Where are the vents located on your grain bins? If they’re too low, you could comprise grain quality by creating a pool of hot, moist, dead air at the top of the bin that can rain on your grain. You can learn how to avoid this problem and properly place vents when you check out... Read More
Category: Western Canada
A group of farmers in southeast Saskatchewan is looking to fellow producers for support in building a $50-to-$75 million farmer-owned grain and commodity handling facility. Comtrax Logistics Solutions is planning a 260-plus car track system with grain handling and storage capacity for around 60,000 tonnes. The facility, which would likely be located in the Weyburn... Read More
Every market needs a buyer and a seller. In the big commodities, there can be many stakeholders in between the two most important entities. What if the middlemen were removed to actually directly connect buyers and sellers around the world? This is the goal of Agriprocity, founded by Nicole Rogers and based in Dubai. The... Read More
Through the years, Cuban farmers – or at least those whose families didn’t have their farm estates or agri-businesses seized when Fidel Castro came into power — have been living in a bubble. They’ve been loyal subjects to their political leader, the long-time dictator who died last week, almost six months after his 90th birthday.... Read More
The scope of the bovine TB investigation centred in southeast Alberta continues to grow. Here's what we know so far: As of Monday, over 22,000 head of cattle are now quarantined on around 40 premises. Most of the 40 quarantined locations are in Alberta, with no more than five in Saskatchewan. The number of premises... Read More
Today the Alberta NDP government introduced legislation to make it mandatory for all ATV riders (with some exemptions) to wear a helmet. At this time, some of the exemptions include: private and indigenous land and farm and ranch workers. Future exemptions will be added based on machines that have roll bars and seat belts. In... Read More
For farmers and ranchers looking to "tell their story," it doesn't get much bigger than working with an advertising giant like McDonald's. The fast-food company's commercials and billboards are literally everywhere. Since launching the "Not Without Canadian Farmers" campaign in late 2015, McDonald's Canada has focused part of its media spotlight on Canadian agriculture, aiming... Read More
An op-ed column by Brenda Tjaden Lepp Over the past couple of years, I have been developing and promoting new marketing tools to help farmers prove the concept of sustainability to consumers, and to use that to their advantage in pricing. Most recently, my efforts have targeted helping those transitioning into organic. I have always... Read More
Do you know the 4Rs of crop nutrient management? If you're concerned nutrient management planning is synonymous with red tape and added costs, you may be surprised to learn that the 4Rs add to farmer profitability AND environmental stewardship. The 4Rs — the right rate, right place, right form, and right time — of crop... Read More
Agribition is about a lot of things — every year the event hosts cattle shows, sales, a tradeshow, and even live entertainment. Ultimately, though, Agribition is all about the ranchers. With the help of the Agribition newsroom staff, Shaun was able to gather up a panel of purebred cattle breeders to discuss the industry, the... Read More