Insights and Stories on General

Chances of flooding in Manitoba depend on weather

Feb. 28, 2020 at 3:56 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Manitoba has issued its spring thaw forecast of 2020 — with high water levels coming for the Red River. That’s due to significant soil moisture levels left over from the fall and above-normal snow levels in the river’s U.S. watershed. “Our focus is currently on the Red River, […]

NYC equity firm to buy Xplornet

Feb. 27, 2020 at 7:59 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Carbon cost increases concern farmers

Feb. 21, 2020 at 10:03 am CST

By John Greig

Fraser: In ag marketing, emotions need to start trumping facts

Feb. 19, 2020 at 1:20 am CST

By D.C. Fraser

EU-Canada trade deal clears hurdle in Dutch parliament

Feb. 18, 2020 at 1:03 pm CST

By Reuters

Xplornet buys Ontario’s Silo Wireless

Feb. 16, 2020 at 11:21 am CST

Canada’s biggest rural broadband company has expanded its space in the southwestern Ontario market by buying internet and fibre-to-home provider Silo Wireless. New Brunswick-based Xplornet Communications, whose client list already includes over a million rural customers in all provinces, announced it has closed its deal to buy Silo for an […]

By GFM Staff

Average Prairie heat, more rain in summer forecast

Feb. 16, 2020 at 12:39 am CST

MarketsFarm — Canada’s Prairies should see higher-than-normal precipitation and generally average temperatures during the 2020 growing season, according to a forecast from Scott Kehler of Weatherlogics. Speaking Thursday at CropConnect in Winnipeg, Kehler said “there’s not really a strong pattern one way or the other” when it comes to the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Ottawa’s Agriculture Day gathering a sector-wide affair

Feb. 14, 2020 at 4:19 pm CST

Agriculture Day celebrations across Canada on Tuesday included a conference in Ottawa with roughly 500 attendees from across the ag sector. Hosted by Agriculture More than Ever, the event aimed to bring together people involved in agriculture, food and agribusiness. “We’re having a gathering to celebrate Canadian agriculture and food […]

By D.C. Fraser

University students backed by 4-H for leadership

Feb. 14, 2020 at 3:58 pm CST

Four Canadian university students inspired in their career paths by their 4-H experiences are getting an extra boost from the organization. The annual Leadership Excellence Awards of Distinction (LEAD), presented Monday during the 4-H Leadership Awards event in Ottawa, aim to recognize 4-H participants who, according to the organization, “demonstrate […]

By D.C. Fraser

Manitoba needs a farm labour plan

Feb. 14, 2020 at 9:31 am CST

The farm labour shortage is expected to hit Manitoba harder than any other province because of its diversity of agricultural products. That’s according to Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, executive director of the Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council, who spoke last week at the Keystone Agricultural Producers annual meeting in Winnipeg. “Because of […]

By Gord Gilmour