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Crops, Machinery

Farm groups push for Bill C-234 passage

Ag groups concerned that carbon tax exemption bill won’t clear Senate before break

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Prairie farm groups are pushing the Senate to prioritize a bill that would exempt propane and natural gas for grain drying and barn heating from carbon tax. In a joint statement June 13, Keystone Agricultural Producers, the Alberta Federation of Agriculture and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan urged the Senate to pass Bill C-234 […] Read more
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Machinery

Carbon price exemption for farm gas clears Commons

Bill C-234 next headed to Senate

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Legislative amendments that would exempt farmers’ eligible purchases of natural gas and propane from federal carbon pricing are now en route to Canada’s Senate. Bill C-234, a private member’s bill sponsored by Ben Lobb, the Conservative MP for the southern Ontario riding of Huron-Bruce, passed third reading for adoption in the House of Commons on […] Read more
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Machinery

New farm fuel carbon tax rule to return to Commons

Further carbon pricing exemptions clear ag committee, with sunset clause added

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A bill that would exempt more farm fuels from Canada’s federal carbon pricing scheme has cleared the Commons’ ag committee and returned to the House of Commons to seek a third and final vote. C-234, a private member’s bill sponsored by southwestern Ontario Conservative MP Ben Lobb, appeared before the Commons’ standing committee on agriculture […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

Manitoba pork industry grows despite ‘uncertainty’

Bacon plant, breeding facility show sector strength

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MarketsFarm — The current state of Manitoba’s pork industry is evident in a pair of large investments within the sector, according to the general manager of Manitoba Pork. Cam Dahl, who was named GM of the provincial pork organization in February last year after previously working for Manitoba Beef Producers and Cereals Canada, cited two […] Read more
A collection of beef cattle in a commercial feedlot, with figures of two people conversing in the background
Livestock

New barns and bedding pack management make for more efficient feedlots

Encouraging employee contribution to farm management helps keep them engaged

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Feedlot managers are going to school.  Maximizing productivity and reducing labour needs are among the core subjects being explored in three informational tours this summer organized by the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) and the Ontario Cattle Feeders Association (OCFA). The first 24-hour Feedlot Management School, held in late June, focused on advancements in feedlot […] Read more
VIDEO: Woolwich dairy farm bids “adieu” to memory of devastating fire
Barns

VIDEO: Woolwich dairy farm bids “adieu” to memory of devastating fire

Adieu Farm rebuilds with efficiency and family future in mind

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Stacy Frey received some sage advice while surveying the smoky remains of the Adieu Farm dairy barn fire on July 31, 2020.   “My brother-in-law said, ‘you know, a year from now, you’ll be happy. It’s the year in between – all the planning and clean-up and everything (that’s tough)’,” said Frey. “It’s definitely true. […] Read more
The ecoBloc uses ultrasonic sound waves to deter rodents. The sound waves make the rodents uncomfortable so they don’t want to enter grain and feed storage sheds and barns.
News

Smart, invisible fence brings precision rodent control to the farm

Ultrasonic sound waves prevent rodents from getting into buildings

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Precision management on the farm may soon extend beyond growing crops or feeding livestock to also include rodent control.  A Newfoundland start-up is working to bring ecoBloc to market, a smart, invisible fence that gives off high frequency ultrasonic sound waves designed to keep mice and rats away from grain and feed storages and equipment […] Read more
Maple Leaf Foods will convert all its company-owned barns to its Advanced Open Sow Housing System by the end of 2021, providing open housing during pregnancy that allows sows to roam, feed and socialize freely.
Livestock, News

Maple Leaf hits sow stall phase out ahead of schedule

Company expects to have stalls removed by end of 2021

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Glacier FarmMedia – Gestation stalls will be gone from Maple Leaf Foods’ barns by the end of December. Maple Leaf, which produces about 40 per cent of the pigs it uses in its company-branded meat, says its pregnant sows will all live in open housing systems it has been incorporating since the mid-2010s. Why it […] Read more
A refrigerator is stuck in a tree at Dawson Springs, Kentucky, about 140 km west of Bowling Green, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jon Cherry)

U.S. tornadoes destroy chickens, tractors, silos

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Chicago | Reuters — A Deere dealership and a Pilgrim’s Pride chicken hatchery were destroyed when deadly tornadoes swept through Kentucky on Friday, while silos holding millions of bushels of corn suffered damage, the companies and the state’s agriculture commissioner said on Monday. At least 64 people, including six children, lost their lives in Kentucky […] Read more
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Machinery, Markets

Diesel prices, carbon tax cause headaches for farmers

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MarketsFarm — Crude oil prices have been steadily on the rise since last November as oil-producing nations implement production cuts and Canadian farmers already affected by climbing diesel prices will have to dig deeper into their wallets this April. On April 1, the federal government’s carbon levy on diesel will go up from 8.05 cents […] Read more

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