Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Agriculture continues to make strides as an equal-opportunity employer, according to a human resources expert. A recent survey about the current state of gender roles and equality in agribusiness in Canada and the United States identified barriers that continue to exist to equality and advancement within the industry. Why it matters: Equal […] Read more
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Survey shows more positive view of gender equality in agriculture
More women taking leadership roles in agriculture industry, but some say barriers still exist
Mechanical exoskeletons may one day reduce effort, injury risks for farmers
Researchers are looking to test the technology on farmers doing their daily tasks
Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Farming is a real pain in the back. But a bolt-on solution is on the way. Years of prolonged bending, lifting and shovelling contributes to back pain and is typical of many tasks in agriculture. “We know that farmers get very high rates of back injury. Even higher than in some other […] Read more
‘Show’ and ‘grow’ synonymous for Ag in Motion
Reading Time: 4 minutes Langham, Sask. — Living up to its name, Glacier FarmMedia’s Ag in Motion has reached its five-year anniversary with no sign of slowing down. “It’s very exciting for me personally to have a show that the group of us started from a canola field into an event that’s now grown to the size that it […] Read more
Vaccine development becoming faster
The process being used in Canada will help bring vaccines to market quicker
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Reverse vaccinology is a promising method for creating vaccines that in the near future will protect livestock from prevalent and chronic diseases. Differentiating an infected animal from a vaccinated animal has long been a problem and global trade hinges on the safety and biosecurity of a country’s livestock. The new technology allows […] Read more
Research focuses on flooring design as possible disease cause
Toe tip necrosis syndrome often misdiagnosed, and likely more common than had been thought: vet researcher
Reading Time: 4 minutes Toe tip necrosis syndrome (TTNS), a disease that causes lameness in the hind feet of cattle, has been overlooked for years said a veterinary researcher. “I think the disease has always been there and we’ve just misdiagnosed it,” said Murray Jelinski from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. […] Read more
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