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AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for June 21, 2024
VIDEO: Taking the pulse of Ontario’s pork sector
Senior Livestock Editor John Greig is at the Ontario Pork Congress reporting on the status of pork markets, where the province is at in terms of processing capacity and the current status of disease risk of hog farms in Ontario. Watch here for this, and more, from the Ontario Pork Congress in the coming days.
AGGronomyTV: Top three threats for canola growers
Canola growers face a variety of pest pressures each growing season, but some are more perennial than others. At Manitoba Ag Days this year, Chris Manchur with the Canola Council of Canada talked about the main economic pest threats for Manitoba canola growers and what measures they can take to help reduce their risk.
AGCanadaTV Special Feature: Farming in Sweden
Hopping on a plane to Sweden and ultimately speaking with Swedish farmer Petter Öhman alongside his eye-popping canola field brought to light at least two things he has in common with Canadian farmers: reliance on the weather and difficulties in attracting farm labour. Find out what else this young farmer had to say about his […] Read more
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for June 7, 2024
WATCH: MacAulay stresses importance of integration
—Western Producer reporter Ed White reports this week from the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa Glacier FarmMedia—On his visit to Des Moines and the World Pork Expo, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay stressed the value of the deep integration of the U.S.-Canadian hog market and industries. In a visit arranged by the Canadian consulate […] Read more
WATCH: Canadians prominent at World Pork Expo
—Western Producer reporter Ed White reports this week from the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. Glacier FarmMedia—The World Pork Expo is chock-a-block with Canadian innovators, manufacturers and service providers. Wherever you turn here, you run into a Canuck. In one corner of the huge trade show you find Farm Health Guardian, which is […] Read more
WATCH: Quiet on ASF front doesn’t mean danger is gone
—Ed White reports this week from the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa Glacier FarmMedia—The North American hog industry has gone quiet on the ASF front, but that isn’t because the risk of infection from offshore is any less severe. As Dr. Anna Forseth, director of animal health with the National Pork Producers Council, […] Read more
AgGronomyTV: The agronomy approach at Väderstad farm
On a press tour the week of May 20 with Väderstad in Sweden, Nina Pettersson, chief agronomist, spoke with reporters about the role that Väderstad farm plays in field testing, identifying challenges to assist with future equipment design, and soil health projects underway at the farm with a goal of improving productivity – and profitability – for farmers. (Note: As part of Väderstad Press Tour 2024, travel and accommodations were provided by Väderstad for attending journalists.)
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