Alberta and Saskatchewan work with other organizations to make Trans-Canada Highway crossings safer for the animals
Wildlife crossings in the Rockies are a regular sight but a group of conservation and government officials in Alberta and Saskatchewan are looking to install safe areas for migrating pronghorn herds to cross the Trans-Canada Highway. The PronghornXing program is a joint initiative between the Miistakis Institute, Alberta Conservation Association and National Wildlife Federation with […] Read moreNews
New avian flu cases may be linked to fall bird migration
Wildlife organizations, domestic commercial operations have been working to refine already tight biosecurity measures
After months in which only a few cases of avian influenza have been reported in Western Canada, the highly infectious strain of the virus has made a limited return. The end of October has seen four commercial poultry operations with positive cases of avian influenza in British Columbia. Alberta has dealt with five since the […] Read more
Manure management big focus at farm show
Moving all that waste out of the barns at Manitoba Ag Ex takes a lot of time and money, but it’s a job that must be done
BRANDON — Tens of thousands of times last week, cows plopped, splatted and splashed patties in the barns, hallways and rings of the Keystone Centre in Brandon. And thousands of times cattle producers, especially young ones with little family rank, shoveled and forked up the brown pies, carrying them to manure carts that would be emptied […] Read more
Manitoba sees wide range in yield and moisture issues
Government ministry issues final crop report of the season as it summarizes how different crops fared in the province
Central Manitoba farmers reported a significant drop in yields this year, based on the provincial government’s year-end summary. It said producers in these drier regions had yields of 30 to 35 bushels per acre compared to the provincial average, which was between 55 and 60 bu. per acre. Acres that received much-needed precipitation reported yields […] Read more
Ag, forestry sectors urged to advocate together
An industry leader says both sectors poised to provide solutions to critical issues if the appropriate policies are in place
The agriculture and forestry sectors have a lot in common and should be working together on common goals, says an industry leader. Derek Nighbor, president of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), said both industries are strongly grounded in rural Canada and both share unique opportunities that are timely in the current environment. “As […] Read more
Sprawling Alberta ranch on the market with big price tag
The owner of a 25,000-acre operation in eastern Alberta that is focused solely on raising cattle is asking $45 million
It’s a big price tag for a ranch but worth it, says the owner of a massive everything-you-need operation located on the banks of Alberta’s Red Deer River. Simon Schonhofer, who ranches near Jenner, Alta., in Special Areas No. 2, is asking $45 million for the operation. It is definitely an eye-catching property with a […] Read more
Farmer pursues PhD with sustainability research
David Rourke, a 67-year-old grain farmer from Minto, Man., made it clear he’s not in competition with his mother, but he’s obviously cut from a similar cloth. After earning a master’s degree in education and then a master’s degree in nursing, Rourke’s mom went back to school in her 50s to pursue a PhD in […] Read more
Rye whisky not as clear cut as tipplers may think
Contrary to what its name implies, whisky labelled as rye in Canada can be made with any cereal grain and not just rye
This is part of an ongoing series of stories exploring rye, the crop, as it becomes Rye, the whisky. Here are some rye whisky realities that might surprise you: “Rye whisky” in Canada doesn’t need to contain any rye at all. It does in the United States, but in Canada it’s a legal synonym for […] Read more
Soy oil price continues to slide
A technical analysis had DTN lead analyst Todd Hultman thinking soybean oil futures were going to finish October by closing above the 20-day average of US54 cents per pound. That would have signaled a bottoming out in prices and a bullish change in short-term momentum. That did not happen. Prices continued to fall, closing at […] Read more
Global food security concerns continue to rise
Producers say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and questionable government policies are threatening world food stocks
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Disruption is threatening both food security and the farmers who produce that food, panelists from Europe and North America said at a recent conference. For decades, said Ted Bilyea, special adviser to the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, farmers have been dealing with the challenges of abundance. They worried about productivity growing faster […] Read more
