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Mailed cheques are now being intercepted by fraudsters and duplicated but made out to new payees.

Fraudsters bringing bigger phish to farms

An ATB rep suggests the time has come for you to stop writing physical cheques

By Doug Ferguson March 1, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia — The time has come for you to step up your cybersecurity against rising levels of financial fraud that have cost some producers tens of thousands of dollars. “It’s unbelievable the amount of cases that have come through our organization in the last year and a half,” says Jonathan Neutens, head of agriculture […] Read more

Columns, Editor's column, Equipment

Editor’s Rant: All hail Skynet

By Dave Bedard February 27, 2024

Well, folks, my longtime colleague Lee Hart has done something even more impressive than usual over on page 14. Over the years I’ve read articles and columns in this paper that have left me concerned for farmers, concerned for their crops and livestock, concerned for my RRSPs and concerned for the economy, but his article […] Read more

Units such as these developed by a British firm, Small Robot Co., have already been put to work in per-plant weed control, in which an AI "advice engine" identifies which plants the robot can kill.

Equipment, Features, Machinery

Farmers need to be open to AI technology

Already a major force, artificial intelligence soon will be smarter than humans

By Lee Hart February 27, 2024

If Canadian farmers are waiting for the wave of artificial intelligence (AI) to hit the agriculture industry, they’re a bit late, according to a technology expert and consultant. It’s already here. And although he’s not a farmer himself, Walter Schwabe told producers attending the recent CrossRoads Conference in Calgary that if farmers don’t try to […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Quick bacteria test in water troughs could improve livestock treatment decisions

By John Greig February 23, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia — Researchers are seeking ways to manage antimicrobial-resistant bacteria on farms, including quicker evaluation of bacteria so treatment can be better targeted. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and University of Saskatchewan veterinary school researchers are studying feedlot water troughs, hoping the water can tell them what sort of anti-microbial resistant bacteria are present. Antimicrobial […] Read more

The temperature in a warm-to-hot shower or bath can help support a healthy vagal tone in the body.

Columns, Farm Life

Support the nervous system for whole health

Fit to Farm: Stimulating the vagus nerve can help you deal with stress-related conditions

By Kathlyn Hossack February 19, 2024

If you’ve read my articles before, you may know I am a total nervous system nerd. The nervous system is the mechanism of direction and feedback for our soft tissue which, in turn, moves our skeleton and connective tissues. The nervous system has sensory and motor pathways throughout the entire body, including our musculature, organs, […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner

‘Grimace scale’ could help gauge pain, stress in cattle

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan February 16, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia — Dr. Maria Camila Ceballos has been researching animal welfare her entire career. Now, she’s a beef cattle welfare assistant professor at the University of Calgary. Along with her PhD student Mostafa Farghal, Ceballos is researching animal welfare by identifying and measuring pain in Angus beef calves. Ceballos says currently, pain in calves […] Read more

A raised or suspended piece of equipment represents a potential energy source that could strike or pin an unsuspecting worker.

Machinery, Wheat & Chaff

Lock out hazardous energy sources on farm

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association February 6, 2024

Any energy source that could activate machinery poses a potential hazard on the farm. In a ranch or farm setting, the most obvious of these hazardous energy sources are mechanical: motor-driven equipment such as tractors, forklifts, conveyors, compressors, mixers and augers can cause harm if not properly managed. Suspended, elevated or coiled pieces of equipment […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Follow these tips for safe cattle injections

Administering medications properly can improve efficacy and decrease risk

By Beef Cattle Research Council February 6, 2024

Over the last two decades, great strides have been made in standardizing beef cattle injection techniques and methods. Today, there are animal injection best practices that have become widely known in the beef industry as “just the right thing to do.” These cattle injection techniques are recommended to help farmers produce safe beef for the […] Read more

Taking a gamble on a $5 grinder. Can it work again?

Machinery

How to repair a power tool

Bringing a $5 grinder back to life

By Scott Garvey February 2, 2024

On a recent trip to my local Princess Auto to buy an angle grinder, the store just happened to have a temporary scratch and dent stand set up in the parking lot by the front door, clearing out some not-quite-good-as-new merchandise. An angle grinder sitting on a table in that display caught my eye. Just […] Read more

A woman digging out her driveway after a big snowstorm

Farm Life

Prevent winter injuries and illnesses

Getting creative with nutrition and maintaining restorative movements can help keep you healthy during the cold months

By Kathlyn Hossack February 1, 2024

Winter is notorious for an increase in aches, pains, illnesses and injuries. Some of this stems from colder temperatures and less sunlight, which can take a toll on our bodies and minds even before hazardous conditions such as snow and ice take effect. We can’t control the weather, but there are a few things we […] Read more

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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