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Juniper berries — tasty addition to venison stew

Prairie Palate: These are perfect added to any stew made with wild ingredients but also go well with beef

By Amy Jo Ehman February 24, 2017

One crisp winter day I set out to pick juniper berries at a local park. I planned to make bigos, an old Polish stew, for a dinner party that week, for which juniper berries are a traditional ingredient. Being both frugal and old-fashioned, I decided to forage the junipers in the wild, or at least […] Read more

News, Wheat & Chaff

AgSafe ribbon campaign goes national for Canadian Ag Safety Week

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association February 23, 2017

A farm safety awareness campaign with Albertan roots goes national this year in the hopes that a unique ribbon will help remind adults working in agriculture to adopt the safest possible working habits. Building on last year’s “Be an AgSafe Family” Ag Safety Week campaign, which aimed to keep kids safe on farms, the Canadian […] Read more

Machinery

Kioti grows up, and into utilities

The South Korean brand adds  three new and more powerful  models to its tractor line

By Scott Garvey February 23, 2017

Kioti wants to be a bigger player in the mainstream ag tractor market. As part of that effort, it recently added three more models to the top end of its relatively new PX Series. Prior to the introduction of these new machines, the brand was really only a player in the compact and sub-compact tractor […] Read more

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball and Finance Minister Cathy Bennett lay out the “Flatter, Leaner Management Structure” on Feb. 22. (Gov.NL.ca)

Livestock

Newfoundland shifts Lands Branch to new department

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News February 23, 2017

The government branch overseeing Crown land in Newfoundland and Labrador will join the provincial ministry handling the agrifoods file, as the province moves to cut public sector costs. Premier Dwight Ball on Wednesday announced what he billed as the “Flatter, Leaner Management Structure” for the provincial government, a reorganization which will see 287 management positions […] Read more

Features, Machinery

On-farm 3D printing still a pipedream

Ag Technology: So far, the plastic parts that can be printed are only short-term farm solutions

By Julienne Isaacs February 22, 2017

When a non-standard equipment part breaks during harvest or spring planting, most farmers don’t have time to wait a few weeks for a replacement to arrive. What if they could print a new part right on the farm? That’s the dream being peddled to agricultural industries by a burgeoning 3D printing market, and it’s close […] Read more

When the Weyburn Multiple 4H Club held its annual public speaking contest in January, speech topics ranged from water polo to intercropping.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Our first forays into 4-H

By Leeann Minogue February 22, 2017

I grew up on a farm without ever knowing anything about 4-H. (Don’t call child protective services or Ag Canada. I’ve looked into it, and my parents can’t be prosecuted. Surprisingly, it’s totally legal to let this happen.) Because I grew up with this disadvantage, it didn’t occur to me to enrol my own son […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

China reports more severe form of bird flu, threat to poultry

By GFM Network News February 22, 2017

Geneva/Beijing | Reuters — China is working to assess the prevalence of a new strain of H7N9 bird flu, state radio reported Wednesday, after global health authorities said the strain had evolved into a more severe form in birds. So far the variant strain has only been detected in Guangdong province, but given the wide […] Read more

Wild boar in the western Czech Republic’s Lany game park. Wild boar in the country’s Sumava mountain region, further southwest, are turning up radioactive. (Lslany.cz)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Wild boars roam Czech forests, some of them radioactive

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 22, 2017

Prague | Reuters –– The Czech Republic has an unusual problem this winter with its wild boar meat, a local delicacy. The boars are radioactive. Actually, it’s not the boars themselves, but what they’re eating. A cold and snowy winter is forcing them to feed on false truffles, an underground mushroom common in the Sumava […] Read more

General, Reuters

Canada stresses NAFTA talks to involve all members

By GFM Network News February 21, 2017

Toronto | Reuters –– Any talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement would involve all three member nations, a top Canadian official said on Tuesday, dampening speculation the U.S. might seek to sit down with Canada first and then Mexico. “We very much recognize that NAFTA is a three-nation agreement and were there […] Read more

A new Defender joints the Can-Am lineup.

Machinery

Can-Am expands its lineup

New offerings  include another  side-by-side and  6x6 models

By Scott Garvey February 21, 2017

BRP announced it has expanded its Can-Am line of Defender side-by-side UTVs, adding another model, the new HD5, with what the brand calls a “mid-sized” engine. “The 2017 Can-Am Defender HD5 side-by-side vehicle provides full-size functionality and unmatched versatility at an attractive price point,” explained Marc-André Dubois, the brand’s global Marketing director, in a press release. […] Read more

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Other livestock