Tick Bites Found to Cause Meat Allergies
U-S health officials say as many as 450-thousand Americans have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of an illness triggered by tick bites. Alpha-gal syndrome occurs when an infected person eats beef, pork, venison or other meat from…
US Legislation Aims to Prevent Foreigners from Purchasing Farmland
U.S. lawmakers from both political parties are pushing legislation that would limit who can own American farmland, with a latest effort from Democratic Senator Cory Booker aimed at curbing corporate ownership. Farm groups and lawmakers are concerned that land buys…
BC Works to Put More Farmland Into Production
A British Columbia program aims to put more provincial farmland back into production. The B-C Land Matching Program pairs new and young farmers with land throughout the province. The province says the program, delivered by the Young Agrarians resource network,…
Saskatchewan Weekly Crop Report says Province is Becoming Very Dry
Crop yield potential has decreased in many parts of the province due to the dry heat, and producers are hoping for more rain before harvest to finish up seed filling. Harvest has begun in the driest areas of the province.…
Record attendance, exhibitors at 2023 Ag-in-Motion
Ag-in-Motion set new benchmarks at this year’s show and it’s catching the eye of the international agriculture community. This year’s show welcome 31-thousand 166 guests; breaking it down: Day 1 had 9-thousand 827 attendees; Day 2, 13-thousand 084; and Day…