Insights and Stories of Liam O’Connor

Lessons on stock dogs from Ag In Motion

Jul. 23, 2022 at 3:07 am CDT

Ranchers, and perhaps even dog owners, gathered around the Cattle Pen at Ag in Motion on Wednesday to learn about stock dogs and what makes them tick. Jared Epp from the Saskatchewan Stock Dog Association led that day’s demonstration and drove home four main points: showing leadership is key, the […]

Glacier FarmMedia acquires Ag in Motion property

Jul. 20, 2022 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Liam O’Connor

The next big AgTech ideas presented at Canada’s Farm Show

Jul. 4, 2022 at 2:28 pm CDT

By Liam O’Connor

Sask farmers, ranchers get cash for water management

Jun. 30, 2022 at 1:05 pm CDT

By Liam O’Connor

McCain acquires predictive crop technology

Jun. 29, 2022 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Liam O’Connor

Learning from McCain’s regenerative farming practices

Jun. 24, 2022 at 10:11 am CDT

In 2021 McCain said it was going to launch three regenerative potato farming operations by 2025 and would label them “Farms of the Future.” The first, just outside of Florenceville-Bristol, N.B., now offers data to reflect on the effectiveness of the practices at the potato farm after its first fully […]

By Liam O’Connor

Partnership gives Prairie ag students new 800-acre opportunity

Jun. 6, 2022 at 3:24 pm CDT

Students from Saskatchewan Polytechnic and Olds College will be getting more opportunities to collaborate with each other on a large scale. The two institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which entails both schools working together for five years on various programs, notably Olds College’s Smart Farm operation. The […]

By Liam O’Connor

N.S. farm limestone program boosted against rising diesel prices

Jun. 6, 2022 at 5:05 am CDT

Farmers in Nova Scotia facing rising prices for diesel fuel will see more funding via the Limestone Trucking Assistance Program (LTAP), which is expected to help offset some of those increased costs. “After touring multiple farms around the province to hear from farmers and meeting this morning with farmer Tim […]

By Liam O’Connor

Wastewater regulation eased for Nova Scotia on-farm processing

May. 25, 2022 at 7:20 pm CDT

Nova Scotia has introduced regulatory changes that allow on-farm processing operations to better manage wastewater on their smaller scale. The changes, which took effect May 11, come at the request of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture (NSFA) — which has said that owners of small farm-level processing facilities shouldn’t […]

By Liam O’Connor

P.E.I. seed potato producers backed for ‘soil-building’

May. 20, 2022 at 10:23 pm CDT

In an attempt to support its potato farmers following trade suspensions with the U.S. over potato wart, the government of Prince Edward Island plans to put up $3 million in new funding for a program that will help farmers shift to “soil-building crops.” “In our meetings with industry and the […]

By Liam O’Connor

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Insights and Stories of Liam O’Connor

Lessons on stock dogs from Ag In Motion

Glacier FarmMedia acquires Ag in Motion property

The next big AgTech ideas presented at Canada’s Farm Show

Sask farmers, ranchers get cash for water management

McCain acquires predictive crop technology

Learning from McCain’s regenerative farming practices

Partnership gives Prairie ag students new 800-acre opportunity

N.S. farm limestone program boosted against rising diesel prices

Wastewater regulation eased for Nova Scotia on-farm processing

P.E.I. seed potato producers backed for ‘soil-building’

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