Ron McCullough’s influence dates back to the birth of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation 70 years ago in Edmonton
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Agriculture journalism’s forefather remembered
Ron McCullough’s influence dates back to the birth of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation 70 years ago in Edmonton

High cattle prices fail to budge cautious beef farmer spending
Canadian beef farmers in 2025 are getting paid plenty for their cattle, but the memory of bad markets and little profit is hard to shake when it comes to big spending decisions
Canadian beef farmers in 2025 are getting paid plenty for their cattle, but the memory of bad markets and little profit is hard to shake when it comes to big investments or projects on their farms.

EU farmers raise alarm over Mercosur, Ukraine trade deals
Comments come ahead of visit by Brazil’s Lula
French and Spanish farmers warned on Wednesday that a flood of imports under planned European Union trade agreements with South American bloc Mercosur and Ukraine risked severely undermining European agriculture.

Stein appointed to manage AFA
Newly-hired executive director will lead formulation of strategic plan
The Alberta Federation of Agriculture has appointed Aaron Stein its new executive director. He’ll be leading the formulation of a five year strategic plan for the group.