Travelling to Canada’s east coast to work with like-minded small-town and rural people and contributing to a community project sounds like the perfect summer job for Peel Region’s Nicole French. But to the leadership at 4-H Canada, the opportunity to set up a pilot project under the newly formed Canada Service Corps, one of 10 […] Read more
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Hands to larger service
A new 4-H program sends youth leaders to do community work across the country
CNH Industrial improves guidance after strong Q2, shares up 10 pct
Milan | Reuters (July 26, 2018) – Truck and tractor maker CNH Industrial raised its full-year guidance on Tuesday after better-than-expected quarterly earnings, sparking a more than 10 percent rally in its shares. Milan-listed shares closed 10.6 percent higher at 9.93 euros, making it the best performer on the city’s blue-chip index, which ended the session […] Read more
CAPI report focuses on quality of export growth
Exports are part of the agri-food sector’s journey — not the destination
There was heady excitement last year when the federal government’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth, led by Dominic Barton, identified agriculture as one of six sectors that could lead this country’s economy over the next decade. The prevailing response from within the sector was that ‘finally,’ agriculture is being acknowledged for the economic powerhouse it […] Read more
A faster UTV from Kubota
The brand targets new market segments with the RTV-XG850 Sidekick that can hit 64 km/h
Kubota has had a strong presence in the UTV market for several years with their X Series machines. They offer a relatively unique design with diesel engines mated to hydrostatic transmissions. That package has earned them reputations as sturdy workhorses, but for those buyers who also want something a little sporty to mix business with […] Read more
Opinion: Caught in the crosshairs
Trump’s tariffs cause trouble on both sides of the border
An escalating global trade war shows no signs of slowing down. The United States filed five separate complaints in Geneva July 16 after several countries, including Canada, imposed retaliatory tariffs against a wide range of American goods after Washington imposed an import tariff on steel and aluminum products in June. Canada imposed a $16.6 billion […] Read more
Editorial: Continuing their work
We should remember the joy, fun and important message of the Canadian Milk Tour
Many thoughts have been posted and touching words written in the emotional outpouring that followed the death of Bettina Schuurmans and the hospitalization of her husband Henk after their tractor was hit in an accident in Saskatchewan. The Elmira, Ont. dairy farmers left their farm June 21 for a tour to British Columbia and back, […] Read more
Ag in Motion sets single-day record
Glacier FarmMedia’s outdoor farm show Ag in Motion has wrapped its 2018 edition and booked a single-day record for attendance. The show, held July 17-19 near Langham, Sask., northwest of Saskatoon, reported three-day attendance of 30,355, including record attendance of 11,425 on the Wednesday. That single-day gate included more attendees than the three-day total for […] Read more
Most teens need food safety education
Study finds that 50 per cent of students lack basic food handling knowledge
A new study carried out at the University of Waterloo illustrates the need to better teach youth how to properly handle food. The study measured 32 food-handling behaviours among Ontario high school students in Grades 10 to 12. It found students carried out fewer than 50 per cent of the recommended practices, including basic hand […] Read more
Ag balance sheet points to stable Canadian farm economy
Farm real estate now accounts for more than three quarters of farm asset value
Canadian farmers saw their farm equity climb 6.9 per cent last year compared to the year before and Farm Credit Canada’s principal agricultural economist said that falls in line with FCC’s analysis. Data released by Statistics Canada in June reported 2017 farm equity climbed $36.4 billion to $535.3 billion, compared to $500.75 billion in 2016. […] Read more
Opinion: What’s for dinner? Re-imagining leftovers
Now we can all help the world’s second largest meat processor fight food waste
Sometimes deciding what to feed the family after a long, arduous day juggling daycare, jobs and traffic seems overwhelmingly complicated. If the May 31 news release from the U.S.-based Tyson Innovation Lab is any indication, deciding what we’re going to put into our mouths next is about to get more cluttered with new products, new […] Read more
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