Exotic animal farm loses beloved camel and pony to huge hail storm that gripped the Brooks, Alta. area as a community member starts a fundraiser to help the family recover from the financial and emotional damage.
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Volunteers help exotic animal farm rebuild
Devastating hailstorm wreaks havoc at White Barn Fun Farm, including the loss of a camel and a pony
Agriculture awareness work lands high honour
The woman behind the Irvine Agricultural Discovery Centre is one of the new recipients of the Alberta Order of Excellence
Raising awareness about the importance of the agriculture industry has always been a passion for Nichole Neubauer.
Project diversification focuses work on English farm
Producer steadily adds to the list of initiatives he has undertaken on his operation in an effort to maintain the family farm
Ever the opportunist and entrepreneur, James Lee has been finding agribusiness opportunities throughout the Devon, England, region for nearly 20 years. His singular focus? Maintaining the family farm. Listing his projects was a feat in itself as we overlooked his pasture in the English countryside. Once he graduated from university in 2006, Lee knew that […] Read more
B.C. yogurt processors ponder market expansion
TORONTO — Tree Island Yogurt is hoping consumers beyond its British Columbia borders will cultivate a craving for its artisan yogurt. Merissa Myles and her microbiologist husband, Scott DiGuistini, founded the Comox Valley company five years ago that today employs 19 staff and processes 8,000 litres of milk weekly. The pair and their young family […] Read more
U.S. farm groups unfazed by recent mergers
Some of the bigger organizations actually see benefits in the proposed consolidation in the chemical and seed sector
Some of the biggest farm organizations in the United States are surprisingly at ease with all the mergers going on in the crop input business. A number of them testified last week at the U.S. Senate judiciary committee’s hearings on consolidation in the seed and agrochemical industry. The American Farm Bureau, which is the largest […] Read more
Bayer makes bid for Monsanto
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Bayer has made an unsolicited takeover proposal to Monsanto, aiming to create the world’s biggest agricultural supplier and take advantage of converging pesticides and seed markets. Monsanto disclosed the approach May 18 before Bayer confirmed its move, though neither released proposed terms. The US$42 billion market capitalization of Monsanto means the […] Read more
VIDEO: The new professionals: farmers learn new roles
Being successful means having marketing and agronomy expertise and business and financial management skills
Part 1: This series looks at how farmers, agriculture consultants and service providers are professionalizing agriculture by integrating the many skills required by today’s complex and challenging industry. You can follow the entire series here. WAWANESA, Man. — Simon Ellis hasn’t dealt with many of the down times in western Canadian farming, at least not […] Read more
Hudye renamed following sale
A familiar name in Saskatchewan’s agricultural retail landscape is gone, but the business carries on under new ownership. Hudye Soil Services Inc. is now Prairie Soil Services Ltd. after the Hudye Group, based in Norquay, Sask., announced its sale to two investment funds managed by PFM Capital Inc., an employee-owned investment management company in Regina […] Read more
Farming dreams on hold for now
ROULEAU, Sask. — For those who aspire to farm, there is the dream and then there is reality. Mike and Jenn Kleckner are somewhere between the two. Mike, who grew up on a farm near Gravelbourg, Sask., has long wanted to farm but also knows the barriers to entry. The family, including daughter Brooklynn, 3, […] Read more
Cargill likely to stay private, says CEO
MIAMI (Reuters) — Cargill Inc., one of the world’s largest privately held corporations, will likely remain private for at least another decade, its chief executive officer said as he assessed challenges facing the 150-year old company. David MacLennan, who has led Cargill for the past 13 months, also revealed that unrest in Ukraine had affected […] Read more
