Insights and Stories on General

New crop of Nuffield scholars named

Aug. 18, 2017 at 8:28 pm CDT

Canada’s agriculture sector has yielded four new scholars to join the international Nuffield community and receive funding for research in their fields of interest. Nuffield Canada, the Canadian arm of the international Nuffield organization since 1986, has named Ellen Crane, Josh Oulton, Gavin Robertson and Shelley Spruitt as its Nuffield […]

NAFTA negotiators hone in on origin rules, dispute settlement

Aug. 18, 2017 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Anthony Esposito David Ljunggren

U.S. takes tough lines as NAFTA negotiations begin

Aug. 16, 2017 at 9:03 pm CDT

By Anthony Esposito David Ljunggren

Canada suggests it could quit NAFTA talks over dispute mechanism

Aug. 14, 2017 at 3:00 pm CDT

By Andrea Hopkins David Ljunggren

Ahead of NAFTA talks, Canada says dispute mechanism essential

Aug. 11, 2017 at 6:30 pm CDT

By Reuters

Three farm families, five years later

Aug. 4, 2017 at 9:55 am CDT

In 2012, Country Guide discovered a cluster of young farmers near out-of-the-way Cartwright, Man. They were all searching for ways to start small in the heart of big-farm Canada, and they all saw their best chance in a combination of direct marketing and holistic practices. To some readers, it seemed like a […]

By Angela Lovell

It’s time for Canadians to dig up their undies

Jul. 27, 2017 at 4:22 pm CDT

It’s time for Canadians to grab their shovels, head into their gardens, flowerbeds or fields and reveal their underwear. Part 2 of the Soil Conservation Council of Canada’s (SCCC) experiment to help gauge the health of soils has come to an end, and if you buried a pair of cotton briefs, now is the time to […]

By Staff

Annual food contest has new category for alcoholic beverages

Jul. 24, 2017 at 2:04 pm CDT

Aspiring Manitoba entrepreneurs with creative ideas for new foods or alcoholic beverages are invited to enter the 11th annual Great Manitoba Food Fight (GMFF), Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced yesterday “Manitoba is home to many budding entrepreneurs with a passion for food and drink and the skill to create innovative […]

By Staff

So long AIM — it was another good run

Jul. 24, 2017 at 9:59 am CDT

It’s all over now except for the crying, folks. Ag In Motion (AIM) 2017 is history. And really the only crying that might be done, is by the dedicated volunteers and employees of the show who stay on the AIM grounds near Langham, SK for another 10 days to two […]

By Lee Hart

Ministers agree on new ag funding framework

Jul. 23, 2017 at 1:46 am CDT

Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial ministers for agriculture have agreed on the bones of a new five-year policy funding framework, committing them to a review of its business risk management (BRM) programming. The ministers came out of three days of meetings Friday in St. John’s with the “key elements” of […]

By Staff