D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: […] Read more
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Food illness triggered from organic products
As a United Nations organization put a spotlight on global food safety issues, a Saskatchewan-based researcher had high praise for Canada’s system of checks and balances. The World Health Organization used its annual World Health Day last week to focus on issues of food-borne illnesses and safety risks in global supply chains that ship meat […] Read more
Alta. NDP leader takes campaign to Lethbridge
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley says she is running to be premier. Running appears to be the operative word, because she visited most of Alberta’s major cities during the first week of the campaign that culminates in a May 5 election. Notley made a campaign stop in Lethbridge April 8, where she officially launched the […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – April 8, 2015
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – April 1, 2015
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: […] Read more
VIDEO: Never call critics irrational, even when they are
An author says it’s important to understand where concerns are coming from when consumers worry about GMOs or pesticides
BANFF, Alta. — Exasperation and insults don’t create trust in skeptical consumers, says an expert in risk misperception. Describing consumers who worry about genetically modified organisms or pesticides as irrational shuts down conversation and reinforces hostility, said journalist, author and analyst Dan Gardner. This is true even when those fears actually are irrational. “Don’t ever […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – March 25, 2015
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: […] Read more
VIDEO: Animals treated better, but issues still exist
Calm down and stop screaming at cattle, says expert
Animal welfare has improved since the 1990s, but there’s still room for improvement, says a world renowned animal behaviourist. “Slaughterhouses were easy. They were easy fixes. We didn’t have to rebuild these plants to fix them,” Temple Grandin said of her pioneering work with major meat processors and buyers that brought improved handling, curved chutes […] Read more
JCB agriculture growth on fast track
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A faster, smoother ride is only part of the story for JCB in agriculture. Known better in Western Canada for its construction equipment, JC Bamford’s history in agriculture stretches back to its first product, a dump wagon, which its founder created in 1945. The company’s worldwide sales are now about US $11.5 […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – March 18, 2015
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Livestock: […] Read more
