The 100-year evolution of farm power was on display at the recent celebration of 100 years of John Deere tractors at Country Heritage Park. In 1918 John Deere bought the […] Read more
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John Deere tractors turn 100
A celebration of the event at Country Heritage Park showed how much tractors have changed
Limitations: How much change is needed to business risk management programs?
CAPI Report: A cross-country review of business risk management programs will need to address how they encourage or impede innovation
It’s going to be a balancing act between the protection of agriculture safety net programs and the need for innovation as farmers pitch in to meet the goal of growing […] Read more
Yes, we can
CAPI Report: New report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute calls for ‘quality growth’ strategy as Canada eyes roughly doubling export share by 2027
Going beyond Barton When consultant Dominic Barton recommended to the federal government in 2016 that agriculture be one of the leaders in the growth of the Canadian middle class it […] Read more
Opportunities: How can Canadian agriculture capitalize on its assets?
CAPI Report: There are a lot of factors coming together for Canada that could make it a greater player in global food production
Conestoga Meats in Beslau, Ont., a producer-owned pork processing co-operative, has grown its exports to where it now exports about half of its production, most of it to Asia. Conestoga […] Read more
Opinion: Length of trade war is the big question
Increased protectionism within the global trading environment is causing major shifts in how countries do business — and world leaders are scrambling to keep pace. Despite the existence of highly […] Read more
Driving a loaded grain truck
Are you really ready to safely operate your fully loaded farm truck?
The horrific traffic collision that involved the Humboldt Broncos hockey team this spring has, among other things, sparked a debate around the safe operation of heavy trucks and the training […] Read more
Asking the right questions: AMI guide designed to assist farm and food entrepreneurs
Farmers trying to grow a direct-sale food business from the farmers’ market or roadside stand to a retail level face an imposing regulatory system. Navigating this system without help can […] Read more
Farmers worldwide struggle with rising fuel costs
It’s leading some farmers to change their management practices or lock in prices months in advance
The agricultural sector, from Canada and the United States, to Russia, Brazil and Europe, is seeing profits harmed by the rise in diesel prices. The global oil benchmark, Brent crude, […] Read more
Recruiting outside of ag schools
New-graduate program brings in aggies and non-aggies
A program that linked new graduates, many from non-agriculture programs, with agriculture companies, could provide lessons to the sector in how to recruit new employees. Why it matters: The agriculture […] Read more
More sensors for planters
A seed trench firmer with sensors takes readings every eighth of an inch across the field
As Wayne Vitek drove across a field near Mitchell’s Bay planting soybeans recently, a group of sensors took 200 readings per second at the soil level. A Smart Firmer was […] Read more