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Consumers are demanding companies prove their sustainability commitment

Dec. 15, 2017 at 9:55 am CST

The $118-billion retail food sector in Canada is becoming increasingly fragmented but it still shares one thing in common: a commitment to trust and transparency, a retail food expert told delegates at the recent GrowCanada conference. That has repercussions that trace through the value chain all the way to the […]

Remembering the men of Margaret

Nov. 10, 2017 at 12:13 pm CST

By Lorraine Stevenson

Succession planning at risk

Sep. 22, 2017 at 9:59 am CDT

By Shannon VanRaes

Proposed tax changes could hit farmers hard

Aug. 30, 2017 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Jennifer Blair

Canada’s Farm Progress Show highlights

Jun. 19, 2017 at 2:00 pm CDT

Manitobans tired of forest tent caterpillar infestation

Jun. 16, 2017 at 10:48 am CDT

Residents in St. Lazare are back shovelling their steps, but it’s caterpillars, not snow, they’re clearing away in buckets. Droves of forest tent caterpillars have moved through southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan this spring, stripping foliage off deciduous trees and shrubs and leaving behind masses of squashed larvae and fecal matter. […]

By Alexis Stockford

Canadian dairy history book celebrates Canada 150

May. 5, 2017 at 9:40 am CDT

With Canada’s 150th birthday just around the corner, dairy farmers across the country are sharing their stories in a new book. “It’s a really neat look at our history,” said David Wiens, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair, at a recent district meeting. Printed in both French and English, Dairy Farmers, […]

By Shannon VanRaes

Give Trump a chance and ‘play this wisely,’ says Mulroney

Feb. 10, 2017 at 9:29 am CST

Be patient. And don’t worry too much just yet. That’s the advice of former prime minister Brian Mulroney for those wondering what Donald Trump’s presidency will mean for this country. “I know you’re wondering how Canada will fare under the Trump administration,” Mulroney said at FarmTech. “I’ve had the privilege […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Your most important farm resource? People

Jul. 8, 2016 at 10:05 am CDT

If you don’t have people, you don’t have a farm. It’s as simple as that. While most producers think about their farm in terms of their livestock and crops, they neglect to think about the people, says a rural business specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. But that needs to […]

By Alexis Kienlen

High-flying farm workshop project

Jun. 10, 2016 at 11:06 am CDT

Many farmers have travelled long distances to bring back a unique restoration project to put in the workshop for the winter. But six men from Fairview, Alberta, may hold the record for having the most-difficult-to-retrieve farm shop project ever. They trekked all the way to Sitidgi Lake, Northwest Territories, to […]

By Scott Garvey

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