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New ways to buy and sell farmland

Jan. 28, 2022 at 9:37 am CST

Today, farmers don’t buy land with a handshake over the fence, as Grandpa and Grandma, or even Dad and Mom might have done. Selling methods like sealed tenders and online auctions are becoming ever more prevalent, and the key is finding which one best fits the size, type and circumstance […]

Farm cybersecurity campaign seeks farmer input

Jan. 20, 2022 at 7:19 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Vaccine mandate to lead to inflation, empty shelves, trucking executives say

Jan. 20, 2022 at 5:41 pm CST

By Steve Scherer

On The Run operator to buy M+M Food Market

Jan. 18, 2022 at 6:57 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Manitoba names new ag minister in shuffle

Jan. 18, 2022 at 3:46 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Do companies take an oversized bite of food profits?

Jan. 14, 2022 at 9:46 am CST

Food processors and retailers have pushed food prices upward even as prices paid to farmers have been largely stagnant, the National Farmers Union said in a statement late last year, which attributed rising food costs to rising corporate power. “Consumers need to know that less and less of the money […]

By Geralyn Wichers

Last year was world’s sixth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say

Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:58 pm CST

Reuters — Last year ranked as the sixth-warmest year on record, causing extreme weather events around the world and adding to evidence supporting the globe’s long-term warming, according to an analysis on Thursday by two U.S. government agencies. The data compiled by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) […]

By Reuters

La Niña likely to continue into spring, U.S. forecaster says

Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:43 pm CST

Reuters — La Nina conditions are likely to continue during the Northern Hemisphere spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Niña weather pattern, characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, has a 67 per cent chance of persisting from March through May this […]

By Reuters

Cross-border supply chains still may face disruptions from vaccine mandates

Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:20 pm CST

CLARIFIED, Jan. 13 — Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — COVID-19 vaccine requirements for foreign truckers at the U.S.-Canada border still could cause supply-chain disruptions if both countries do not decide to allow exemptions, the head of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) said Thursday. Canadian truck drivers who aren’t vaccinated may enter […]

By David Shepardson Steve Scherer

Canada resists pressure to drop vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers

Jan. 10, 2022 at 1:16 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing ahead with a vaccine mandate for international truckers despite increasing pressure from critics who say it will exacerbate driver shortages and drive up the price of goods imported from the United States. Canada will require all truckers entering from […]

By Steve Scherer