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When you have more than a quarter of a century in the newspaper business covering agriculture issues over that entire time, you find out that once an idea takes root it sticks around like quack grass.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is adding $500 million to its ongoing commitment to a loan program aimed at helping young farmers become established in the industry.

Agrico Canada Ltd announces that it has acquired all the shares of Sharpe’s Soil Services Ltd so that it is now the sole proprietor of the agri-input company founded in Moosomin, Saskatchewan in 1976.

Neilson Cattle Company held its annual spring bull sale on their farm south of Willowbrook Friday. The sale saw 20 two-year old Charolais bulls sold averaging $5780, for a gross of $115,600.

It is obvious to anyone following the issue of genetically modified crops, or livestock, that the technology remains controversial in the minds of many.

The Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission (SaskCanola) has committed $550,000 towards the expansion of the Food Centre through the construction of the new Agri-Food Innovation Centre.

The Justin Trudeau-led federal government is coming up on five months at the helm in Canada.

Farming is a very rewarding, important and invaluable industry in Canada. But for all of its benefits, it is also one of the most dangerous industries, and the reality of the profession is that children are often around the workplace.

The ability of the world to feed people might seem like a rather small issue when you walk into a grocery store in Canada and always find the shelves well-stocked. Rare is the day one goes to purchase a food item and it is not available here.

In a business influenced by changing weather and volatile markets, only about one-third of Canadian producers and agribusiness operators have a formal risk management plan, according to a recent survey by Farm Credit Canada (FCC).