This farm property near Tilston, Man. was ripped up after a tornado raged through the area on July 27.

Be ready for severe summer storms

Some violent weather may have already crossed your path, but storm season is far from over

Everybody likes to talk about the weather. Nowhere is weather talked about more than in Canada. Everybody has had a conversation that starts out with the question: “Hot enough for you?” Farmers especially take weather seriously — after all fortunes are gained and lost due to the weather. Rain, hail, frost, wind, and snow all […] Read more

Soybean plants damaged by hail

Looking at the new crop insurance initiative from AFSC

Farming’s never stress free, but this new crop insurance program could help


Alberta farmers: are your dreams of growing coriander stymied by the perils of farming without insurance coverage? Would you try your luck with fields of clover if only there was a backstop in case of a drought or grasshopper invasion? Then the new crop insurance initiative (NCII) from Alberta’s Agricultural Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is […] Read more