For irrigation farmers in Alberta, it is likely when and not if the spectre of zebra mussels arrive.
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Alta. irrigators continue efforts to keep out zebra mussels
The invasive species would cause significant damage to the province’s irrigation infrastructure if they were to gain a foothold
What would happen if Roundup disappeared?
Bayer hints it might stop selling Roundup due to legal problems; what could it mean for farmers?
As Bayer hints it may soon exit the glyphosate business, the once-hypothetical scenario of farming without Roundup is suddenly on the table.
Conservative platform promises tax cuts, farmland protection
The Conservative Party of Canada is promising to cut taxes affecting farmers and create a farmland protection plan in its federal party platform, released Tuesday morning.
Canadian farmers reveal concerns ahead of federal election – Part 2
Part 2 | Farmers across Canada talk trade, the business environment and the Canadian economy
Farmers from Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Manitoba share thoughts on the 2025 federal election and what the government should do to improve trade, the business environment and the Canadian economy.
More training needed for trades and financial management: farmer survey
Someone who manages a Canadian farm in 2025 needs different skills than someone who managed a farm in 2005.
India big buyer of pulses this year
India’s pulse imports have exploded in 2024-25. Rahul Chauhan, analyst with IGrain India, is forecasting they may reach 6.71 million tonnes this year, a 52 per cent increase over last year.
Crunching the winter weather data
The end of March is also the end of the extended winter season across the prairies, so it is also time to look back and see how all the numbers added up and compare over the winter.
Capitalize on opportunity for change, say business leaders
Trade disruption causes anxiety but also creates the conditions to do things differently
Tracy Robinson sees the opportunity in the current crisis. “You only create change when it’s more difficult not to change than it is to change,” she said. “So I’m excited.”
Soil-moisture looks good as seeding begins
After multiple years of drought across wide swaths of the Prairies, most growing areas have enough water to start a crop
Soil moisture maps are refreshingly different heading into spring seeding on the Canadian Prairies this year.
Automated cold storage to help Alberta agriculture
A Dutch firm says its first advanced automated cold storage warehouse in Canada is getting closer to completion, and will revolutionize the southern Alberta agriculture corridor by boosting sustainability in the supply chain.
