Insights and Stories of Jeff Melchior

Nov. 26, 2024 at 3:22 pm CST

A 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods could have serious consequences for sectors like beef and pork, but the federal minister of agriculture expressed confidence that the cross-border trade relationship can once again weather the storm.

By Jeff Melchior

Nov. 15, 2024 at 10:34 am CST

Health officials have confirmed that the strain of bird flu that hospitalized a B.C. teenager in critical condition is related to the same virus causing outbreaks in the province’s poultry.

By Jeff Melchior

Nov. 1, 2024 at 10:43 am CDT

Fall soil sampling can be supercharged using tips from the Canola Council of Canada. The big ones include collecting a lot of sub-samples in each field, tapping soil depths and sampling known unproductive acres. It’s typical to collect one benchmark composite sample based on a field’s most productive acres. However, […]

By Jeff Melchior

Oct. 30, 2024 at 11:02 am CDT

Farmers can ask for a final quality determination from the Canadian Grain Commission if they disagree with their grain grade or other quality assessment from the elevator

By Jeff Melchior

Oct. 25, 2024 at 5:21 pm CDT

Voluntary country of origin labelling (vCOOL) for beef and pork, biofuel tax credit changes, and an impending U.S. farm bill are three U.S. agriculture trends worth watching according to recent analysis from Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

By Jeff Melchior