Cyle and Erika Stewart will represent the province at the national Outstanding Young Farmers event Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
REGINA — Beef producers Cyle and Erika Stewart are Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2024. The couple from Morse, Sask., will represent the province at the national competition slated for Lethbridge in late November. “We thought you had it in the bag,” Cyle said to the other nominees, Jeff and Riley Ewen of Riverhurst, after […] Read moreNews
Cyber attack frustrates equipment dealers
Dealers forced to use manual processes after software provider hacked
Glacier FarmMedia – A cyber attack on a major software provider has made providing parts and service difficult for some agriculture equipment dealers. “This is certainly completely disruptive to our equipment dealers that are using the CDK platform,” said John Schmeiser, president of the North American Equipment Dealers Association, Canada. Tech firm CDK’s software was […] Read more
Year of the woman farmer recognized
WINNIPEG — The International Year of the Woman farmer will officially be launched Thursday at an event in Washington, D.C. Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other government agencies will attend the event, which will kick off programs and policies to support female farmers around the globe. “The International Year of the Woman […] Read more
Palm oil prices cool
SASKATOON — Canada’s canola growers should not expect much price support from palm oil in 2024-25. Regina Koh, market reporter for Fastmarkets, anticipates a modest improvement in global palm oil production this year, but the same can’t be said for the other side of the ledger. Related stories: “There is no strong demand catalyst to […] Read more
VIDEO: ‘Wolfpack’ bacteria could help control blackleg
WINNIPEG — Paul Holloway’s small lab at the University of Winnipeg isn’t cluttered, but it is busy. On one counter there are microscopes, square plastic containers with blue lids and about eight flasks that contain a yellow-orange liquid. On the opposite counter, petri dishes are stacked about 15 dishes high. Each dish is approximately 10 […] Read more
Regina farm show moves to March to boost attendance
Canada’s Farm Show plans other changes as well as organizers take steps to ‘reinvigorate’ the 46-year-old event
REGINA — Organizers hope a move to March will reenergize Canada’s Farm Show, which has been held in June since it began in 1978. Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. (REAL) announced the change last week as the 46th show got underway. Attendance and exhibitor numbers have been declining over the last decade or so. Acting REAL […] Read more
Plant breeder shortage threatens ag industry
A recent study finds researchers are nearing the end of their careers with most of those surveyed in their 50s and 60s
WINNIPEG — Plant breeders spend most of their time solving problems related to plants. But plant breeders also have a people problem. The profession isn’t attracting enough young people, which has created a shortfall of plant breeders in Canada, Australia, the United States and elsewhere. “It is a field that is getting smaller and smaller,” […] Read more
Membership crisis rocks Cereals Canada
WINNIPEG — Several members of Cereals Canada are on the verge of quitting the organization, jeopardizing plans to build a major new ag tech centre in Winnipeg. The official launch of the funding campaign to establish the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) has been postponed, with Cereals’ Canada’s June 27 board meeting expected to clarify […] Read more
Crops ‘look good’ but slow
SASKATOON — Statistics Canada’s latest satellite-based map of vegetative growth in the Canadian Prairies is missing the colour green. The Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP) map for the week ending June 16 was all yellow and brown. Related stories: That means crop conditions across the Prairies at this early stage of the growing season are […] Read more
Students and youth see all agriculture can offer
“The new Career Crawl will open doors for new graduates, summer students and young professionals in agriculture and food by connecting them with many different companies,” says Melonee Ochitwa, Ag in Motion exhibitor sales and programming lead.
