Insights and Stories on General

NDP would not feel bound by Pacific trade deal

Oct. 2, 2015 at 6:39 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s main opposition party said Friday that if it won an Oct. 19 election, it would not feel bound by the terms of a major Pacific trade deal the ruling Conservatives are negotiating in the United States. The New Democrats, currently trailing third in the polls, […]

Supply management the hot button at ag debate

Sep. 30, 2015 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

Producer groups lobby for TPP deal in Atlanta

Sep. 29, 2015 at 2:29 am CDT

By Staff

U.S. regulators revise proposal on commodity position limits

Sep. 22, 2015 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Reuters

Avoid work overload

Sep. 18, 2015 at 10:38 am CDT

By Helen Lammers-Helps

Sales from organic U.S. farms reached $5.5B last year

Sep. 17, 2015 at 7:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Sales from organic U.S. farms reached US$5.5 billion last year, a 72 per cent increase from 2008, the U.S. Agriculture Department said in a report on Thursday that highlighted the consumer trend toward such products. The USDA data, compiled through farmer surveys, showed that milk was […]

By Tom Polansek

Co-op moves up timetable for scholarship program

Sep. 16, 2015 at 3:54 am CDT

Prairie students planning careers in agriculture or agribusiness now have an earlier deadline to seek funding support through the Co-op Excellence in Ag program. Excellence in Ag, Federated Co-operatives’ (FCL) multi-year scholarship and summer internship program, previously had a Jan. 31 deadline, but for the 2016 round, the application deadline […]

By Staff

In praise of water, and beavers

Sep. 11, 2015 at 11:18 am CDT

It frustrates me as I travel around the country witnessing how human nature can be so misguided. Sometimes we can be short sighted and forget that we need to look at the big picture. Even though we mean no harm, some of our agricultural practices can cause more damage than […]

By — Steve Kenyon

Experts call for less waste and less meat

Sep. 11, 2015 at 10:43 am CDT

Rome — In trendy, hipster London or New York, it’s all about juicing, vegan diets and snacking on kale crisps. Thousands of miles away, in Nairobi or Bogota, the middle classes are more likely to reach for roasted goat or a juicy steak. Later this month, world leaders are set […]

By Reuters

Farm managers seek a few good aggies for awards

Sep. 10, 2015 at 3:28 pm CDT

Agriculture students may be eligible for financial encouragement to improve their communication, critical thinking and leadership skills through Farm Management Canada’s national awards program. FMC and the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs (CADAP) recently opened the 2015-16 edition of their Excellence Award for Agricultural Students, with a top […]

By Staff