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• Supplements aid cows through late gestation

  20-02-2025 18:32 via farms.com
  Proper nutrition is always important for cows, but it takes on added urgency during the cold days of late winter.If you choose to supplement, do your homework first when it comes to selecting feed, says Julie Walker, Extension beef specialist with South Dakota State University.She says the cheapest is not always best when it comes to supplements.“Typically you’re going to start on protein,” she says. “Look at those costs and what you are getting when it comes to nutrient
  
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• Ag safety expert urges farmers to monitor heart health

  20-02-2025 18:30 via farms.com
  The Kansas Department of Agriculture reports there are more than 100,000 farmers in the state, and the average age of farmers is just over 58.Tawnie Larson, a project consultant for the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health program at Kansas State University, said the KDA’s statistics combined with national figures on heart disease serve as a cautionary tale for those who live in rural areas.“Male farmers aged 45 and older have an increased risk of heart disease compared to their non-
  
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• Ag industry sorts through EPA herbicide strategy

  20-02-2025 18:28 via farms.com
  Farmers, ag groups and Extension personnel are sorting through the impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency’s final herbicide strategy for compliance with the Endangered Species Act.The strategy, which will be gradually implemented, has three main goals — reducing herbicide drift, reducing field erosion and runoff, and re-registering each herbicide every 15 years so all herbicides are subject to periodic review.The final herbicide strategy, released in August 2024, seeks to con
  
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• Price protection insurance to support beef producers

  20-02-2025 18:25 via farms.com
  Nova Scotia’s beef producers can now get financial protection through the Maritime Livestock Price Insurance Pilot Program. The new business risk management tool will allow producers to purchase price protection on beef cattle in the form of an insurance policy to protect against unexpected market declines.The Maritime Livestock Price Insurance Pilot Program is a regional initiative scheduled to run until March 2026. It will complement existing business risk management programs available t
  
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• Government of Canada and Saskatchewan Announce Continued Commitment Through the 2025 Crop Insurance Program

  20-02-2025 18:21 via farms.com
  Today, Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison announced continued funding and commitment through the 2025 Crop Insurance Program, administered by the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC). "Our business risk management programs are a producer's first line of defense when it comes to protecting their operation," MacAulay said. "Our government is pleased to partner with Saskatchewan to make sure producers have
  
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• British Columbia/Yukon names Thomas & Catherine Cuthbert of Southcoast Agro Farms Ltd., as their 2025 Outstanding Young Farmers

  20-02-2025 16:10 via farms.com
  Today, BC farmers, Thomas & Catherine Cuthbert of Southcoast Agro Farms located at Ladysmith were named BC/Yukon’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2025. The event was held in Abbotsford at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Centre on February 18-19. Over 70 industry people were in attendance including MP Brad Vis and MP Alistair McGregor. The event is presented by RBC and is supported by platinum sponsor, the BC Chicken Marketing Board.The BC/Yukon Region of Canada’s Outstanding Yo
  
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• B.C. providing support for growers

  20-02-2025 15:38 via farms.com
  The government will provide $10 million in payments to tree fruit growers
  
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• The 4 Nations Face-Off final of agriculture

  20-02-2025 15:05 via farms.com
  Who reigns supreme between Canada and the U.S.?
  
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• Agco Appoints Zhanna Golodryga To Its Board Of Directors

  20-02-2025 14:40 via farms.com
  AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, today announced the election of Zhanna Golodryga to its Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2025. Ms. Golodryga is a proven leader in the information technology field with an extensive background in cybersecurity, digital and business transformation.
  
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• AGCO to Present at Citi's 2025 Global Industrial Tech and Mobility Conference

  20-02-2025 14:29 via farms.com
  global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced today that it will participate in Citi's 2025 Global Industrial Tech and Mobility Conference on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
  
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• Beef Farmers of Ontario announces 2025 DLF Pasture Award winner

  20-02-2025 12:32 via farms.com
  Abbey Taylor, a beef farmer from Elgin County, wins the 2025 DLF Pasture Award.
  
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• Ag, Construction Equipment Markets Hope for Much-Needed Momentum in 2025

  20-02-2025 11:10 via farms.com
  The agriculture and construction equipment markets are happy to put 2024 behind them.  
  
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• Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announce continued commitment through the 2025 Crop Insurance Program

  20-02-2025 11:00 via farms.com
  Today, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison announced continued funding and commitment through the 2025 Crop Insurance Program, administered by the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC).SCIC’s existing suite of Business Risk Management programs continues to demonstrate support for Saskatchewan producers. Over the last four years, the Crop Insurance Program paid approximately $7 billion in claims
  
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• ‘No man’s land’: Descendants of Saskatchewan’s first Black community proud of history

  20-02-2025 10:55 via farms.com
  The one-room Shiloh Baptist Church, constructed from hand-hewn poplar logs nestled in a small grove near a cemetery with 37 white crosses, is a poignant reminder of Saskatchewan’s first Black settlement.There are still descendants of the Shiloh people, who moved 29 kilometres north of Maidstone, Sask., from Oklahoma in the early 1900s as part of the Great Migration of Black settlers from the United States, lured by the promise of free land and a better life.Shiloh was an ancient city and s
  
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• From farms to bakeries, egg shortages and price hikes are challenging small businesses

  20-02-2025 10:54 via farms.com
  Small business owners that rely on eggs for their products are facing sticker shock because the usually reliable staple is in short supply.Avian flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, causing U.S. egg prices to skyrocket. The average price of a dozen Grade A eggs in U.S. cities reached $4.95 in January, eclipsing the previous record of $4.82 set two years earlier and more than double the low of $2.04 that was recorded in August 2023. The Agriculture Department predicts
  
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• B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund to help fight U.S. tariffs, climate change

  20-02-2025 10:52 via farms.com
  British Columbia has launched a new $10 million fund to help tree fruit farmers facing proposed U.S. tariffs on the heels of years of devastatingly low crop yields.A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture says the money will be handed out as one-time payments to farmers and can be used to help with needs like tools, training, capital for farm improvement, farm debt repayment and farm wages.The ministry says approximately 720 tree fruit growers will be eligible for a payment on a per-acre bas
  
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• Ag Canada Raises 2024-25 Canola Ending Stocks Forecast

  20-02-2025 10:48 via farms.com
  Agriculture Canada has bumped its 2024-25 canola ending stocks slightly higher from last month. However, supplies remain tight overall, and the price outlook has risen. Updated supply-demand estimates released Wednesday pegged canola ending stocks for the current marketing year at 1.3 million tonnes, up 50,000 from the January estimate but still well down from 2.748 million in 2023-24 and potentially a new 12-year low. This month’s entire increase in ending stocks is due to a higher import
  
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• Honouring a Canola Champion: Stephen Strelkov Wins 2025 Canola Award of Excellence

  20-02-2025 10:45 via farms.com
  At last week’s CropConnect Conference banquet in Winnipeg, the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) celebrated a giant in canola research. Dr. Stephen Strelkov, professor of plant pathology at the University of Alberta, was awarded the 2025 Canola Award of Excellence for his groundbreaking work on clubroot — one of the biggest threats to canola production.“Without Dr. Strelkov’s contributions, Manitoba’s canola acres would have suffered a far greater impact fr
  
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• Premier Equipment Acquires W.J. Heaslip Dealership in Brant-Haldimand

  20-02-2025 10:44 via farms.com
  Premier Equipment has come to an agreement to purchase W.J. Heaslip Ltd. of Hagersville, Ont. increasing presence and area of service across Brant and Haldimand counties. 
  
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• Ritchie Industries Inc. Acquired by Granite Creek Capital Partners

  20-02-2025 10:43 via farms.com
  Ritchie Industries Inc., which offers a wide range of advanced livestock watering solutions for the beef, dairy, equine and other livestock sectors, was acquired by Granite Creek Capital Partners. 
  
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