Insights and Stories of Miranda Leybourne

Attendees of the Indigenous Farm and Food Festival in Batoche, Sask., get a look at a bison herd in late September 2025. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Sep. 29, 2025 at 3:37 pm CDT

How can the treaty rights of Indigenous peoples be honoured in a way that gives them a proper seat at the table when it comes to farming in Canada?

Wild pigs can cause significant damage to fields and pastures as they root for food. PHOTO: SQUEAL ON PIGS

New wild pig website launches in Canada

Aug. 20, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

By Miranda Leybourne

Pierre Poilievre speaks at Sixteen Grains farm near Saskatoon, Sask., Aug. 14, 2025. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Parties unitedly condemn China tariffs on Canadian canola

Aug. 15, 2025 at 2:02 pm CDT

By Miranda Leybourne

Fall rye ripens in June 2025 near Selkirk. Photo: Greg Berg

Keep it clean on pre-harvest chemical use

Aug. 5, 2025 at 10:40 am CDT

By Miranda Leybourne

Governments offer aid to drought-affected Manitoba livestock producers

Jul. 24, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

By Miranda Leybourne

Kim Brown at crop diagnostic school presenting on water quality and herbicides

Is dirty water sabotaging your herbicide efficacy?

Jun. 19, 2025 at 9:35 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Water cleanliness should be a top priority for producers when considering water quality for spray operations, according to provincial weeds specialist Kim Brown. Water contaminants can tie up active ingredients in herbicides, rendering them ineffective. “If you’ve got dirty water, (substances in there) will actually antagonize or […]

By Miranda Leybourne

Six agriculture leaders named Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame

Jun. 16, 2025 at 5:47 pm CDT

The six 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees range from long-serving farm policy makers to researchers, agriculture advocates and food business leaders.

By Miranda Leybourne

Maple Leaf Foods spin off approved

Jun. 16, 2025 at 10:43 am CDT

Maple Leaf Foods shareholders approved with an overwhelming majority the food processing company's plan to spin off its pork operations to Canada Packers Inc.

By Miranda Leybourne

Wild pig control goes high-tech

May. 16, 2025 at 10:05 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s wild pig fighters are increasingly looking to the sky. Drones, thermal cameras and AI-assisted image tagging are among the tools transforming how researchers and control programs are tackling Canada’s wild pig problem, attendees heard during the second Canadian Wild Pig Summit April 30. WHY IT MATTERS: Wild […]

By Miranda Leybourne