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Editor’s note: Farm Business Communications is pleased to announce the winner of its Farming Is My Life contest. Up until the end of December 2010, farmers and ranchers from across the country submitted essays on their profession and what drives them to choose the rewarding, yet often challenging, lifestyle of the farmer in Canada. The […] Read more

Agriculture groups are lining up against plans by Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to drop “food and agriculture” from its list of targeted areas for research funding. NSERC “controls the agenda for university research funding so this is a real setback for Canadian farmers,” Grain Growers of Canada president Stephen Vandervalk said […] Read more

Over three-quarters of farmers responding last fall to a Farm Credit Canada survey nationwide expect their farm or ag business will be better off in five years. That’s up from just 70 per cent at the same time in 2009, the federal ag lending agency said in a release Monday. “There are many reasons for […] Read more

Dr. James Dosman’s career in protecting the health and safety of farmers and their families has earned him new recognition with one of Canada’s top honours. Dosman, an M.D. and University of Saskatchewan professor deemed the “father of agricultural medicine” in Canada, was named Dec. 30 as an Officer of the Order of Canada by […] Read more

(Reuters) –– Record-high food prices are moving to the top of policymaker agendas, driven by fears it could stoke inflation, protectionism and unrest and dent consumer demand in key emerging economies. The United Nations’ food agency (FAO) said Wednesday that food prices hit a record high last month, above 2008 levels when riots broke out […] Read more

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The average value of an acre of farmland in Iowa increased 15.9 per cent in 2010, according to an annual survey conducted by Iowa State University Extension. Mike Duffy, ISU Extension economist who conducts the survey, said the statewide average land value as of Nov. 1 this year was $5,064 an acre, up $693 per […] Read more