At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) on Sept. 12, Farmtario and Kubota awarded the grand prize of a 2019 Kubota X1120D RTV ($19,000 value) in the ‘Flip and Win’ contest. Listed below is the name of our grand prize winner and our monthly bonus prize winners. Grand prize: Kubota RTV – Chris Stubbe Monthly bonus […] Read more
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Mechanical exoskeletons may one day reduce effort, injury risks for farmers
Researchers are looking to test the technology on farmers doing their daily tasks
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
4-H Canada announces agriculture scholarship winners
Three Ontario young people are among the recipients of the 4-H Canada 2019 TD 4-H Agriculture Scholarship. Twelve 4-H members were selected from across Canada. Each will receive $2,500 to pursue post-secondary studies in agriculture, agricultural science or agricultural business, beginning in fall 2019. “We could not be more proud of this year’s scholarship recipients, […] Read more
Guelph researchers seek farmer input on precision ag technology
University of Guelph researchers want to hear from farmers about their use of precision agriculture technologies. A research team of University of Guelph graduate students in the Geography, Environment and Geomatics Department is conducting the survey. The lead researcher is master’s candidate Sarah Marquis and the lead academic advisory is Evan Fraser. Results will be […] Read more
Large companies push back against federal plan to encourage internet competition
Companies have said they will cut back their plans to expand coverage to rural areas and small towns
Large providers of internet backbone across the country are scaling back their investments in rural and small towns in retaliation to the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) imposition of lower wholesale rates for internet. Bell Canada says it will cut 200,000 households from its rural expansion program because the CRTC decision cost it $100 million. […] Read more
Canada’s fuel prices to rise after attack in Saudi Arabia
MarketsFarm — Following an attack on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, consumers can expect a small rise in fuel prices in the days to come. The attacks on Saturday hindered the production of about 5.7 million barrels of oil per day. On Monday morning, crude oil prices were up by about 10 per […] Read more
Reflecting on the impact of a National Farmers Union leader
The powerful legacy created by Evelyn Potter provides lots of lessons
I first heard the name Evelyn Potter at my first National Farmers Union Convention in Ottawa in 2009. It was the 40th Anniversary of the NFU. Unfortunately, Evelyn was unable to attend in person as planned, but her written address was read to the convention as the NFU’s First Women’s President to mark this significant […] Read more
Stand-alone companies eager to focus on agriculture
Corteva president says there’s no longer the distraction of being part of a broader conglomerate
The merger of agriculture seed and crop protection suppliers over the past few years has meant more concentration in the industry, but it has also resulted in companies freer to pursue their agriculture interests. That’s the message from Bryce Eger, president of Corteva AgriScience in Canada. He’s now leading a much larger organization, made up […] Read more
An economic reality check for Canada’s farm sector
Chaotic trade and financial environments dominate first half of 2019
Many analysts predicted market uncertainty for 2019 and so far, those predictions have come true. With trade wars, mixed-result political dealings, and an overall unstable global economy, the situation for Canadian farmers continues to be concerning – though not inherently dire. Why it matters: Uncertainty about markets, politics and the global economy are causing anxiety […] Read more
Opinion: The family farm is changing but not dying
There are fewer smaller farms, but the numbers show that doesn’t mean fewer families running farms
One of the greatest myths of Canadian agriculture is that the family farm is dying. If family farms could talk, they’d likely echo Mark Twain’s quote that “the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” I see frequent reports that the family farm is disappearing and “corporate farms” are taking over. It is true that […] Read more
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