Industry is applauding the federal government’s progress toward a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank after it awarded supply contracts to two companies.
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Wildfire smoke threatens to turn down honey tap for beekeepers
Honeybees hunker down when there’s too much smoke in the air, slicing at a beekeeper’s honey flow
Bees are attuned to weather conditions, and having smoke in the ambient air around the hive can make the bees go into emergency mode.
Fog water helps grow lettuce in Chilean desert
Mesh suspended between two poles intercepts moisture in the air, turning it into droplets that are collected in water tanks
In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are using a net to catch drops of moisture from fog.
Saskatchewan allows diversion of low-yield crops to livestock feed
The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation has put the double low yield appraisal process in place to allow some crops to be turned into feed.
Recent rain offers some hope for Prairie forages
Producers and forage specialists say many parts of the Prairies remain dry, despite the rain that fell in the middle of last month
Forage producers across the Prairies received much-needed rainfall late last month to help ailing hay stands.
New study flags trust failures with big farm data
A researcher says she has found that few producers believe they reap the biggest benefits from the new agricultural technology
The rise of big data in agriculture has also led to questions about data ownership, security and how much farmers actually trust the technology.
Rural fire protection starts with the volunteers
Members of volunteer fire departments provide hundreds of millions of dollars in cost savings to Canadian municipalities
Small rural agriculture communities still need civic services such as fire departments, and that is where volunteerism comes in.
Saskatchewan hunters offer to help with gopher problem
Landowners who want help controlling Richardson’s ground squirrels should contact the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation will find members available near landowners and make arrangements for “responsible and ethical” control of gophers.
Crucifer still dominant flea beetle species eating Manitoba canola
Striped flea beetles have also made inroads in Manitoba canola fields, but crucifer flea beetles have been the bigger insect pest causing farmers crop damage in 2025
Striped flea beetles have also made inroads in Manitoba canola fields, but crucifer flea beetles have been the bigger insect pest causing farmers crop damage in 2025.
Manitoba watches true armyworm migration
True armyworm numbers blowing into Manitoba haven’t sparked alarm in 2025, but agriculture entomologists urge farmers to scout their crops anyway for the damaging pest insect
True armyworms blowing into Manitoba haven’t sparked alarm in 2025, but agriculture entomologists urge farmers to scout their crops anyway for the damaging pest insect.
