Are James Herriot's days over? Sunday, March 4, 2012 Britain's animal agriculture faces the same challenges as does Canada's. There are too few vets in the countryside any more. It's worrying Agriculture Minister Jim Paice, who says more vets than ever are needed to stop animal disease outbreaks in intensive swine and poultry operations.A recent study by the University of Newcastle found that the time vets in private practice spend treating food animals fell by half between 1998 and 2006. As in Canada, 80 per cent of veterinary college students are female and all students are encouraged to specialize early.Britain knows more about animal agriculture epidemics than most Western nations, having undergone a BSE epidemic and survived a foot-and-mouth disease purge, both in the last 20 years.The James Herriot days of a country vet treating "all creatures great and small" are long gone, Paice says. BF Utah dairy farmers take on the power company Leasing land becomes a GMO question
Looking for the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift for Women who work in Agriculture? Thursday, May 8, 2025 Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to show appreciation for the incredible women in agriculture than by supporting products and services created by women in agriculture? Whether she’s managing livestock, growing crops, running a farm-based business—or all of... Read this article online
Creating Safe Farms for Kids Wednesday, May 7, 2025 The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is hosting the second annual Kids FarmSafe Week from May 12 to 18, with the theme “Nurturing the Future of Agriculture.” The initiative aims to raise awareness about health and safety risks for children and youth on farms. According... Read this article online
Encouraging Consumers to spend 1 Percent More at Farmers Markets Could Make a Big Difference Wednesday, May 7, 2025 A recent study led by University of Northern British Columbia professor David Connell reveals that farmers’ markets, while growing in popularity, still make up only a small share of household food spending. The research was conducted across 70 markets in British Columbia and involved... Read this article online
2025 Election Results Prompt Concern and Reflection Among Prairie Farmers Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Users on Agriville.com weigh-in on the 2025 federal election outcome As news broke that Mark Carney’s Liberals had won the 2025 federal election, many western Canadian farmers on Agriville.com shared their reactions. The mood was largely one of disappointment, with concerns about the... Read this article online
Mother’s Day Q&A with Davina Garner Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Mother’s Day is this Sunday (don’t say we didn’t remind you), and all this week Farms.com is connecting with moms in the ag sector for a Q&A about motherhood, what makes it great, and what makes it tough. Davina Garner (DG) and her husband Kurtis run a dairy and cash crop farm in Embro,... Read this article online