How to beef up your feed supplies
While cattle will generally steer away from toxic weeds, livestock can be poisoned by grazing on certain plants or eating contaminated feed
By Kate Ayers
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Dig Deep
Volunteer firefighters: Protecting and serving their communities
A cash crop farmer, Ontario certified crop adviser, full-time EMS responder and volunteer firefighter gives us insight into his volunteering experiences
By Kate Ayers
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Many rural Ontario communities depend on volunteer firefighters.
Province examines future of local governments
Michael Fenn’s 2017 report may shed light on possible recommendations in the current regional government review
By Jim Algie
Time for training: the new transport rules are here
Trucking and transportation in Picture Butte, Alta.
by Nicholas Van Allen
To get a national perspective on the new livestock trucking regulations, Better Farming spoke with Rick Paskal, president of Van Raay Paskal Farms Ltd., a cattle farm based in southern Alberta.
The food that doesn’t reach the plate
Loop Resource plays a critical role in diverting organic wastes from landfills and provides small farms with alternative feed sources
By Kate Ayers
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Investing in mental health on and off the farm
Ag mental health advocate shares her thoughts on the best ways to manage farm work and personal activities
By Lauren Arva
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Is maintaining a work-life balance different than a life balance?
For Lesley Kelly, co-founder of the Do More Agriculture Foundation and a grain farmer from Watrous, Sask., an important distinction exists.
Relying on renewables: raising fuel’s ethanol content
Kansas Ethanol, LLC is set to incorporate Syngenta’s Enogen corn into biofuel production this fall
By Kate Ayers
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Supply-managed sectors look to future
The World Trade Organization wants to eliminate ag export subsidies
By Jim Algie
Better Farming
Just when you thought all the trade talk had ended, along comes the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) decision to revive long-stalled talks about agriculture.
Protecting the province’s groundwater
A bottled water company in southern California carefully manages its natural spring water source
By Kate Ayers
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Growing to new heights
Innovative user-friendly technology makes it simple for growers – including those with small-scale operations – to monitor plant health
By Lauren Arva
Monitoring indoor crops could become a lot easier for producers, thanks to technological advances in the ag industry.