Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers and the animal nutrition industry should think as much about what comes out of an animal as what goes in, according to many at the recent Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada. Amid demands to restrict greenhouse gas and nutrient emissions from all forms of livestock, feed makers must ensure that animals […] Read more
Sustainability demands put pressure on livestock feed industry
Those attending recent conference were challenged to take micronutrient impact, efficiency and waste more seriously
Issues loom over hog farmers as they gather in Des Moines
Prop 12, bird flu, farm bill top of mind at this year's World Pork Expo
North America's hog industry is grappling with multiple issues these days, but is presently feeling better than some of the other livestock industries. That doesn't mean that everything's great, but not yet having to deal with avian flu infections is keeping hog farmers in a cautiously optimistic mood about their challenges.
Sustainability demands pressure livestock feed industry
Farmers and the animal nutrition industry need to understand that feeding livestock today requires thinking about what comes out of an animal as much as what goes in, according to many at the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada.
Grain storage decisions more complex than pure economics
Trying to save tax by delaying sales can be a treadmill you can’t get off
A paper, titled “Commodity Storage and the Cost of Capital: Evidence from Illinois Grain Farms,” says higher capital costs — mostly made up by the interest on borrowed money that could be covered by grain sales — affect the storage decisions of some but not all farmers.
Finding a place for more cereal crops
Often overlooked by Ontario farmers, cereal grains can offer value in the rotation
Small grains farming in Ontario often gets overlooked in an industry focused on corn and soybeans, but a Ridgetown farmer is glad to see Cereals Canada promote the crop class. “I’m a cereals promoter,” said Stan Brien, who was in Winnipeg for the intensive, farmer-focused three-day Combine to Customer program put on by Cereals Canada […] Read more
Agriculture needs to build support for true green
Consumers care about the climate, but not enough to pay extra for it
Glacier FarmMedia – People say they care about climate change, but they aren’t willing to pay to address it. Canada’s food, agriculture and farming industries need to accept that failure as their own, says the head of Maple Leaf Foods. “They care, but they’re not motivated by it,” said Michael McCain, who pushed his company […] Read more
Optimism high for Canadian agriculture
Canada’s Agriculture Day sees more than 700 gather in Ottawa to discuss sector’s positive future
Lively groups of university students and young farmers were immersed in a sea of optimism and confidence during Canada’s Agricultural Day in Ottawa. From beginning to end, the Future of Food event, held a few hundred metres from Parliament Hill, focused on what many see as the better-than-ever potential for Canadian farming and food. “There […] Read more
U.S. feels ‘betrayed’ over dairy deal
Former official says dairy dispute between U.S. and Canada about to erupt again
Glacier FarmMedia – A senior American agricultural policy leader cautions Canadian farmers to expect a resurgence of the dairy dispute. “Watch out on dairy. I think that’s real,” Ted McKinney, a former undersecretary at U.S. Department of Agriculture, a former Indiana minister of agriculture and currently chief executive officer of the National Association of State […] Read more
U.S. political instability called major global risk
David Frum says partisan fighting distracts superpower from its crucial role in the world
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian farmers have front-row seats to the world’s biggest geopolitical risk, according to David Frum. “I think the thing that worries me the most is the threat that lies within the United States,” said Frum, a journalist, former White House speechwriter and conservative intellectual, during Manitoba Ag Days. “If Americans make the […] Read more
Canada’s Agriculture Day: some highights from Ottawa
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian agriculture industry celebrated Canada’s Agriculture Day in Ottawa Feb. 13 at the Future of Food conference. Reporter Ed White shares some highights and photos from the event. Below: The Future of Food event is filled with university students and other young ag-related folk. The group of students shown are from […] Read more
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