Rising costs and inflation are a hot topic right now, but what are the overall trends being seen in consumer choices in the long term? Heather Thomson is the executive director at the Alberta School of Business Centre for Cities and Communities and she spoke at the Ag Awareness Summit at Saskatoon last week. Thomson… Read More
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The new president of Manitoba’s general farm organization says advocating for farmers when it comes to policies around sustainability and the environment is at the top of her to-do list as she steps into the role. Jill Verwey was elected president of Keystone Agricultural Producers at KAP’s annual general meeting last month. As she explains… Read More
Given how demographics are shifting, it’s only going to get more difficult to find new employees for the farm. Looking bigger picture to agriculture as a whole, there are far more career opportunities than there are those lining up to work. While there are longer-term issues that need attention, in the short-term farms have immediate seasonal… Read More
There’s a saying that goes hire slow and fire fast. But does that old adage hold true?Amber Johnson, CEO and owner of Forge Performance Group, based in Alberta, says that there isn’t a simple answer to that; if you’ve done the right preparation work ahead of time, asked key questions, and offered a comprehensive on-boarding… Read More
Case IH is adding to its lineup of planters with the 2110 Early Riser planter and an updated version of the 2150 Early Riser planter. David Brennan, Case IH planter marketing manager, was on site at the National Farm Machinery Show this past week at Louisville, Kentucky, to discuss the planters with RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin…. Read More
Farmers Business Network (FBN) has announced the appointment of John Vaske to the role of chief executive officer. FBN co-founder and current CEO Amol Deshpande will step down as CEO effective February 28 to pursue other interests, the company says. Vaske has served on the company’s board of directors since 2017. Raised on a farm… Read More
The oat market is somehow managing to garner positive attention, even as “burdensome, massive oat supplies” weigh on the market. Randy Strychar, president of Oatinformation, presented at CropConnect in Winnipeg, Man., this week and says barring a major weather event, it will take 18-24 months to chew through the current large oat supply. But despite… Read More
Farmers and the agriculture industry are still waiting to hear about “What we heard” when it comes to the federal government’s fertilizer emissions reduction target. This week, at the Future of Food event at Ottawa, Ont., Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau was quite positive about the timeline of a fertilizer tariff money announcement… Read More
This week, Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan hosted the Ag Awareness Summit at Saskatoon where they announced the 2022 Champion Award winner, Alanna Koch. The Farm and Food Care Champion Award recognizes an individual who has connected consumers with agriculture and built public trust in farming and food in Saskatchewan and beyond. Koch farms along… Read More
It’s Canada’s Ag Day, and it’s time to celebrate the food and farmers you love. How are you celebrating? That’s how Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson kicks off this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word before diving in to the topics and questions of the week, including if cover crops are really going to be dead come spring,… Read More