attendees will experience this year, but the bones were there!
Permaculture inspires Manitoba hobby farmer
One of Slade Doyle’s biggest priorities on his 240-acre hobby farm is sustainability. While Doyle has learned about many different sustainable practices, the one that spoke to him the most was permaculture. “I became a champion for soil health, and of course, that led me down to the roads of regenerative agriculture and then permaculture,” […] Read more
Canadian milk tests for avian flu come up empty
Canadian Food Inspection Agency says continued negative results support view virus has not reached domestic herd
Glacier FarmMedia – There are no traces of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in domestic milk, as far as Canadian authorities can find. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the latest testing, which put 600 retail milk samples under the microscope, has not found evidence of the virus. Testing was done in collaboration with the […] Read more
VIDEO: Prairie soybean sector celebrates milestones
The industry has made tremendous strides, going from 20,000 acres of the crop in 2000 to 1.5 million acres today
DAUPHIN, Man. — With a Ukrainian welcome of bread, salt and a sheaf of wheat, Soy Canada and the Manitoba Soybean and Pulse Growers Association began their anniversary celebrations by going back deep in into Canada’s farming past. Canada’s pulse and soybean industries are new in Canadian farming history but have arisen from the pioneering […] Read more
Study scrutinizes neonics’ flea beetle mastery
Striped species has always had a natural ability to tolerate neonics, but the insecticide remains effective against crucifers
WINNIPEG — Many generations of flea beetles have been exposed to neonicotinoids in Western Canada over the last two decades. Farmers across the Prairies plant 20 million acres of canola and most of the seeds, year after year, have been coated with neonicotinoid insecticides, commonly known as neonics. From 2017 to 2022, there were many […] Read more
Sask. cattle group reduces requested check-off increase
Delegates approved a $1.50 increase in January, but organization is now asking provincial government for a 75 cent hike
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association board has decided to limit the increase to the provincial cattle checkoff that was passed at the annual general meeting earlier this year. The board has asked the Saskatchewan Agri-Food Council to approve a 75-cent increase rather than $1.50, starting in April 2025. It also asked for […] Read more
