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Masterfeeds to enter new ADM/Alltech feed joint venture

Sep. 24, 2025 at 4:38 pm CDT

Masterfeeds, a major feed supplier to Canadian livestock producers, is poised to merge into a new joint venture with U.S. feed businesses.

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Canada’s first AI-driven greenhouse doubles down on sustainable farming

Aug. 22, 2025 at 9:40 am CDT

By Diana Martin

Prairie Crop Update with Bruce Burnett: 2025 edition

Jul. 8, 2025 at 9:00 am CDT

How farms are protecting their networks from cyberattack

Jun. 6, 2025 at 10:08 am CDT

By Sarah McGoldrick

Is supply management shielding Canada’s poultry and egg farmers from bird flu?

May. 1, 2025 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Low to moderate risk of Manitoba spring flooding

Mar. 25, 2025 at 2:58 pm CDT

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre reported a low-to-moderate risk of spring flooding in the province on March 25, days before a weather system brings snowfall to much of the province. The centre anticipates most lakes to be within their desired operating ranges after […]

Agronomy for better decision-making in the field

Mar. 25, 2025 at 11:31 am CDT

At Manitoba Ag Days earlier this year, Brunel Sabourin with Antara Agronomy offered a presentation on how growers can more effectively use on-farm data for better decision-making in the field. Sabourin, an agronomist and certified crop advisor, spoke about how growers can apply benchmarks to their farm operations, how technology […]

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Farming community needs to talk more about cybersecurity

Mar. 21, 2025 at 10:14 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia — Talking about cybersecurity not only raises awareness in the farming community — it can help reduce the stigma suffered by those victimized by cyberattacks. That was the message from Janos Botschner, a behavioural scientist and researcher with the Community Safety Knowledge Alliance. Botschner spoke at the CropConnect Conference […]

By Geralyn Wichers

Apart but together

Mar. 14, 2025 at 10:02 am CDT

It’s a fact that most families squabble. Individuals don’t always see eye to eye, and they can’t always work together. But if they can find a way, it can make a world of difference to the profitability and future of their farm — and the success of their relationships with […]

By Angela Lovell

Tariffs mute Manitoba welcome for new potato processor

Mar. 7, 2025 at 3:13 pm CST

Glacier FarmMedia – With a driving distance 131 kilometres south of Manitoba’s southern border, the recently announced Agristo potato processing plant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, should be exciting news for the province’s potato producers. That’s assuming the normal trade landscape though. The new reality, where U.S. president Donald Trump […]