Greg Price

1 month ago | steinbachonline.com | Greg Price

InteliRain is like the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but for irrigation farmers — getting their fields “just right” for water distribution. The Calgary-based company uses an automated variable rate irrigation system that allows growers to maximize yields, minimize workloads and conserve water. Gouw Quality Onions said on the company’s website that it saved three inches of water on four quarters of land last year using the system.

1 month ago | swiftcurrentonline.com | Greg Price

Southern Alberta farmer has long-standing issues with supply-management system for smaller egg producers like himself. A southern Alberta egg producer who had been jailed for missing a court date for violating the provincial laws governing egg production has passed a premises inspection by Egg Farmers of Alberta. Henk Van Essen said an inspector only spent a few minutes inside his operation before coming back out and telling him he was in full compliance.

2 months ago | producer.com | Greg Price

Inflation remains a concern in the American economy, says a a senior macro markets strategist with Rabobank. Christian Lawrence told the recent Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary that inflation will remain a concern in the United States, regardless of how the tariff trade war plays out. The U.S. targets a two per cent inflation rate, but it has not yet lowered to that level.

2 months ago | grainews.ca | Greg Price

Glacier FarmMedia — As worries persist about herbicide-resistant weeds and insecticide-resistant pests, help can be on the way with more natural means. Haley Catton, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Lethbridge, says producers need to focus on conserving beneficial insects while simultaneously managing pest insects. “There are two basic rules: don’t hurt them, and try and help them,” Catton told the Farming Smarter conference and trade show in Lethbridge last month.

Mar 6, 2025 | agcanada.com | Greg Price

Glacier FarmMedia—The tremors continue to be felt across Canadian agriculture following U.S. president Donald Trump’s earthquake announcement on Tuesday of a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian products into the United States, excluding energy products, which will see a 10 per cent tariff.