Program teaches kids about composting Maple Leaf Foods and Earth Rangers have launched a program to teach young people about where their food comes from. The partnership kicked off earlier this month with a Build Your Own Compost activity that explains how important it is to give nutrients back to the soil. The activity shows […] Read more
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‘Green grab’ warning issued
WINNIPEG — A sustainable food organization is concerned that “green” land grabs for carbon removals and biodiversity offsets are a threat to small farmers and food production around the globe. The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable (IPES) Food Systems released a report May 13 about the demand for global farmland and the consequences of […] Read more
Data changes leave farmland buyers, sellers in the dark
Transparency concerns raised after Sask. quietly changes which info it includes on its Comparative Land Sales Database
REGINA — A recent change to Saskatchewan’s online land sales database has raised concerns about transparency. Shaun Wildman, who owns a few thousand acres, said he went to the Comparative Land Sales Database the government maintains online and found he could no longer see who was buying land. “I was potentially buying and selling some […] Read more
Sask. wetland retention number questioned
The opposition NDP claims the government is overstating the percentage of wetlands that remain intact in the province
REGINA — The opposition NDP questioned the Saskatchewan government’s wetland retention last week, saying the Water Security Agency is advertising false numbers. Erika Ritchie, MLA for Saskatoon Nutana, said the agency is using public money to publish ads claiming that 86 per cent of the province’s wetlands are undrained. “If only that were true,” she […] Read more
Rent-own picture changes
In 2021, buying farmland on the Prairies probably made more sense than renting. Interest rates were still low and the cost of financing a land purchase was manageable. Two years later, an argument could be made that renting now makes more sense in many parts of Canada. Data from Farm Credit Canada suggests that on […] Read more
Recent rain seeds optimism
REGINA — The optimism meter rose among Prairie farmers and ranchers last week after widespread and substantial rainfall. Only the Peace region of Alberta appeared to be left out of the event that dumped more than 100 millimetres in some places. Most importantly, the rain fell in the drought-affected regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Alberta […] Read more
Alberta urges feds to head off port, rail strikes
OTTAWA (Reuters) —Alberta has urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do all he can to head off potentially devastating strikes by railway and port workers. Staff represented by the Teamsters union voted overwhelmingly this month to strike as early as May 22. Railways are critical to Canada’s economy, due to its vast geography and exports […] Read more
Prairies wait for weather to start warming up
Spring is flying by, and the big question now is, when will we start seeing summer-like temperatures? Will we see a dramatic switch like we saw last year, when around May 10, daytime highs soared into the upper 20s across the Prairies and stayed that warm or warmer right through to the end of June? […] Read more
Start-to-finish facility makes infant formula in Ontario
Chinese-owned Canada Royal Milk receives federal approval to make dairy-based formula in its Kingston facility
Canada Royal Milk has received regulatory approval from Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to manufacture dairy-based infant formula at its Kingston, Ont., production facility. In a news release, Canada Royal Milk (CRM) said the federal government approvals pave the way for significant growth at the plant. Since its completion in 2019, it […] Read more
Connectivity push continues
Glacier FarmMedia – The problem of rural connectivity had a moment in the spotlight in Ottawa last month. Politicians and business leaders highlighted the issue during the Recognizing Rural Communities discussion, led by former MP Candice Bergen. The event featured two panels. Bergen said federal politicians must better understand that Canada has a diversity of […] Read more
