The leaders of the Coalition for the Agricultural Growth of Canada are in Quebec City where they await the decision of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture in response to the call launched by farmers that government is taking immediate steps to improve national business risk management (BRM) programs.   The Coalition for Agricultural Growth and its members … Read More

The supply-and-demand calculus is clear: Demand is high, supply is low, and those selling pork will find buyers International pork markets are in disarray, but the prospects are good for pork producers here — even after Beijing’s new ban on Canadian pork exports. China had been a hot market for Canadian pork this year, with its purchases jumping by more … Read More

The University of Guelph will study possible solutions to crop issues By Diego Flammini The provincial government is investing more than $1 million to help researchers find solutions to crop challenges affecting Ontario producers. Yesterday, OMAFRA announced $1.3 million in funding through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance to the University of Guelph. The money will go towards multiple research projects including … Read More

Canada’s Variety Registration System limits market access, four U.S. Senators said By Diego FlamminiStaff WriterFarms.com Four U.S. politicians are asking the federal government to do more to provide wheat farmers with increased access to the Canadian market. Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven from North Dakota, Tina Smith from Minnesota, and Steve Daines of Montana wrote a letter to Gregg Doud, … Read More

The Canadian Press Canada’s beef industry is getting $8.3 million in federal funds, the bulk of it aimed at growing its international market reach as a trade standoff with China continues. The money is going to six different projects, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Wednesday during a visit to the Calgary Stampede. The biggest recipient is marketing organization Canada Beef, … Read More

Irrigated crop production has the advantage of fertigation as an option in nitrogen management. Fertigation is the process of applying fertilizer through irrigation water. Liquid 28% nitrogen is the most common product for applied through irrigation. Fertigation must be applied only when using the proper equipment. Fertigation allows producers to evaluate nitrogen loss due to wet conditions or heavy rains, … Read More

The Canadian Press China’s sudden ban on Canadian beef and pork imports “will create a huge financial loss” for the sector that counts the Asian country among its top five international markets, says an industry group. “It’s everybody, right. It’s the whole value chain,” said Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Council. Farmers sell their product to packers and … Read More

Dan Healing, The Canadian Press   Third-generation farmer Ron Lamb remembers his father pulling six-metre-wide crop-seeding equipment around his southern Alberta grain fields in the 1990s, overlapping on each pass to make sure he covered all the ground. “When my dad was seeding the soil, he was using a 20-foot-wide piece of machinery and he was eyeballing or judging how much … Read More

By Philip Kaatz  Farmers who want to produce dry hay will be faced with the challenge of wetter than normal conditions due to the increased rainfall during the spring. The methods and principles for getting hay dry have not changed in the past decade or two, however, our weather patterns have changed. Unfortunately, it’s not for the better. Storms now have … Read More

OTTAWA – The Canadian Federation of Agriculture wants immediate changes to Canada’s programs to protect farmers from income and production losses amid ongoing trade disruptions. The group says trade issues and erratic weather have negatively affected farmer incomes this year, and changes to the government’s business risk management programs are needed to respond to the changing environment. It highlights the … Read More