Ontario farm show gets permanent site The 100-acre site for Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., will become its permanent home next year. Glacier FarmMedia, parent company to the annual farm show, will work with the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario to buy the site and lease some adjacent lands. The sale is expected […] Read more
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Argentine wheat caught in drought
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) — The number of wheat fields in northern Argentina that will not be harvested due to drought is growing as more areas are being affected by lack of moisture, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said Sept. 17. The Pampas grains belt, usually one of the most fertile areas in the world, […] Read more
Alberta helps fund start-up program in Olds
Agricultural startups in Alberta are about to get a shot at the world stage thanks to Olds College and a global Silicon Valley innovation and investment program. “This is Silicon Valley meets Olds College meets rural Alberta meets farming,” said Doug Schweitzer, provincial minister of jobs, economy and innovation. “I couldn’t think of a better […] Read more
Soybean yields recover in Manitoba
After three disappointing years, Manitoba soybean growers finally have something to celebrate. Yields are better than expected in much of the province, with many growers achieving bushel per acre yields in the 40s and 50s. “Yield reports ranged from 35 to 60 bu. per acre with many producers noting that their yield expectations were being […] Read more
GFM, Sask Polytech partner on research
Glacier FarmMedia and Saskatchewan Polytechnic have established a new position to co-ordinate applied research projects at GFM’s Discovery Farm west of Langham, Sask. The dual-title position of applied research lead at Discovery Farm and agriculture research chair at Sask Polytech is held by Blake Weiseth, who has been with both organizations for two years. Weiseth […] Read more
Sask. election campaign officially underway
The Saskatchewan election is officially underway. Premier Scott Moe visited Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty this morning to dissolve the legislature and kick off a campaign that has been unofficially underway for months. Voting day will be Oct. 26. NDP leader Ryan Meili got a head start with a morning campaign launch in the gardens in front […] Read more
Bright picture painted of Alberta agriculture
Alberta crop yields are estimated to be seven percent above average and livestock sales in the province might also reach a record high of $6.9 billion, the provincial agriculture department reports. As well, the food processing sector is expected to exceed the usual with products totalling $14.8 billion, the province said Monday. Agriculture minister Devin […] Read more
Feds ponder more self-reliant food production
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is exploring how to make Canada’s food more autonomous. In a Sept. 24 interview, Bibeau pointed to her minority Liberal government’s pledge in the Throne Speech to further support the food value chain. That could mean a review of food infrastructure across the country, according to Bibeau. “I don’t want to […] Read more
Canada not benefitting from CETA: Bibeau
Canada’s Minister of Agriculture Marie-Claude Bibeau admits the country is not benefiting from the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union. Expected to reach $1.5 billion in new agri-food exports, the deal has fallen short of those targets since being implemented in 2017. In a Sept. 21 letter to Prime Minister Justin […] Read more
Agri-Trade backs away from November show
The Agri-Trade Equipment Expo has cancelled its 2020 show, which was to be held Nov. 11-13 in Red Deer. Citing travel restrictions by corporations that would impede exhibitor participation and attendance, show organizers said in a statement earlier today that cancelling was a difficult decision. Despite COVID-19, they had announced earlier this month that the […] Read more
