In less than 12 hours the gates will open for the 10th annual Ag in Motion farm show northwest of Saskatoon. Glacier FarmMedia’s senior machinery and equipment editor Scott Garvey was on site tonight, and takes us for a little preview of what we can expect at this year’s edition of western Canada’s largest outdoor […] Read more
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VIDEO: Alltech documentary takes on anti-cow memes
Attacks on dairy industry in a Super bowl ad prompt agricultural company to take steps to help set the record straight
This is part one 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. DES MOINES, Iowa — Three years ago, Mark Lyons was watching the Super Bowl when he saw a TV advertisement that trashed dairy milk. He was […] Read more
VIDEO: Winter camelina a new oilseed option?
The crop is very competitive and gets ahead of the weeds in the spring, even on land where canola crops struggle
SASKATOON — It’s hard to miss Darcy Friesen’s farm when you’re approaching it from the south. On a mid-June day, his brilliant green, knee-high camelina crop is about to bloom and dwarfs everything else nearby, and so it should. Friesen planted the crop last fall. “I grew some spring camelina a couple years ago, I […] Read more
VIDEO: Prairie soybean sector celebrates milestones
The industry has made tremendous strides, going from 20,000 acres of the crop in 2000 to 1.5 million acres today
DAUPHIN, Man. — With a Ukrainian welcome of bread, salt and a sheaf of wheat, Soy Canada and the Manitoba Soybean and Pulse Growers Association began their anniversary celebrations by going back deep in into Canada’s farming past. Canada’s pulse and soybean industries are new in Canadian farming history but have arisen from the pioneering […] Read more
VIDEO: ‘Wolfpack’ bacteria could help control blackleg
WINNIPEG — Paul Holloway’s small lab at the University of Winnipeg isn’t cluttered, but it is busy. On one counter there are microscopes, square plastic containers with blue lids and about eight flasks that contain a yellow-orange liquid. On the opposite counter, petri dishes are stacked about 15 dishes high. Each dish is approximately 10 […] Read more
VIDEO: WP100 Webinar Series – Advocating for Canadian agriculture
As part of The Western Producer’s 100 Farmers, 100 Questions 100 Years Series, we asked farmers for their thoughts and concerns, and explored the management practices they are using on their farms. In the third session of this webinar series, which was broadcast live on June 20, 2024, The Western Producer’s Robin Booker hosts a […] Read more
VIDEO: Consulates build the bridges for trade with the U.S.
To say that federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay received a warm welcome when he visited the World Pork Expo and the Midwest would be an understatement. At the giant pig farming show and in the Iowa capital of Des Moines, he was able to meet with heads of America’s main hog farming and […] Read more
VIDEO: Bland outlook for rest of 2024 hog market
Most farmers were able to make money on market hogs in the first few months of 2024, but prices have weakened
DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s better than losing a lot of money, but hog producers are facing razor-thin profitability for the remainder of 2024, say two leading hog market analysts. “I don’t see us as much better than break-even,” said Steve Meyer, who gave a number of hog market outlooks at the World Pork Expo, […] Read more
VIDEO: MacAulay boosts Canada at expo
DES MOINES, Iowa — Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay gave Canadian farmers and agriculture a big boost at this year’s World Pork Expo by touring the show, meeting American industry leaders and hosting a who’s-who of Iowa business leaders at a reception. The visit by a Canadian agriculture minister to this event was the first […] Read more
VIDEO: MacAulay stresses importance of integration
DES MOINES, Iowa — On his visit to Des Moines and the World Pork Expo, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay stressed the value of the deep integration of the U.S.-Canadian hog market and industries. In a visit arranged by the Canadian consulate in Minneapolis, MacAulay, attended by other significant Canadian representatives such as M.P. Ted Falk, […] Read more
