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U.S. East Coast dockworkers strike, halting half of U.S. ocean shipping

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labor contract broke down over wages. The strike blocks everything from food to automobile shipments across dozens...

October 1, 2024

The Western Producer

Rotational grazing tips from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

Glacier FarmMedia — There's been lots of grass in pastures across Ontario this summer, which has made for easier work for farmers managing their feed inventory. However what does that mean for rotational grazers, when the grass is growing well? Related stories: The Latest News and Stories from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show James Clark, territory...

September 10, 2024

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Feedlot transition takes many steps

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Les Wall has ownership in three feedlots and a desire to retire, so the Wall family knew they had to get serious about succession planning.
 The family spent years planning and thinking about the future, and then took a giant step forward by joining EOS Traction, a business tool designed to bring...

July 24, 2024

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Bee U pilot an urban outreach for honey sector

Glacier FarmMedia - Warmer weather in western Manitoba has turned a rooftop at Brandon University into a literal hive of activity.
 It’s the third year for the university’s five-year “Bee U” urban beekeeping pilot, which has introduced the first urban honeybee populations in Manitoba’s second-largest city.
 Grant Hamilton, the university’s director of marketing and communications,...

June 13, 2024

The Western Producer

Prices in the used ag equipment market are softening

Ag equipment buyers were willing to take almost anything they could get their hands on when the COVID-19 pandemic severely hampered manufacturers' ability to deliver new machines to customers. That, combined with strong farm commodity prices adding to the demand, drove up the price of used equipment considerably. But now that manufacturing has returned to...

May 24, 2024

The Western Producer

From the lochs to the lakes for hardy Highland

The head of the animal posing between Manitoba cattle breeders Fran Wilkinson and Clarke Childs barely cleared chest height. Except for the Speckle Park exhibitors down the aisle at Brandon’s Ag Ex, the pair’s Highland cattle sported some of the event’s smallest full-grown animals outside the sheep pens. When it came to coats or horns,...

December 7, 2023