MANAGEMENT

Farmers are problem-solvers and fixers, but I don’t think we anticipated the ripple effect of a pandemic on our families, our farms and our future. I’ve spent the last few weeks anchored at my farm office calling out to farmers, listening and drilling deep to share a well of hope.

It can be difficult to make the right decisions when it feels like everything is on the line. Times of uncertainty can impose pressures that cause the decision-making process to malfunction.

We already have the next generation of farmers unexpectedly coming home to farm as a direct consequence of this COVID-19 crisis.

A 27-year track record of connecting farmers and agribusiness is bringing long-standing and new exhibitors to Canada’s Digital Farm Show.

Researchers at the University of Alberta are in the process of developing a test that may allow dairy producers to test their cows for mastitis and receive the results in a matter of minutes.

Guided-flow or free-flow cow traffic is an important question to ask in the design and management planning of any automated milking system adoption.