Toiling in the garden all summer can bring aches and pains, but gardening also produces rewards that money can’t buy
When we built our house several decades ago, the echo of pounding in the last nail hadn’t yet died away when we turned our attention to the garden plot out back. It didn’t look like a garden plot. The dirt near the house was packed so hard by trucks delivering concrete that for days of […] Read more
Ancient crops offer home cooks new meal prep options
During the early 2000s,the search for innovative crops to grow on the Prairies had resulted in the introduction of several crops. Two of particular interest were quinoa, an ancient seed from South America, and haskap berries, which had been used for hundreds of years in Japan. Quinoa (keen–wah) is a small seed from the spinach […] Read more
Project searches for phosphorus
An initiative in Manitoba that uses citizen science hopes to help pinpoint sources of excess nutrients in Lake Winnipeg
Glacier FarmMedia – Ken Boese lowers his water sampler over the side of a rural bridge east of Steinbach. The contraption is made of a foot of PVC pipe and a bit of concrete to keep it from floating. A plastic bottle is attached and the whole thing dangles from a length of rope. Boese […] Read more
New Sask. deputy ag minister starts in Aug.
REGINA — Bill Greuel is leaving Protein Industries Canada to become Saskatchewan’s deputy agriculture minister. He replaces Rick Burton, who is retiring after more than 35 years with the agriculture ministry and eight years as deputy. Greuel left the ministry to head PIC, one of Canada’s five innovation clusters, in 2018. His departure is effective […] Read more
Ukraine delegation looks for business at Regina farm show
Several businesses were at Canada’s Farm Show to gauge interest in their products and learn how to work in this country
REGINA — The war in Ukraine hasn’t stopped agricultural manufacturers from production and pursuing new markets. A delegation representing several companies was at Canada’s Farm Show in June. Taras Lysenko heads Clean Field, a grain bag manufacturer based in the Bucha district near Kiev since 2011. He said he would like to sell his product, […] Read more
Implement dealers go manual after cyberattack
A shutdown at a business management software company locked dealerships out of their digital systems last month
Glacier FarmMedia – Some agricultural equipment dealers’ information management systems were up and running late last week after being out of commission for a week. Brian Osterndorff, chair of the board of the Canadian Equipment Dealers Association and president and chief executive officer of Robert’s Farm Equipment, a seven-store group in Ontario, said June 26 […] Read more
Some Co-op services still down after “cybersecurity incident”
Open cardlocks not currently selling dyed fuels, company says
Glacier FarmMedia – Some services at Co-ops across Western Canada remain down after a “cybersecurity incident” late last week. Thursday, Federated Co-operatives Ltd. posted on X that it was “experiencing a cybersecurity incident” that was affecting some internal and customer-facing systems at cardlock and retail Co-op locations. It had shut down some systems as a […] Read more
Farmer advocacy starts with building bridges
Two lobbyists say urban residents’ distance from the reality of farming can affect how governments respond to ag issues
This is part of a series of stories that reporter Ed White will file this summer about the different approaches that can be taken when advocating for agriculture. DAUPHIN, Man. — Finding friends and building bridges will be key to keeping farmers from slipping off the public radar, two experienced Ottawa lobbyists say. “The more people […] Read more
Denmark plans carbon tax for livestock farms
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (Reuters) — Denmark plans to be the first country in the world to introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions starting in 2030. The government reached a wide-ranging compromise late last month with farmers, industry, labour unions and environmental groups on the policy. Farmers will be entitled to an income tax deduction […] Read more
Canola up, wheat down
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian farmers planted more canola and less wheat than originally intended, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada. Canola seeding was forecast at 22 million acres, which was up by about 600,000 acres from the March forecast but in line with what was planted the previous year. The seeded area compares […] Read more
