Economic health. Physical health. Environmental health. These are all factors we consider when looking at our overall health on the farm, but how often do we take a look at our mental health? We all know that farming is stressful, especially since it involves unpredictable variables such as weather, markets, and family. Farmers across the... Read More
Category: Western Canada
The Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA) announced Wednesday morning Jenneth Johanson is taking over the role as president. Johanson, calls Lac de Bonnet, Manitoba, home and began her term on the POGA board in 2016. On top of regular board duties, she has participated in the federal delegation to China twice and also sits on... Read More
The federal government has increased the Advanced Payment Program cap from $400,000 to $1,000,0000 for all producers in an effort to help farmers in the face of current trade issues with China. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced several changes to the Advanced Payments Program at a press conference Wednesday morning. "Canada's farmers... Read More
Devin Dreeshen, United Conservative Party Member of the Legislative Assembly has been named as Alberta's new Agriculture and Forestry Minister. The appointment was announced Tuesday morning during premier-elect Jason Kenney's swearing-in as Alberta's 18th Premier, where Kenney named his cabinet. Dreeshen, a farmer from near Pine Lake, Alta., won the nomination for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake in... Read More
Canadian supply chain data platform, TrustBIX, has officially gone public as of Tuesday morning, listing on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) in Canada. Formerly known as Reco Northern Alberta Inc. (RNAI), the Edmonton-based company merged with ViewTrak Technologies Inc., to create TrustBIX. The new company focuses on the supply chain of agricultural products, as well... Read More
My name is Kara Oosterhuis, and I’m RealAgriculture’s newest field editor, covering Alberta and Saskatchewan. You may recognize that mouthful of my last name as I spent some time with the team a couple summers back, chasing CanolaPaloozas, agronomic schools, field days, and everything in between. Most memorably, I put on over 3,500km on my... Read More
Assiniboine Community College, at Brandon, Man.,, is getting a new Food Processing Centre for Animal Proteins (FPC) thanks to funding from the provincial and federal governments along with industry stakeholders. A combined $640,000 is earmarked to complete construction of the centre. “The Food Processing Centre will allow Assiniboine to be responsive to the workforce development... Read More
To help Olds College create its AgExpert Data Lab, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has committed $200,000 to the College's Smart Farm. The funding commitment will be over a span of four years. “The Smart Ag Innovation Centre will be the hub for digital ag in Canada and FCC is thrilled to be a partner through... Read More
Your perfect stand of canola and someone else's idea of a perfect stand of canola could be significantly different. More than that, any two seed lots could have a significantly different seed size, and that translates to having to move away from one "rule of thumb" pounds per acre seeding rate. Seed is expensive, too,... Read More
Around lunch time on Monday, fire crews from the Rural Municipality of Biggar were sent out to try and fight an out-of-control blaze. The fire spread rapidly due to high winds and dry conditions, all to common in over much of Saskatchewan this spring. During a short period of time, flames spread to cover the... Read More