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

Jul. 4, 2022 at 2:28 pm CDT

Farmers, ranchers, and folks who work in the agriculture industry all want the latest and greatest technology for their respective fields. At the 2022 Canada’s Farm Show in Regina, Saskatchewan, six teams competed in a 24-hour “Agtech” start-up competition. It emulates shows like Dragon’s Den and entailed each team selecting […]

Sask farmers, ranchers get cash for water management

Jun. 30, 2022 at 1:05 pm CDT

By Liam O’Connor

Calls for farmland protection intensify amid daily land losses

Jun. 30, 2022 at 8:52 am CDT

By Diana Martin

McCain acquires predictive crop technology

Jun. 29, 2022 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Liam O’Connor

Talk to us for a chance to win tools

Jun. 28, 2022 at 1:40 pm CDT

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

Cash advances’ interest-free portion temporarily raised

Jun. 27, 2022 at 11:32 am CDT

The federal government’s low-interest loan guarantee program for Canadian farmers will sweeten the interest-free portion of its offer for the next two program years to help with farm cash flow. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Thursday announced a temporary increase in the interest-free portion of the Advance Payments Program to […]

By Dave Bedard

Saskatchewan shores up disaster program for bigger farms

Jun. 22, 2022 at 3:29 am CDT

Saskatchewan farmers whose operations took damage from storms in April, but whose gross revenues overtopped the maximum for disaster assistance, will now be able to get in on that program. The province on June 16 announced “supplemental relief” via the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program to help farmers who didn’t qualify […]

By Dave Bedard

WTO strikes global trade deals deep into overtime

Jun. 17, 2022 at 7:59 am CDT

Geneva | Reuters — The World Trade Organization’s 164 members approved a series of trade agreements early on Friday that included commitments on fish and pledges on health and food security after more than five gruelling days of negotiations. The deals were ground out over five days of bargaining at […]

By emma-farge philip-blenkinsop

Canada launches offset credits to help tackle emissions

Jun. 8, 2022 at 7:23 pm CDT

Reuters — Canada on Wednesday launched a credit system for greenhouse gas offsets, a major part of its plan to cut carbon emissions, starting with a set of rules stipulating how projects can generate tradeable credits by capturing gas from landfills. The government said protocols for four other sectors including […]

By Nia Williams

‘Petro-plectic’ anger rises toward fuel prices

Jun. 6, 2022 at 9:16 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fuel prices are very likely to continue to increase with summer approaching, according to Tom Kloza, the Florida-based global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Services. “I wish I could say there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but I would say right now, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm