Farm Life News and Articles

The recently released Statistics Canada report projected canola production to decline by 0.4 per cent to 19.4 m tonnes for 2020. Yields are expected to be up, with harvested area down. “In terms of their estimate for production, in our opinion it’s a bit on the light side, our estimate is just shy of 20… Read More

The future of headers is unlikely to continually stretch wider and wider, so what, then, does the header of 10 years from now offer? That’s just one of the topics of conversation in this LIVE! segment with Jamie Pegg, general manager for Honey Bee Manufacturing. Listen/watch below for a discussion on why the company went… Read More

The rebate offered to Saskatchewan cattle producers enrolled in the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) will now be available until the end of the calendar year. The program, originally announced by the Saskatchewan government in May, was created to help livestock producers cope with the significant spike in price insurance premiums, due to the… Read More

When it comes to getting ready to combine soybeans and applying a pre-harvest burndown to your crop, there are two parts to the conversation — desiccation and weed control. There are some important things to know about each part and in this episode of Soybean School, Bernard Tobin is here to cover both of them,… Read More

Lethbridge College has recently reformed its agriculture sciences program with the goal that graduates will leave the program better prepared for supporting the agriculture industry. After a common first year, students will have the basics down in areas such as botany, animal science, commodity marketing, soils, sustainable agriculture, and communications. The new format for the… Read More

The longer the COVID-19 pandemic goes on, the more permanent some of the changes to modern society and social norms become. While the work on the farm level has changed little, agriculture businesses —like many others — have moved away from office settings to working from home and have kiboshed most travel. What’s more, not… Read More

The U.S. is in the final stretch of the 2020 election with the debate spectacles soon to come. Many Canadians are watching the U.S. election, waiting for it to be over, but also wondering what the future holds for Canada-U.S. relations, regardless of the outcome. So much media attention has been given to what U.S… Read More

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says its scientists have confirmed that domestic chickens, turkey, and pigs pose no public health risk for transmitting the virus that causes COVID-19. The CFIA’s research also showed these animals did not carry the virus in tissues used for meat or human consumption. There have been no documented cases… Read More

Bayer has announced that the European Commission has authorized XtendFlex soybean technology for food, feed, import and processing in the European Union. The XtendFlex trait infers resistance to glyphosate, glufosinate, and dicamba. The EU approval for XtendFlex soybeans was the remaining hold up to the full launch of the trait in the United States and… Read More

The organizers of CropSphere have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 conference due to uncertainties regarding COVID-19. “The health of our attendees, sponsors, and speakers is our top priority and we want to do our part to ensure everyone remains safe,” states a press release. Annual general meetings normally held at CropSphere will… Read More