Great Plains, a Kubota dealership headquartered in Norman, Okla., has completed the acquisition of Arnett New Holland, Inc., a 2-store New Holland & Kubota dealership group with locations in Arnett and Enid, Okla. The acquisition of ANH was completed on April 22, 2024 ..read more

The Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre is in third place in the Next Great Save contest ..read more

Alberta says it will be home to the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada as Imperial qualifies for the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program. Government officials say Alberta is an agricultural powerhouse with diverse and innovative industries, including a thriving bioprocessing sector. When companies set up operations here, the province says they experience a welcoming, business-friendly regulatory environment and one of North America’s most competitive business tax systems. Alberta’s government says it introduced the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit in spring 2023 to supp ..read more

Life on the farm keeps Kellie Blair busy, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. Blair and her husband A.J. farm near Dayton in Webster County, Iowa, with their two children — Wyatt, 14, and Charlotte, 13. “We always have plenty to do,” Blair says with a chuckle. Kellie and A.J. farm with his father, although the couple makes most of the decisions on the farm. They also took on a neighbor’s farming operation a few years ago and have two full-time employees. The Blairs grow corn and soybeans as well as alfalfa, oats and some cover crops, primarily cereal rye. They also custom feed pigs for Smi ..read more

It’s springtime on the Gibson Farm, and Jeff Gibson was reflecting on the planting progress so far. Spring has been bringing hope for the year ahead for more than a century for his family. Gibson farms with family in Buchanan County, Missouri, and they have two Century Farms as part of their diversified operation. Gibson lives on one of the farms, bought by his great-grandfather in 1919. “He bought it because it was the closest farm he could get to Gower because it had a high school and he wanted his kids to have an education,” he says. Gibson and his wife, Elizabeth, live on the farm in a hou ..read more

Farmers and families in the Township of Langley will be better prepared for flooding with work underway to improve pump capacity on flood plains and irrigation systems that will strengthen the area’s food security. “The reality of a changing climate means we could see more frequent and intense flooding in the Fraser Valley, and it is vital we work together to keep our communities safe and our food supply stable,” said Pam Alexis, Minister of Agriculture and Food. “This is why we’re supporting collaborative projects that will help keep food on the table, protect the livelihoods of farmers and e ..read more

An agreement to protect a sprawling ranch in southern Alberta from development is the largest of its kind in the country, the Nature Conservancy of Canada says, and will allow the family that owns it to continue raising cattle there. The 22,000-hectare McIntyre Ranch was founded south of Lethbridge, Alta., in 1894 by William McIntyre and it remained in his family until his son, Billy, died in 1947. A longtime family friend and employee, Ralph Thrall, bought the property after Billy’s death and the Thrall family continues to own and operate it today. “We’ve just maintained the legacy of sustain ..read more

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business welcomes the CBSA's decision to delay the CARM portal launch, aiding small import agribusinesses with their readiness ..read more

The British Columbia government is contributing up to $25 million toward the expansion of a milk production plant aimed at boosting the supply of locally sourced food. The province said the construction expansion to Vitalus Nutrition’s plant in Abbotsford, B.C., will begin this summer and will increase local milk production by 50 per cent, to 1.4 billion litres annually. The project will boost local production for dairy products such as butter, which is currently required to be shipped from Eastern Canada to fill local demand, the government said in a statement. Premier David Eby told a news c ..read more

Lessiter Media’s No-Till Farmer and Farm Equipment editors were recognized by the American Society of Business Press Editors with regional awards in the association’s 2024 Azbee Awards of Excellence and have been announced as national finalists for the program as well ..read more