Glacier FarmMedia – As prospects of a trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union collapse, there is growing doubt a post-Brexit pact involving Canada can be completed […] Read more
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Canada, U.K. trade deal progress in doubt
The U.K. will be out of the CETA agreement by the end of the year and status of talks is unknown
Opinion: Labour crisis is about farm security, not food security
Food continues to be abundant, but some farms are under financial pressure due to labour shortages
The COVID pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated long standing issues with respect to labour in the food system – both on farms and in food processing. This is often presented […] Read more
Trade moves influenced by COVID-19 around world
The WTO found more changes were made by G20 countries to facilitate than restrict trade
Glacier FarmMedia – The impact of COVID-19’s second wave is continuing to cause uncertainty in global trade markets, but more markets are opening than closing. According to the World Trade […] Read more
National potato harvest declines
Dry summers in Ontario, Quebec and Maritime cut into yield
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian potato production will decline this year, possibly by six per cent or more. A hot and dry summer, especially in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, cut […] Read more
Sow exercise benefits found lacking
Researchers wanted to know if a middle ground solution between stalls and open housing was a reasonable option
Glacier FarmMedia – Pregnant sows have an intrinsic desire to leave their stalls, say swine health experts at the University of Saskatchewan. But giving sows periodic freedom to leave stalls […] Read more
The power to delete yourself
Controlling copies of your data is the new challenge around data ownership
Questions around data ownership have been long discussed in and outside the agriculture sector – but are they even the right questions to ask? Some legal experts and tech developers […] Read more
Uneven farm productivity report shows COVID impacts
Science Notes: Some countries more vulnerable to pandemic-scale outbreaks than others.
The 2020 Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report) — Productivity in a Time of Pandemics — released by the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, raises concerns about […] Read more
Seed company bets on short stature corn
Bayer says benefits of dwarf varieties include higher plant counts per acre
Glacier FarmMedia – Shorter and denser: that’s the path to better sustainability for corn crops, Bayer crop scientists believe. Why it matters: Short-stature corn could help farmers and agricultural companies […] Read more
Canadians will pay more for local food, but don’t necessarily look for it
Younger people said they were more likely to pay a premium
A new study says that four of five Canadians are willing to pay more for locally produced food. The study, conducted by the Dalhousie University Food Analytics Lab in cooperation […] Read more
Diana Martin joins Farmtario
Farmtario is excited to welcome Diana Martin to its staff. Martin has spent more than two decades in the media sector, first as a photojournalist and then evolving into a […] Read more
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