Keeping replacement heifers in ideal body condition

Keeping replacement heifers in ideal body condition

You don't want them too thin or too fat — aim for somewhere in between

When weaned dairy calves are released from the calf barn and put into replacement heifer pens, there are different ways of feeding them. Some post-weaned heifers are not well fed and poor nutrition is almost guaranteed to make them struggle throughout their first lactation. Other replacement heifers are fed too well. As a result, they […] Read more

Have you been diagnosed with osteoarthritis?

Have you been diagnosed with osteoarthritis?

Finding ways to keep moving can enhance mobility and help prevent symptoms from getting worse

Osteoarthritis, or OA, is a common diagnosis for degenerative changes in our joints, especially into the knees and hips. Arthritis of this kind is often found in people over the age of 30 regardless of genetics, lifestyle choices or medical histories and in most cases I consider it a “normal” part of an aging body. […] Read more


Quebec’s Agriculture Minister Andre Lamontagne speaks to the CAQ’s annual meeting in Drummondville in late May 2022. (Andre Lamontagne video screengrab via Facebook)

Quebec ag minister cruises to re-election

Legault's CAQ scores bigger second majority

Quebec’s incumbent agriculture, food and fisheries minister will be returning to the province’s legislature as part of an even larger government caucus. Preliminary results in Monday’s provincial election put Francois Legault’s Coalition avenir Quebec (CAQ) in a solid majority government position with 90 of 125 seats, followed by Dominique Anglade’s Liberals, remaining in official opposition […] Read more

Signage outside a Tweed cannabis store in Winnipeg’s Osborne Village, roughly 60 metres west of the high-density neighbourhood’s Tokyo Smoke store. (Dave Bedard photo)

Pot producer Canopy Growth to shed retail stores

Company working on 'path to profitability'

In full cost-cutting mode, Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. is set to shed a significant chunk of its vertical integration model by selling off the retail pot shops it owns across the country. Smiths Falls, Ont.-based Canopy announced Sept. 27 it has an agreement in place with OEG Retail Cannabis — already the owner/operators […] Read more


Use the power of a letter to get unstuck

Use the power of a letter to get unstuck

Young farmers can feel frustrated sometimes not knowing the certainty of their future — here’s how putting a pen to paper can help

Sometimes we have to go back to basics in order to keep healthy change happening on our farms. Some young farmers can feel stuck and overwhelmed with a large degree of anxiety from not knowing the certainty of the future — caught up in what William Bridges has termed “the neutral zone.” You want to […] Read more

Preproduction 2023 models of Ford’s F-series Super Duty pickup trucks. (Ford.com)

Ford, GM upgrade their heavy-duty pickup profit machines

New features aimed at business productivity

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday took the wraps off the latest version of its Super Duty pickup, providing a look at how the U.S. automaker will manage one of the biggest challenges confronting Detroit. The problem: How to modernize the largest combustion pickups to keep demand strong and profits flowing, without […] Read more


Les and Loree Wedderburn farm near Rivers, Man. Last December, thieves stole 1,600 bushels of canola worth about $40,000 from a grain bin. The
Wedderburns were shocked by the theft because they thought they lived in a community where something like this would never happen. Since the
theft, the Wedderburns have taken measures to deter and prevent an incident like this happening again.

Tips to prevent grain theft on your farm

Grain theft can happen to you. These strategies will make it harder for thieves to steal from you

In December 2021, Les Wedderburn and his wife, Loree, who farm at Rivers, Man., were victims of grain theft. They are among many victims of this type of theft stretching back decades across the Prairies. In total, they lost about 1,600 bushels of canola — the harvest from 40 acres — from their farm, which […] Read more

Truth telling — and truth hearing — takes time

Truth telling — and truth hearing — takes time

Friday, Sept. 30, is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The date was declared a federal statutory day of commemoration in June 2021 by the Trudeau government, and it’s meant to honour First Nations, Inuit and Métis survivors of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools, their families and their communities. Residential schools for Indigenous […] Read more


A container terminal at the Port of Vancouver. (FangXiaNuo/E+/Canada)

U.K. is asked to reconsider ag tariff in Trans-Pacific talks

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan, Australia and other members of a trans-Pacific trade pact have asked Britain to reconsider tariff conditions in its entry negotiation talks, Jiji news reported on Monday. Britain has opposed expanding the target of tariff-free items, particularly among agricultural products, to near 100 per cent as set by the Comprehensive and […] Read more

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Canadian wheat, canola stocks projections revised higher

MarketsFarm — Canadian wheat and canola ending stocks for the 2022-23 crop year are forecast to end up above earlier projections, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released late Friday. The updated estimates account for recent production and old-crop carryout numbers from Statistics Canada. Total wheat ending stocks for 2022-23 are […] Read more