Insights and Stories of Alexis Stockford

Aug. 21, 2024 at 9:04 am CDT

Fertilizer Canada, and many other farm organizations in Canada, are calling for binding arbitration to stop both strike action and lockouts.

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Feb. 23, 2024 at 9:48 am CST

The humble pigtail is a common sight on most cattle operations that use rotational grazing. They’re light, easy to stomp into the ground, easy to pull out and it takes only seconds to insert the wire. They’re a key labour-saving tool for the miles of temporary fencing that farmers string […]

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Jun. 19, 2023 at 6:11 am CDT

Prairie farm groups are pushing the Senate to prioritize a bill that would exempt propane and natural gas for grain drying and barn heating from carbon tax. In a joint statement June 13, Keystone Agricultural Producers, the Alberta Federation of Agriculture and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan urged the […]

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Feb. 21, 2023 at 3:11 pm CST

Eight soil health projects across Canada will be getting a multi-million-dollar boost in private funding over the next five years. The Weston Family Foundation — the philanthropic arm of the Weston business empire — has slated $10 million for those eight projects through the organization’s soil health initiative, it was […]

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Dec. 21, 2022 at 3:57 pm CST

Tis the season when feasts usually weigh down the tables, but this year a much greater number of cupboards in Manitoba are bare. Food bank use has never been higher in the province, according to Harvest Manitoba CEO Vince Barletta. The Winnipeg-based charity supports about 360 rural and urban food […]

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