Reading Time: 5 minutes Four generations of Doerksens have managed their mixed farm and ranch operation in Gem, Alta. Today, they are proudly raising the fifth generation while carving out a successful pasture-to-table business model and enhancing the sustainability of their land, herd and future. Together with their parents, families and employees, the Doerksen brothers — Daniel, Lorin and […] Read more
Alberta farmers map out sustainability of their farm’s future
Country Guide sat down with several 2024 Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) to learn about their experiences and plans for the future. For this second article in the series, we spoke with Alberta OYF regional winners and Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers national winners, Daniel, Lorin and Barry Doerksen.
Building a resilient food chain
Canadian farms are connecting both ends of the food chain through sustainable and regenerative practices
Reading Time: 6 minutes Dianne Wolters wants to build connections. As a farmer and food processor, she is in a unique position to show her food manufacturing customers the benefits of regenerative agriculture practices. Wolters wants to help these customers market their baked goods and consumer products as sustainably sourced, while also supporting fellow farmers in their sustainability efforts. […] Read more
Advancing regenerative farming practices
One company is helping Ontario farmers adopt sustainable practices to reduce risk
Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year, Griffith Foods launched a pilot program to promote regenerative agriculture in Ontario wheat in partnership with Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H), Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association and the Sustainable Food Lab. Through the Advancing Regenerative Agriculture Farming Practices program, the global food company set out to support and incentivize the adoption of […] Read more
An eye on the future
Reading Time: < 1 minute Woodleigh Farms, a sixth-generation farm located in Cavan, Ont., has made a dedicated effort in recent years to shift away from traditional methods of agriculture to more regenerative and sustainable farming practices. Norm Lamothe joined his wife Emily’s sixth-generation farm when her parents were at that fork in the road so many farmers find themselves […] Read more
From AIM: Perennial and annual grazing mixes go head-to-head
Reading Time: 2 minutes Grazing study compares production, animal performance and sustainability metrics across perennial and annual multi-species mixes
U.K. author explores regenerative practices on farm
James Rebanks’s first novel celebrated traditional practices, but since publication, he’s been looking for better ways to farm
Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – James Rebanks is proud of his farming heritage — in fact, he wrote a best-selling novel featuring traditional farming practices in the U.K. But he wants to do better. Rebanks is from the Lake District of the U.K., an area popular with tourists because of the rolling mountains inset with sapphire-blue lakes. […] Read more
Breaking down barriers to sustainability in potato production
McCain Foods teams up with Farm Credit Canada and McDonald’s Canada to provide financial incentives for farmers who adopt regenerative agricultural practices
Reading Time: 4 minutes McCain Foods pledged two years ago to implement regenerative agricultural practices across 100 per cent of its potato acreage worldwide by 2030. To help reach that goal, the company is now offering up financial solutions to make sustainable farming more affordable for Canadian potato producers. McCain Foods announced in November it was teaming up with […] Read more
Cover crop opportunity leads to higher ground
Technically, it’s called vertical integration. Instead, says Joseph Gardiner, think of it as using your experience as a farmer to get to the top first
Reading Time: 13 minutes This is a story in two halves. First, Joseph Gardiner got passionate about regenerative agriculture. Then, he and his three partners got equally passionate about building a vertically integrated business that would grow and succeed by helping regenerative ag grow and succeed too. Maybe that sounds too simple, in which case we’re all in for […] Read more
Regenerative agriculture demo starts a conversation
Farmers and customers meet to view intercrop combinations and to talk about a common definition of sustainability
Reading Time: 3 minutes On a sunny day in early August, farmers, industry members and researchers gathered at Avena Foods’ pulse and oat facility in Rowat, Sask., to talk about the benefits of regenerative agricultural practices. They toured experimental intercropping plots, visited varietal test plots and heard about innovations adopted by farmers in the area to boost sustainability on […] Read more
McCain acquires predictive crop technology
Reading Time: < 1 minute McCain Foods Ltd. has purchased predictive crop intelligence technology from Resson, a ‘vision intelligence technology’ firm headquartered in Fredericton, N.B. McCain has been a long-time partner with Resson, working together for nine years to develop algorithms that forecast farm yields using remote sensing technology. The technology will enable producers to make more appropriate decisions through […] Read more
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