With grain prices depressed, returns per acre are looking dismal on all the major crops with some significantly worse than others.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
Beyond precision agriculture, the government must explore programs that help grow farmer income so that they have the required capital needed to invest in these technologies to see the eventual return on investment.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
Combines are bigger, faster, more comfortable and more expensive. But I suspect one thing hasn’t changed for the kids riding in them: the thrill of climbing the stairs and entering that world.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
Policies, regulations, investment priorities and farm supports must all be examined if Canada is to pivot into the future.| The Western Producer
A pig gene edited to resist the PRRS virus has been approved for food use in the U.S. Approval in Canada will be a test of its new gene editing rules.| The Western Producer
Canada’s farmers and the agriculture industry provide a safe and continuous supply of food to consumers in Canada and globally. As a Canada Port| The Western Producer
Prices had been softening for most of the previous month, but heading into the Labour Day long weekend, the price drops were startling.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
Canola is a winning industry. It feeds the economy, supports thousands of families and helps keep our rural communities alive.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
PETA has played a significant role in my professional life over the years but, until recently, it had never encroached into one of my off-work passions — the Canadian Football League.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
Thawing relations between the Saskatchewan and federal governments is occurring at a pivotal time for farmers.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
Producer and writer Kevin Hursh shares a day of three potentially disastrous incidents as cautionary tales of farm safety for Prairie farmers in the midst of fall harvest work.| The Western ProducerOpinions & Blogs | The Western Producer
Farm groups and commodity groups in Canada often strike a conciliatory tone, rather than aggressively criticizing the government.| The Western Producer
Canadian farmers are adopting drone sprayers, but regulations haven't caught up. It's time for regulators and industry to act on this new tech.| The Western Producer
Letters to the editor from the August 28, 2025, edition of the Western Producer.| The Western Producer
The barriers for young farmers have never been greater. The path into many other professions is far easier than that into farming.| The Western Producer
Young people are growing tired of climate alarmism. They need honest, consistent information and practical ways to engage for meaningful change.| The Western Producer
Gross returns for cow-calf producers have outpaced the grain sector in recent years, but which farm is the most work?| The Western Producer
As government makes necessary cuts to spending, what can be reduced or restructured in the budgets for agriculture?| The Western Producer
U.S. agricultural trade deficit rises as Canadian consumers opt for domestic goods, undermining the intended impact of U.S. tariffs.| The Western Producer
As Canada prepares for the worst when it comes to trade with the United States, forging stronger trading relationships with alternative markets is a top priority.| The Western Producer
For much of the last decade, economists and business experts have been warning about Canada’s productivity crisis.| The Western Producer
Refusing to concede some increased American competition into the dairy market is not a hill that Canada should be prepared to die upon.| The Western Producer
Next week’s federal election is one of several important issues currently on our readers’ radar, and a survey we recently published has clearly struck a chord.| The Western Producer