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File photo of a combine harvesting a wheat crop in Ukraine. (SergBob/iStock/Getty Images)

Ukraine president plans farmland reform, large privatizations

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 2, 2019

Kiev | Reuters — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ordered his new government to submit a draft law for land market reform by the start of October and to prepare large-scale privatizations of state companies starting in April next year. Zelenskiy has pledged to lift a longstanding ban on the sale of farmland, a move that […] Read more

Columns, Crops

D’oh, a deer! How to protect your garden and shrubs from deer and moose

Nice to look at, but also destructive. How to keep cervids away from your property

By Ieuan Evans August 29, 2019

Moose, elk and deer are members of the family Cervidae (cervids) which includes some 41 species worldwide. In Canada, we have to contend with white-tailed deer (the number one pest), moose (called elk in Europe), mule or black-tailed deer and elk (called red deer in Europe). These animals can be very destructive around farms, acreages and orchards. Here is a list of […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets

Ag sector growth will take investments in skills, tech now: RBC

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News August 28, 2019

One of Canada’s big six banks bets the agriculture sector’s gross domestic product could rise by nearly 60 per cent over the next decade if it were to have enough people, capital and access to new technology where ag lives. A report released by RBC on Tuesday titled “Farmer 4.0” estimates Canadian ag GDP could […] Read more

An aerial view of Orangeline Farms. (CNW Group/Mucci Farms)

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Grower of Zing peppers under new ownership

By GFM Network News August 25, 2019

A major greenhouse vegetable grower in southernmost southern Ontario is expanding its reach in the region. Mucci Farms, based at Kingsville, just west of Leamington, announced Wednesday it has bought a controlling stake in Leamington-based Orangeline Farms, the grower of Zing Healthy Foods greenhouse peppers. Financial details weren’t disclosed in Mucci’s release Wednesday, but CBC […] Read more

File photo of fresh cherries from a roadside fruit stand at Penticton, B.C. (Amy Mitchell/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

New EU import curbs on fruit not Canada-specific

By GFM Network News August 24, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — New European Union rules that could block shipments of Canadian cherries and other fruits to the 28-nation grouping apply to all countries and “was not unusual,” a senior Canadian official said on Friday. The clarification from federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau came a day after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

EU set to halt imports of Canadian cherries, other fruits

By GFM Network News August 23, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — The European Union will halt imports of Canadian cherries and other fresh fruits starting Sept. 1 as it enforces new import requirements related to pests, according to a Canadian government document sent to industry on Thursday. In the notice, which was seen by Reuters, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the […] Read more

File photo of tomatoes growing on the vine in Mexico. (PinkBattousai/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Mexico and U.S. reach deal to end tomato tariff spat

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 21, 2019

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexican tomato producers have reached a deal with the U.S. government to avoid an anti-dumping investigation, Mexican Economy Minister Graciela Marquez said on Wednesday, ending a testy tariff dispute that had rumbled on for months. Under the deal, the vast majority of Mexican tomato exports will be subject to border […] Read more

It’s an awesome sight to behold when plum tree blossoms are at the  peak of their utmost beauty beckoning arrival of pollinating insects.

Farm Life, FarmLife

Singing Gardener: What home remedies have you tried and what has worked or not worked for you?

Plus, Ted shares what readers have written to him

By Ted Meseyton August 19, 2019

My plum trees did me proud this year while in full bloom with hundreds of blossoms (see photo at top). There were so many flowers the trees couldn’t sustain them all and many never got pollinated. The good news is green plums about the size of large cranberries had formed up nicely as of mid-June. […] Read more

Screengrab from a Farm At Hand promotional video via Vimeo.

Crops, Machinery

Telus buys Farm At Hand

By GFM Network News August 19, 2019

Vancouver farm management software development firm Farm At Hand has become an arm of one of the Big Five in Canada’s communication services sector. Farm At Hand, which makes the cloud-based Crop Planner software suite for farmers and the Farm At Hand Agronomy suite for agronomists, announced Tuesday it has been wholly acquired by Telus […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Prairie hail claims pass 10,000 for year

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News August 16, 2019

MarketsFarm — More than 10,000 claims for hail damage have been filed by Prairie farmers so far in 2019 with insurance companies belonging to the Canadian Crop Hail Association. Between July 27 and Aug. 6, hail on the Prairies saw farmers add 900 claims alone, according to a CCHA press release Friday. To date overall, […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Other fruit-vegetable

Ukraine president plans farmland reform, large privatizations

D’oh, a deer! How to protect your garden and shrubs from deer and moose

Ag sector growth will take investments in skills, tech now: RBC

Grower of Zing peppers under new ownership

New EU import curbs on fruit not Canada-specific

EU set to halt imports of Canadian cherries, other fruits

Mexico and U.S. reach deal to end tomato tariff spat

Singing Gardener: What home remedies have you tried and what has worked or not worked for you?

Telus buys Farm At Hand

Prairie hail claims pass 10,000 for year

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