A new group of “Soil Champions” has been formed to promote the benefits of soil health. This new committee — announced Wednesday at the Ag in Motion farm show at Langham, Sask. — will work to ensure the care and protection of Canada’s agricultural soil through education, knowledge transfer, forums for collaboration and other activities. […] Read more
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At Ag in Motion: New ‘Soil Champions’ team to promote soil health
'Societies live and die by soil'
Opinion: Farmtario celebrates five years
Five years ago, my colleagues and I at Glacier FarmMedia set out to change the agriculture publishing landscape in Ontario. We didn’t know how it would go, and it was a major leap for the company, but on the occasion of this, our fifth anniversary print edition, I believe we’ve had an impact on the […] Read more
This week on ‘Between The Rows’
Episode 307, Dec. 22, 2022
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This week on ‘Between The Rows’
Episode 307, Dec. 22, 2022
To hear the latest episode of Between The Rows, CLICK HERE. The show is also available to you each week on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and YouTube.
Farmtario has a new editor
Glacier FarmMedia is pleased to announce that Kristy Nudds is the new editor of Farmtario. For the past eight months she has been associate editor of Farmtario, taking on increasing responsibility for Farmtario content and production. Farmtario’s founding editor John Greig is taking on a new role, Director of Strategy and Projects, Regional Director for […] Read more
College farms, GFM Discovery Farm to get smarter together
Two Alberta colleges sign on for new CAAIN-backed network
A pair of Alberta college farms and Glacier FarmMedia’s Saskatchewan farm are the first to plug into a national network of “smart farms” to improve the ag sector’s smart technology experience. The Olds College Smart Farm will lead the Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network, which will also include Glacier FarmMedia Discovery Farm at Langham, Sask. and […] Read more
On-farm cybersecurity campaign gets backing
Glacier FarmMedia to link up with federally-funded project
A campaign to assess, reinforce and promote cybersecurity across Canada’s ag sector — partly through this website and its sister publications and events — has been tapped to receive multi-year federal funding. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair on March 25 announced over $500,000 over four years through the federal Cyber Security Co-operation Program for the […] Read more
Glacier’s outdoor ag shows preparing digital event lineup
Each show to host multiple online events during 2021
The company hosting Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show and its western counterpart, Ag in Motion, plans to use the online platforms it set up in 2020 to instead host multiple smaller online events this year. Both outdoor ag shows hosted by Winnipeg-based Glacier FarmMedia — the owner of this website — went online in 2020 due […] Read more
AgDealer plugs into forex service provider
Listing site to offer currency exchange service on cross-border purchases
Farmers buying used iron internationally by way of AgDealer are getting access to what’s billed as a lower-cost option to handle the currency exchange. AgDealer, Canada’s largest used farm equipment shopper publication and online listing platform, announced a partnership Tuesday with OFX Group, an Australian-based online currency exchange provider. Farmers, distributors and buyers outside of […] Read more
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show looks to lock in land base
GFM plans to buy research land for eastern Discovery Farm
As Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show goes digital this week, its operator is preparing to secure its real-world footprint in southern Ontario and put that real estate to year-round work. Glacier FarmMedia and the Ontario government on Tuesday announced their intent to work toward a land deal with the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO), which […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
