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“Implementing an Environmental Farm Plan is one of the easiest programs that a farmer can use to ensure sustainability and communicate good farming practices to the public,” says Bruce Christie. A new report, Growing from strength; Farmers enhancing productivity with...
On July 18, the Bank of Canada released its quarterly report on monetary policy. Aside from the usual outlook on inflation and interest rates, the report provides important insight on the Canadian economy. It also contains implications for agriculture and the...
Launched in December 2011 for the iPad, ScoutDoc by AgNition Inc. is a field scouting app targeted at professional agronomists and farmers. The app allows users to create or import field maps, and save information collected when scouting or inspecting fields. “As a...
SWEABURG, ON – Three years after talking with Farm Management Canada, Oxford County goat herder Ian Mayberry looks back at one major achievement over that period of time with a genuine sense of pride. “A clean bill of health for our goats was my major goal,” he says....
The rising popularity of smartphones among those in the agriculture sector has been nothing short of amazing. A new study done by staff at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, with the help of Ipsos, shows 69 percent of farmers now are carrying...
When it comes to new technology, studies and surveys go out of date almost as fast the gadget itself. However, there is still a need to follow it all, so that mobile developers know where the demand is and farmers and communication professionals are all aware of where...
Why are employees in some companies happy to stick with the company while others look for a change? The reason is that some businesses know how to take good care of their employees and provide a working environment that helps them retain their identity, while proving...
One of the most challenging questions for producers is what to pay for labour. The answer is that it depends on the skills required for the job, the experience of the employee, competition from other industries, benefits provided other than financial and the return on...
In March 2012, Green Prairie International of Lethbridge, Alberta opened up new markets for Canadian farmers with its first Canadian shipment of compressed alfalfa hay to China. The initial shipment was for 20 containers of Canadian alfalfa hay and 40 more containers...
By any measure, Sharon and Bruce VandenBerg have been hugely successful. So it’s a little surprising to hear Bruce list off a series of things he says they either weren’t suited to or not very good at. Not really cut out for retailing, even though they went into the...
