Canadian cereals are a hot commodity south of the border, where the $3 billion U.S. market for this country’s cereals-based products is highly integrated. Despite the current trade climate in which ta...
The non-stop tariff talk has been dizzying to say the least. For those keeping score at home, U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly announced levies on Canada, but also on practically every major e...
Awell-known voice in the grain transport sector, Mark Hemmes began a more-than-two-decade stint in the rail industry as a post-university summer employee with CN Rail. Much of this time was spent in m...
In Alberta, mature oil and gas fields and wells continue to be abandoned at record speed. Often called mature assets, they continually look more and more like liabilities for many farmers. When an ope...
Alberta farmers typically see their products shipped far away to be processed while the province loses the value-added margin. This is changing as rural communities work to keep more food processing a...
Led by Lakeland College in partnership with Farming Smarter and SARDA Ag Research, a three-year study examined ways to minimize lodging and maximize yield in barley. The project was carried out with t...
Farmer opinion is often hijacked and presented inaccurately, said Shaun Haney, owner and editor of RealAgriculture.com, a farm journalism website. All too often, he has heard industry players draw sel...
To stay in the black while greening the planet is a constant challenge for agriculture. The production of ammonia-based fertilizer is a carbon intensive process. In response, FuelPositive Corporation ...