Agriculture

Opinion: Food sector must up couponing game

A Western Producer column from Dalhousie University professor Sylvain Charlebois.

Apr 14, 2022 10:00 AM Read more >

Persuading farmers to cut emissions could be uphill battle

Critics of Ottawa’s fertilizer emissions strategy say producers don’t have a strong enough incentive to lower production.

Apr 13, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Just say ‘no’ to variable rate fertilizer

Consultant says only about a quarter of prairie fields are hilly enough to benefit from the practice.

Apr 13, 2022 10:00 AM Read more >

Global vegetable oil users find themselves in a tough spot

Consumer packaged goods sector will find it difficult to replace sunflower oil supplies threatened by the war in Ukraine.

Apr 12, 2022 4:45 PM Read more >

Palliser Triangle lives up to its reputation

The Palliser Triangle stretches across southeastern Alberta and southwestern Sask.

Apr 11, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Opinion: Big Food in the U.S. is so large it makes Big Ag look small

Alan Guebert is an agricultural commentator from Illinois

Apr 11, 2022 10:00 AM Read more >

National body develops strategy to control wild pigs

A national organization is keeping tabs on wild pig populations

Apr 10, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

A bitter pill to swallow: Federal research links fertilizer with rising nitrous oxide emissions

The province has established a goal of crushing 75 per cent of the province’s canola by 2030

Apr 10, 2022 10:00 AM Read more >

Local stewardship organization preserving waterways

AWSA was successful in a proposal to Environment Canada’s Lake Winnipeg Basin Program

Apr 10, 2022 7:00 AM Read more >

CFIA sets up bird flu control zones in Ontario

Bird flu cases in southern Ontario have been reported in multiples

Apr 9, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >