Insights and Stories of Jeff Melchior

Mar. 12, 2024 at 9:26 am CDT

Farmland is still getting more expensive, but not quite as quickly as in recent years, according to the latest farmland value report from Canada’s biggest agricultural lender.

By Jeff Melchior

Mar. 7, 2024 at 1:27 pm CST

South Dakota-based Millborn Seeds announced today it had purchased Union Forage. In a news release, Millborn described Union Forage as a “forage seed innovator” that aligns with its “mission of enriching land and lives by delivering more than 1,200 species of seed solutions to farmers, ranchers and landowners across North America.”

By Jeff Melchior

Feb. 13, 2024 at 11:23 am CST

A producer-led investment is helping an east-central Alberta research farm realize the full potential of its localized research. The Chinook Applied Research Association (CARA) in Oyen has bought a plot combine, tractor, pickup truck, GPS unit, cargo trailer and a mower tractor with $267,000 from the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF). This funding is […]

By Jeff Melchior

Jan. 31, 2024 at 5:50 pm CST

 A feed ingredient designed to reduce methane emissions in beef and dairy cattle has received market authorization in Canada.

By Jeff Melchior

Jan. 24, 2024 at 10:45 am CST

FCC's top economist is urging farmers to find any way they can to save money, as the ag lender projects a 4.8 per cent decline in farm cash receipts in 2024 on the heels of lower commodity prices.

By Jeff Melchior