US Net Farm Income Expected to Fall in 2023
For the first time in five years, the United States Department of Agriculture forecasts national net farm income will fall nearly 23% in 2023, coming down from a record high in 2022. Net farm income, defined by the USDA as…
New Holland Unveils Electric Tractor
North American farmers will get their first look at New Holland’s new all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features when they visit the Farm Progress show this week held at Decatur, Illinois. New Holland is billing its T4 Electric Power tractor…
Plans Underway to Improve Forage Insurance Programs
The cattle sector is hoping satellite technology will be the answer for providing forage insurance comparable to how multi-peril insurance works for grain farmers. Collaboration is occurring between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the three prairie crop insurance agencies, Canadian Cattle…
Two ag organizations form partnership to address straw shortage
Two farm groups are working together to address a shortage of straw, as a result of drought conditions in parts of Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) and the Saskatchewan Seed Forage Development Commission (SSFDC) are facilitating a forage…
Government of Canada announces new living lab in Prince Edward Island
Today, while visiting the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the creation of a new living lab in Prince Edward Island (PEI). The announcement was made alongside Heath MacDonald,…