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Western Canadian farmers looking for unbiased canola variety comparisons to aid in variety selection received an early 2011 Christmas present with the release of the newly developed Canola Performance Trials (CPT) booklet in mid-December. The new Canola performance...
Some people fear change. The Alary family laughs about it. “When we sit down to talk about the business, we talk about today but also about the future – we talk about the farm but also about our lives,” says Frédérick Alary. “We...
Left Fields, a small 10 acre certified organic mixed farm, and Crannóg Ales, a certified organic microbrewery, are co-located on-farm near Sorrento, BC. These two businesses are fully integrated operations striving for sustainability and zero-waste. ...
Researchers at Ontario’s Vineland Research and Innovation Centre are working towards an expanded palette of plants for green roof applications and increased opportunities for incorporating native plants in green roof installations, along with traditionally used Sedum...
Is Global Food Demand Outpacing Supply? January 2011 started off with lower world stocks and improving commodity prices. The rising prices were largely due to challenging weather anomalies around the world reducing yield and quality. Combining this with an increasing...
Three innovative rural farm families from Saskatchewan have developed a unique safety device that will improve farmyard safety for their children and other farm families. “We saw a product similar to this device in Europe, however, when we investigated the possibility...
For Roger and Marie Haynes of Neepawa, Manitoba the search for a way to heat their farm and greenhouse so they could grow food year-round led them to a unique greenhouse covering and willow plantings as a renewable crop. Willow can produce a large quantity of biomass...
Mobile technology, such as smartphones, offer farmers expanded capabilities beyond just email and voicemail and increased opportunities to multi-task on the go. Depending on location, most farmers have mobile technology access. “The new smartphones have almost as much...
With 30 years of fish farming experience and several innovations and awards behind him, Mike Meeker of Meeker’s Aquaculture continues to look for improvements and ways to reduce risks in his operation. Meeker farms on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario producing...
Several research projects under the BC Future Forest Ecosystems Scientific Council (FFESC) are focusing on the adaptation of the forest and range management framework to climate change. “As part of a larger FFESC project, we are looking at possible ways of...
