The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-10-18
Nano-Nutrients Can Blunt Effects of Soil Contamination, Boost Crop Yields
One of the pressing problems that the world faces in the era of climate change is how to grow enough healthy food to meet the increasing global population even as soil contamination rises. Research... Read more
2024-10-18
Test, Don’t Guess: Sampling and Testing Hay
Accurately sampling and testing hay is the only way to get a real understanding of the nutritive value of feed. Using values from previous years or a “book value” can be costly since a producer may... Read more
2024-10-18
CGC to Draw Down Surplus to Avoid Fee Hikes
The Canadian Grain Commission will keep drawing down surplus funds – rather than increase its grain inspection and weighing fees – to cover the rising gap between the organization’s revenue and costs. Read more
2024-10-18
Conveyor goes pink to support breast cancer awareness
Ag Growth International (AGI), Canada’s largest exporter of agri-food products, has released a pink limited-edition conveyor during October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Read more
2024-10-18
WASDE, Other Reports Shed Light on Smaller Crops
The
October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report shed light on wider production swings in a few smaller crops, including canola and sunflowers, and provided new insight into... Read more
2024-10-18
Chickpeas Identified as Key Crop for Future Food Security
Climate change has a negative impact on food security. An international research team led by Wolfram Weckwerth from the University of Vienna has now conducted a study to investigate the natural... Read more
2024-10-18
Harnessing the Power of Cover Crops: A Path to Soil Stewardship
The onset of autumn brings the final harvests for our food producers. Along with the changing seasons, comes a turnover of farmland as producers prepare for the winter to come. During this time, many... Read more
2024-10-18
Climate-Smart Practices Commonplace on Today’s Farms
Farmers and ranchers are leading the way in climate-smart practices that reduce emissions, enrich the soil and protect our water and air, all while producing more food, fiber and renewable fuel than... Read more
2024-10-18
Water Challenges — Made Worse by Rising Temperatures — Are Threatening the World’s Crops
A
new report finds that one-quarter of the world’s crops are grown in places facing high levels of water stress, water unreliability, or both. The analysis comes from the research nonprofit World... Read more
2024-10-18
APAS reveals policy priorities for Saskatchewan election
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) released an eight-page document outlining key policy priorities they would like to see addressed in the provincial election campaign. Read more
2024-10-18
AEM Hosts Lobby Day for Dairy Innovation in Madison
At the beginning of October, dairy and manure equipment manufacturers from around the world descended into Madison, Wisconsin for the
World Dairy Expo. With the dairy industry at state capitol’s... Read more
2024-10-18
Grain Commission to use surplus to avoid new fee increases
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) will use a large portion of a surplus from fees for grain inspection and weighing for a financial shortfall. Read more