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On the importance of ag societies

Ag societies were intended to be a way for farmers to learn from each other

By Toban Dyck April 7, 2016

Agricultural societies in Canada were once king among us rural dwellers, I’m learning. And they should be again. Everything is in place for these groups to be the most relevant, important gatherings of people in Canada. Food security is a real issue affecting a growing population. “Sustainability” is a word that appears to be sticking around. And genetically-modified has […] Read more

John Deere has introduced another Gator, the crossover XUV590i, which is available in two- or four-passenger configurations.

Machinery

New UTVs from John Deere and Can-Am

Two brands increase their side-by-side offerings for 2016

By Scott Garvey April 7, 2016

In January John Deere added another model to its Gator line of utility vehicles. The XUV590i is described as a “crossover” that can get you down the road at 72 km/h and also haul or tow a reasonable load. Under the hood, or more accurately, under the seat is a 586 cc, 32 horsepower, liquid-cooled […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Suspected cattle-attacking gator killed in Florida

By GFM Network News April 6, 2016

Orlando | Reuters –– A 780-lb. “monster” alligator slain in a Florida hunt and hauled out of the water with a farm tractor falls short of the state record for length, a wildlife official said on Wednesday. “A big alligator nonetheless, but they are not going to have an official measurement because it’s not going […] Read more

Columns

Using AgExpert’s enterprise feature

Setting up and managing "enterprises" for better information management on your farm

By Kelly Airey March 31, 2016

AgExpert Analyst allows you to break your farm into separate “enterprises,” so you can manage and analyze specific profit sectors within your operation. For example, if you have a livestock and grain operation, you can set up a grain enterprise and a cattle enterprise. If you produce strictly crops, then you may want to create […] Read more

Features, Livestock

High-priced oil from a goat’s rear end

A traditional oil made by goats in Morocco is now a hot product for the cosmetic market

By Larry Gompf March 31, 2016

Seeing a bunch of goats standing in a tree and munching away is hard enough to believe. It’s even harder to believe what they’re producing, how, and how much it sells for. But goats in trees are what travellers encounter on the highway that runs from Marrakech to Essaouira on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Two more states’ eggs, poultry allowed into Canada

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 31, 2016

Cross-border travellers may again bring raw poultry meat, eggs and live birds into Canada from North Dakota and Missouri. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week shortened its list of U.S. states under avian influenza-related restrictions to just one. Indiana remains under limits imposed in January after highly pathogenic (“high-path”) H7N8 avian flu turned up at […] Read more

(Photo courtesy South Dakota Department of Tourism)

General

Ad Feature: Centrallia puts opportunities on horizon for Plains region

By GFM Network News March 28, 2016

Rock Nelson is a fifth generation South Dakotan — and South Dakota is a few thousand kilometres from Winnipeg, Manitoba and in a different country — but he is an admirer of the entrepreneurial spirit that drives the province, which he thinks is embodied by the World Trade Centre Winnipeg. That may be because his […] Read more

Livestock

Premium Brands buys meat supplier C+C

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 28, 2016

Montreal meat distributor and processor C+C Packing is set to become a new eastern arm for Vancouver food firm Premium Brands. Premium Brands last Tuesday announced a $146 million cash-and-stock deal to buy C+C and its in-house processing arm Premier Meat Packers. The company supplies fresh and frozen meats to grocery chains, the hotel and […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Mexico clears Canadian poultry meat for import

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 27, 2016

Duck and other poultry from Canada may again be exported to Mexico, for the first time since 2004. Canada’s Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday announced Mexico had reopened its border to fresh poultry meat including chicken, turkey and, “most significant in terms of historical trade,” duck. Mexico had […] Read more

FarmLife

Does anyone care about the farm?

Some questions for farm families to help create a successful legacy

By Elaine Froese March 25, 2016

I’ve just read David Specht’s book The Farm Whisperer…secrets to preserving families and perpetuating farms. It’s a great, quick read of inspiring questions for farm families wanting to transition management and ownership to create a successful legacy. Specht and I met on the Internet… I Googled him, then picked up the phone, then we exchanged […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy futures set six-week low as China buys Argentine cargoes, snubs U.S.

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report

Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre

GFM Network News