Reading Time: 3 minutes The news for local elevators can look depressing. More and more large farmers have the equipment and the skills to completely bypass elevators on their way to the market. Even when they do sell through an elevator, such farmers get on the phone first. Loyalty means less and less. The same goes for average and […] Read more
Elevated Marketing
Our farms are still building better cities. Want proof? Here’s Gwen Paddock
Reading Time: < 1 minute Although she s been involved in more boards and organizations and in a wider range of causes than anyone could remember, Gwen Paddock is certain she knows who gets the credit. She s absolutely certain. It s her farm background, and it s the reason why she s cited by such a wide range of […] Read more
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Reading Time: 4 minutes It used to be that it was only the competition between farm jobs and city jobs that was so tough. Now, it’s also the competition within agriculture. As thousands more farmers get serious about retirement, many are choosing to hold onto the farm by hiring an employee to help with the long hours in spring […] Read more
On the sixth anniversary of the BSE border closings, Canada’s genetics exports are growing stronger and more diverse
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada was setting a torrid export pace of more than 100,000 replacement dairy calves a year before May, 2003. Sales of embryos, semen, beef and small ruminant genetics were setting records too, adding up to $2 billion per year. Now, six years after the first Canadian case of BSE was confirmed, the country’s genetics exporters […] Read more
Looking To Export Livestock Genetics?
Reading Time: < 1 minute So you think you have genetics to offer to the world? You aren’t alone. Exporters say there are countless opportunities for producers interested in shipping their own livestock and genetics. The first step is to determine marketability of your genetics, plus the market requirements. To do that, Rick McRonald, executive director of the Canadian Livestock […] Read more
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