Insights and Stories on Farm News

Jan. 15, 2025 at 4:37 pm CST

Following the federal approval of Bunge’s acquisition of Viterra on Tuesday, Jan. 14, stakeholders made their voices heard in a wave of reactions to the controversial merger.

By Zak McLachlan

Jan. 3, 2025 at 9:36 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – For the second time this past spring, Jeanine Moyer and her father Allan Wallace were phoning their rural Ontario neighbours, tracking down just the right animals to take to Toronto. They wanted docile animals, and, equally important, trusting owners — the kind of owners who would let […]

By Leeann Minogue

Dec. 13, 2024 at 11:01 am CST

By Miranda Leybourne Glacier FarmMedia staff A Brandon, Manitoba-based initiative to promote soil health practices among farmers in Western Canada is gaining traction as it enters its second year. The Russ Edwards School of Agriculture and Environment at Assiniboine College has partnered with key organizations to establish a network of […]

By Miranda Leybourne

Dec. 4, 2024 at 9:56 am CST

Things are looking not too bad for those who want to see snow or deep freeze temperatures. As we start this forecast period, a strong area of Arctic high pressure is dropping southeastwards over the eastern Prairies behind the strong area of low pressure that zipped through on Tuesday. Over the western Prairies, the weather models show a strong ridge of high pressure building over B.C. which is expected to transition eastwards.

By Daniel Bezte

Nov. 27, 2024 at 4:02 pm CST

Glacier FarmMedia hosted a private event at Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 27 to launch the first episode of the Western Producer’s documentary series, Welcome to the Farm Show.

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan