Aaron Wetzel John Deere VP

Deere expects steady farm equipment production

Equipment will remain available to farmers but will likely increase in price, a John Deere VP warns

The current trade dispute won’t interfere with Canadian farmers’ ability to get the John Deere machine they want, but will likely make that machine more expensive, a Deere vice-president warns.

An algal bloom photographed in 2017. Lake Winnipeg's nutrient concentrations have been linked to increased algae problems. PHOTO: GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA

Producers wrestle over organic standards draft

Canada’s organic farmers had until late July to comment on new organic standards that would open the door to products like municipally derived struvite fertilizer, but would also crack down on lapses in organic management

Organic farmers had until late July to comment on proposed new Canadian standards that would open the door to products such as municipally-derived struvite fertilizer — but would also crack down on lapses in organic management.