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The need for learning never stops, and neither — fortunately — do the opportunities

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[UPDATED: Dec. 7, 2018] Time and again, the past five to 10 years have proved that winter on the farm is no time for hibernating. Instead, winter in farming circles is for learning and for developing new skills. It’s for sharpening pencils on farm management practices, and for opening the door on opportunities, whether that’s […] Read more
A weak Canadian dollar is beneficial overall to Canadian farmers as they export the majority of their agricultural products.
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What will it take to knock Canada’s farmland market out of its holding pattern?

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Canadian dollar “Excluding an extraordinary shock to production or commodity prices, a significant increase in the value of the Canadian dollar would have the biggest impact on the supply of farmland available for sale,” says Saskatchewan realtor Tim Hammond. A weak Canadian dollar is beneficial overall to Canadian farmers as they export the majority of […] Read more
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Realtors report farm sales are slowing and that prices are stabilizing, which may be best for everyone

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Barring major shocks to the agriculture sector, the outlook is for continued strong farmland values and tight farmland availability in Canada for the foreseeable future. “By and large, we see a very healthy, very robust farmland market out there, and it seems to be continuing,” says Tom Eisenhauer, president and CEO of Toronto-based Bonnefield, Canada’s […] Read more
The associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan says that for more than a decade there have been more women than men in the ag programs.
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Ag education is hot, and enrolment is booming from coast to coast

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It’s inspiring for anyone in agriculture to talk to the principals and deans at ag-related academic institutions across the country. More than ever in history, young Canadians are pursuing careers in ag. In a nutshell, it’s because there are jobs in agriculture after school — good jobs that offer exciting and interesting career paths for […] Read more
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VIDEO: COFS still going strong after 25 years

Laura Rance talks with Doug Wagner, president of Canada's Outdoor Farm Show

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At the recent Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS), Glacier FarmMedia editorial director Laura Rance sat down with Doug Wagner, president of COFS, to hear about the show’s 25th anniversary, some of the ideas that have allowed the show to grow over the years and how it’s kept pace with Canada’s ever-evolving agricultural industry. (Recorded at […] Read more
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Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show celebrates 25 years

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This year Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show celebrated its 25th anniversary. Such long-term success isn’t achieved alone, and to help celebrate the occasion, Glacier FarmMedia’s Spencer Myers met up with a few of the people from the companies and organizations that have been exhibiting at the show from its very beginning. Seen in the videos below […] Read more
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VIDEO: Get in (the sprayer seat) and drive

Ag in Motion 2018: Sprayer Ride & Drive

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The ‘Ride & Drive’ is a popular field demonstration at Ag in Motion, and 2018 was no different. This year, farmers, spray applicators and machinery dealers alike had the chance to make side-by-side comparisons of new sprayer models from New Holland, Apache, RoGator and Case IH. Spencer Myers of AgDealer.com gives you a quick rundown […] Read more
Alex Sawatzky is pursuing her doctorate in public health at the University of Guelph, but she’s also an artist, who agreed to perform “graphic note-taking” during the university’s inaugural Arrell Food Summit in late May. Here, she records in artistic form the words of Thursday morning keynote speaker Galen Weston.
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If you wanted to bring together the most important food thinkers in the world, and you had the budget to do it, who would you invite?

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A brand new University of Guelph thinktank had its three-day coming-out in May with an agenda that included speakers who question the direction of today’s conventional farm production, and the event culminated in the inaugural awarding of two $100,000 prizes — one going to a Harvard University professor who might seem no friend to Canada’s […] Read more
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VIDEO: Prairie crop tour harvest forecast

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Lisa Guenther, field editor with Country Guide, talks with Bruce Burnett of Glacier FarmMedia at last month’s Ag in Motion, about the recent crop tour he took across the Prairies and which areas he saw most impacted by drought and which provinces are most likely to kick off harvest 2018.

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