Agriculture - which works year round - never stopped, and we had confidence - even then - despite the pandemic and lockdowns that the sector is going to perform very well, says Chintala.
"This is only the 2nd shearing show in 12 months to be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the cancellation of other events, so hopefully next year the numbers will be back up."
Dairy co-operative Agropur will consolidate its fluid milk production for Western Canada further west this fall, as it moves to shut its operation in Winnipeg. The Quebec-based co-operative announced Tuesday it will close its Winnipeg...
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Tuesday, bouncing back from two days of declines on bargain buying by investment funds and concerns about tight supplies of both commodities, traders said. Wheat...
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures firmed slightly on Tuesday after falling their daily trading limit in the previous session. Traders said the market had run out of steam after rallying to their...
In Saskatchewan and Manitoba, there are 141 Community Pastures that cover an area twice the size of Prince Edward Island and support at least 36 bird and plant species at risk.
Clean Seed recently announced plans to move the assembly of its SMART Seeder MAX-S to Saskatoon along with customer service and training, sales, service, warranty and related R & D activities.
The COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to pose significant challenges to the orderly marketing of chicken and normal operations for the Ontario chicken supply chain.
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced details of two new programs designed to help drive innovation and market development for Canada’s 4,800 chicken, turkey and egg farmers.
Learn how to prepare, plant and grow seed potatoes to avoid common pitfalls and maximize yields at harvest. The post How to grow potatoes from seed potatoes appeared first on Farm and Dairy .
Canada’s 4,800 egg and poultry farmers welcome today’s announcement of the two new programs that have been created by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to mitigate the market impacts caused by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement...
A recent study found that the adoption of E15 gasoline across Ohio would drive new grain demand for farmers and boost household income and state and local tax revenue. This news comes at a time as ethanol producers and marketers are...
The six-year-old combine sold for more than $300,000 FARM POWER Farms.com Auction Report By Farms.com A six-year-old combine sold for the highest price at a recent Ritchie Bros. auction. The 2015 CLAAS LEXION 760 combine sold for...
The West Virginia legislature passed the state’s first-ever farm bill April 6. The bill, which will renew annually, sets the stage for easier updates and revisions to state code related to agriculture. The post West Virginia lawmakers...
The CFIA placed two fields under a Notice of Prohibition in 2007 By Diego Flammini Staff Writer Farms.com Alberta’s potato industry has received an important designation. The Canadian F... read more
Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, who presided over the ceremony, said that association with the German bank will go a long way in promoting farm sector innovations in the country.
Workers coming into Ontario will be offered the vaccine at a clinic at the Toronto airport By Jackie Clark Staff Writer Farms.com The government of Ontario is facilitating a program to offer temporary ... read more
Under the SOI, Bayer will collaborate with AIM to support their current and future programs and foster innovation and entrepreneurship across the agriculture and healthcare sectors.
The minister suggested that the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) should have a rating system for both buyers and sellers on the portal as one can see the ratings and take decisions accordingly.
Cows don't seem to have a whole lot going on most of the time. They're raised to spend their days grazing in the field, raised for the purpose of providing milk or meat, or producing more cows.
In an agricultural state such as Arkansas, the substantial damage feral hogs do to row crops is well known, and the financial impact is easier to estimate. Most damage estimates, however, include only the crop itself, said Jennifer...
John Howard has warned against watering down gun laws 25 years on from the Port Arthur massacre, but rural MPs have reminded their city counterparts that guns were an essential tool for those living on the land.
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $3 to as much as $6 higher, but calf prices were relatively unchanged. Major feedlot operators were very aggressive on heavier calves and yearlings weighing 700-850 lbs....
Exporters of Canadian crops and other goods have amped up calls for federal intervention after longshore workers at the Port of Montreal declared a “partial” strike affecting weekend and overtime work. The Syndicat des...
The U.S. Department of Energy is offering up to $35 million to develop technologies to reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas and coal industries. The post DOE offers up $35M for new tech that can cut methane emissions appeared first...
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.5 per cent on Monday, led lower by the soyoil market’s decline to its lowest in nearly six weeks on bearish data about palm oil supplies, traders said. “The bean oil...
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile exchange lean hog futures dropped sharply on Monday, with numerous contracts closing down the daily three-cent limit on a round of profit-taking after the front-month contract hit its...
A campaign to assess, reinforce and promote cybersecurity across Canada’s ag sector — partly through this website and its sister publications and events — has been tapped to receive multi-year federal funding. Public...