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Nova Scotia

Poll finds climate change, severe weather top issue for farmers across Canada

As a child, Mike Harlow spent his winters wading through the snow to help harvest Christmas trees on his family…

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World

Farmers block London streets with tractors to protest new tax changes

Tractors blocked the streets of central London on Wednesday as hundreds of farmers protested against the government’s decision to end…

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Tech

Self-driving tractors to robots: Farmers turn to automation to address labour shortage

Ken Sarauer is driving his combine through a field of barley on his Saskatchewan farm. His hands are largely off…

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Canada

Alberta grain farmers anxiously watching as B.C. export terminal strike lands amid harvest

Alberta’s grain farmers are hopeful a labour dispute involving six Metro Vancouver grain terminals will be resolved soon so they…

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Canada

Many Alberta farmers found relief after staring down drought. But the story doesn’t end there

In April at North Paddock Farms, located south of Taber, Alta., Alison Davie and husband Michael were concerned about the…

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Tech

Turning wool into pellets could keep fibre from going to waste — and help farmers weather a changing climate

In a former juice processing plant in Port Williams, a cluster of machines whir and hum as they process piles of wool. For…

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Halifax

Farmers’ Markets of NS director says “a full spectrum approach” is needed for buy local program

  Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia director Justin Cantafio is excited by the recently introduced Nova Scotia Loyal, but that…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. farmers seek more predictable relief in the face of extreme weather

As Nova Scotia’s farmers face uncertainty from more extreme weather, there are calls for the province to provide more predictable…

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Politics

Farmers say changes to capital gains tax could complicate family transfers

Jake Leguee knows the fields of his Saskatchewan grain farm well, as part of the third generation to help harvest…

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Nova Scotia

Reduction in veterinary services at South Shore clinic concerns farmers, horse owners

Owners of large animals in Nova Scotia’s South Shore region will have one less option for veterinary care with reduced services…

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