News — page 8

Balance sought between soil health, bottom line
Agronomists and economists look for common ground during the ongoing debate about soil health and its effect on profitability

Saskatchewan cattle producers work on grassland policy
Members of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association say they are looking for a policy that isn’t prescriptive

Dairy could sour U.S. trade talks
Canada concedes on digital service tax, but supply management is another sore point

South Sask. ranchers win environmental award
Mark and Karin Elford ranch at Killdeer, just north of the Montana border, in a vast expanse of grasslands at a high elevation

Flea beetle research flowers at AIM farm show
An Agriculture Canada entomologist is experimenting with trap crops and marigolds at an Ag in Motion demonstration cropplot

FAO’s support of ag biotech begins to return

Agriculture history on display
Antique tractor collector’s sale to showcase machinery spanning first half of the twentieth century

Saskatchewan initiative hopes to expand agri-food sector
Cultivator by Conexus and Food Centre work together to increase opportunities for ag-tech and agri-food entrepreneurs

McCain Foods looks for new processing potatoes
Company works with Farming Smarter Association as it searches for options other than the century-old Russet Burbankvariety

Research chair focuses on profitability
New Beef Cattle Research Council chair at the U of M to focus on best environmental practices and economic viability