Source: Barbara Duckworth, producer.com, March 21, 2020 Farms should focus on daily best practices, whether or not there is a threat in place (Emergency management specialist Rebecca Gimenez Husted provided a disaster response plan for the livestock sector during a virtual conference sponsored by Alberta Farm Animal Care on March 19. | Twitter/@TLAERRebecca image) Farm… Continue reading Farm preparation as the coronavirus continues
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Fighting against a potential new farming law
Source: Jeremy Simes, producer.com, March 10, 2020 Farmers are fighting against a new law that restricts new confined feeding operations from establishing in some areas of the county. WETASKIWIN, Alta. — A fight has been brewing in a central Alberta county over a new law that farmers say restricts their right to farm. The county… Continue reading Fighting against a potential new farming law
Sask. farmers are hoping this year will be better
Source: Alison MacKinnon, regina.ctvnews.ca, March 05, 2020 Less than an ideal growing season, China stopping all imports of Canadian canola, and CN Rail workers striking caused a problematic 2019 for farmers. CANORA — Saskatchewan farmers are gearing up for another growing season after an exceptionally difficult 2019. Producers dealt with bad weather conditions and trade issues, and… Continue reading Sask. farmers are hoping this year will be better
Yellow mustard bids remain solid
Source: MarketsFarm, Phil Franz-Warkentin, producer.com, March 03, 2020 Some growers have been discouraged from the crop due to lack of consistency in mustard yields. Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – Yellow mustard bids remain solid in Western Canada, which should encourage acres this spring. “Yellow mustard started firming up after harvest,” said Walter Dyck, of Olds Products. Poor… Continue reading Yellow mustard bids remain solid