Better Farming Prairies Magazine Archive February 2022 Better Farming Prairies February 2022 edition features the following articles: What's Next in Tech - Advances in Farming, Exploring Innovation - World FIRA, Farm Builders - Wood Concerns, Poultry Automation - Smart Farms, and Predator Watch. March 2022 January 2022
APAS pleased with CN and CPKC removing carbon tax surcharge Friday, April 18, 2025 A Saskatchewan ag organization is happy two railways have removed their respective carbon tax surcharges. CN and CPKC removed their carbon tax surcharges on April 1 to coincide with the federal government’s move of eliminating the consumer carbon tax. “This is massive for farmers,”... Read this article online
Manitoba Tackles Tax Hassles with New Bill to Help Farmers in the Field Thursday, April 17, 2025 A new bill introduced in Manitoba is aiming to simplify the tax process for farmers and agricultural retailers by cutting down unnecessary paperwork and streamlining procedures. The bill, known as The Retail Sales Tax Amendment Act (Bill 228), was presented by Morden-Winkler MLA Carrie... Read this article online
Alta. farmers can earn farm lunch deliveries Thursday, April 17, 2025 Farmers have enough to worry about during the spring, and an Alberta radio station and local businesses want to take care of lunch for area producers. 104.5 More Country and StrathmoreNow are leading the Meals on the Farm initiative in 2025. Through Meals on the Farm, farmers in... Read this article online
Food Banks Canada and Egg Farmers of Canada celebrate 25 years of giving Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Egg Farmers of Canada and Food Banks Canada celebrate 25 years of providing food bank clients across the country with access to fresh, nutritious eggs. Now, with food bank visits surpassing two million each month—the highest level of all time—this collaboration has never been more... Read this article online
Saving a historic Manitoba farm family’s home Wednesday, April 16, 2025 To people visiting the Hourie House at the Fort la Reine Museum in Portage la Prairie, Man., the building is a symbol of Manitoba’s past. But to people like Karen Hourie Ellefson, it’s a piece of family history. Her great grandparents on her father’s side, Philip and Euphemia Hourie,... Read this article online