Insights and Stories of Jeff Melchior

Wheat is straight cut as combines hit the fields to harvest in Binscarth, Manitoba on Sept. 25, 2025.

Mail strike disrupts grain sample delivery

Oct. 7, 2025 at 4:39 pm CDT

The Canadian Grain Commission has asked farmers to consider delivering harvest samples directly to CGC offices, services centres or approved drop offs as Canada Post strike delays mail.

Cattle graze on a pasture in Manitoba’s Interlake in July 2025

Methane-reducing solutions for beef cattle have a ways to go, say Canadian scientists

Oct. 3, 2025 at 9:59 am CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Dairy cows at the feed trough. PHOTO: DIANA MARTIN

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

Oct. 1, 2025 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Canadian economy going ‘under the speed limit,’ says FCC analyst

Sep. 18, 2025 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Good news, bad news for fungicides meant to fight stem rot in canola

Sep. 17, 2025 at 11:07 am CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Review coming for Canadian wheat breeding

Sep. 15, 2025 at 10:24 am CDT

Canadian Wheat Research Coalition says review of the wheat breeding innovation system will make sure research meets farmer needs.

By Jeff Melchior

CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees

Aug. 8, 2025 at 5:21 pm CDT

The CFIA was unconvinced that suggested measures could offset the risk of importing bee pests along with bulk bee replacement stock.

By Jeff Melchior

Precision 4R cuts farm greenhouse gas emissions

Jul. 25, 2025 at 9:41 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Precision crop maps can help canola producers apply 4R nutrient management if their fields have a lot of up and down, a researcher with the University of Manitoba says. Why it matters: 4R nutrient management, which stands for applying the right fertilizer source at the right rate, […]

By Jeff Melchior