More than half of Canada’s horse owners know about the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines but 43 percent aren’t aware of it at all, according to preliminary results from a survey of horse owners undertaken by the Horse Welfare Alliance of Canada. The alliance began a survey in March that […] Read more
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Grower checkoff to fund malting barley promotion, research
Barley groups from the three prairie provinces will collect funds to support initiatives of the technical centre
The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre in Winnipeg has reached a new funding agreement. The CMBTC will receive core funding from Alberta Barley, the Manitoba Wheat & Barley Growers Association and the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (Sask Barley). Funding will be collected through a farmer checkoff and used to support CMBTC programs, which include market […] Read moreFarmers unite against federal tax changes
Too far, too fast, and farmers won’t forget. The Liberal government’s corporate tax rule changes are bad politics, and in many ways, bad policy. According to the last Census of Agriculture, only 25 percent of Canadian farms are incorporated. However, incorporated farms account for the vast majority of farm receipts. With the reaction coming from […] Read more
Soil erosion costs $3.1 billion in losses
Soil degradation has slowed, but it continues at a significant rate and we should guard against becoming complacent about it, attendees heard at the recent Summit on Canadian Soil Health in Guelph. “There’s a steady decline in interest in soil conservation. I see recently a strong and pervasive belief that we know everything we need […] Read more
Misleading food labels do industry no favours
The trend toward marketing campaigns — including food labelling — with information that is not tied to food safety or human health is troubling, even damaging, to the food industry. Note the absurdity of advertising “premium” water that is gluten free, non-GMO, certified kosher and organic. Catelli has a durum pasta product that is verified […] Read more
Nice space, shame about the price
The good news is that hog farmers probably don’t have to worry about finding buyers for pigs this fall. The bad news is that there’s not much reason to hope for substantially higher prices. “We’ve still got to sell the pork,” said Hams Marketing’s Tyler Fulton when looking at the combination of low hog prices […] Read more
How to lessen the sting of airline baggage fees
Few things get air travellers more irritated than baggage fees and constantly changing rules. Yet airlines seem quite content to let customers stew about fees because they have become so lucrative. Costs can add up. While there are variations, it’s usually around $25 each way for flights in Canada, the United States and other destinations. […] Read more
Alberta leads nation in irrigated acres
Alberta has the most farming acres under irrigation in the country, according to data recently released by Statistics Canada. Alberta producers irrigated 1.21 million acres of farmland in 2016, representing 71 percent of irrigated land in Canada. Nationally, about 1.7 million acres of farmland are irrigated, which is 18 percent more than irrigated land reported […] Read more
Industry sets research priorities
The Canadian wheat industry has released a new report that sets out a list of goals and research priorities that are aimed at ensuring a more profitable and sustainable future for growers, processors and exporters. The 20-page report, entitled Canadian Wheat Research Priorities 2017, identifies wheat research priorities under five broadly defined themes that call […] Read more
Construction set to start on new Cavendish potato plant
New facility is the largest private investment in Lethbridge’s history and would increase potato acres in the region
The sod was officially turned Sept. 18 on the $360 million Cavendish Farms potato processing plant in Lethbridge. Initially announced in December 2016, the plant represents the largest private investment in the city’s history. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley joined Cavendish Farms President Robert K. Irving to hold shovels signifying construction start, accompanied by Agriculture Minister […] Read more
