Insights and Stories on Farm business

Rise in farmland values most pronounced in Sask., Man., Que.

Apr. 16, 2014 at 1:50 pm CDT

Farm Credit Canada’s annual charting of the ebb and flow of Canada’s farmland values saw price increases ahead of the curve in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec pushing nationwide values to their biggest year-over-year jump in recent history. The federal farm lending agency on Monday released its 2013 Farmland Values report, […]

The market farmer

Apr. 11, 2014 at 12:52 pm CDT

By CG Contributing Editor Steven Biggs

Two sisters

Mar. 7, 2014 at 9:40 am CST

By Lisa Guenther

You want to fire Dad?

Jan. 9, 2014 at 6:18 pm CST

By Amy Petherick

Quebec backs Massey dealer’s ownership change

Oct. 18, 2013 at 6:31 pm CDT

Cargill picks new CEO

Sep. 12, 2013 at 1:35 am CDT

Agribusiness Cargill Inc. on Wednesday said its CEO will step down on Dec. 1 in the latest management shuffle among the world’s top agricultural trading houses. Gregory Page, 62, will be replaced by David MacLennan, Cargill’s president and chief operating officer, as part of the company’s ongoing succession plans, the […]

By Christine Stebbins Tom Polansek

‘Vitamin Z’ ban could set back beef productivity gains

Aug. 29, 2013 at 7:50 pm CDT

Pinpointing the exact cause of lameness in feedlot cattle could be a challenge, says beef science expert Losing the feed additive Zilmax isn’t a big deal in the short term, but losing a product known as “Vitamin Z” would have a huge impact, and reach far beyond the feedlot sector, […]

By Daniel Winters

Q+A: Temple Grandin on Zilmax, beta-agonists

Aug. 23, 2013 at 5:22 pm CDT

Merck and Co. recruited Temple Grandin, an advocate for the humane treatment of livestock, to be on a board that will consult on the company’s Zilmax feed additive, which has been temporarily taken off the U.S. and Canadian markets following animal welfare concerns. Grandin, who frequently works for the meat […]

Toddler succession

Mar. 8, 2013 at 4:13 pm CST

They wear big cowboy hats and tiny workboots. They play with toy tractors in their sandboxes, go with Grandpa on a parts run, push brooms in barns and listen to conversations with salespeople. Before they can even count, farm kids learn some valuable lessons about farming, or as Elaine Froese, […]

By Maggie Van Camp

Minogue: Weed scientists ponder ways to resist resistance

Nov. 14, 2012 at 4:40 am CST

Public and private sector weed scientists agree integrated weed management, rather than any magic-bullet chemistry, will be the way forward to maintain viable fields against herbicide-resistant weeds. Scientists from across Canada are gathered in Winnipeg this week to discuss new research at the Canadian Weed Science Society’s 66th annual conference. […]

By Leeann Minogue