Better Farming Prairies May/June 2025 edition features Joline & Ryan Bowditch on the cover and the following articles: Regenerative Agriculture - Making It Work, Managing Parasites - Healthier Herds, ...

Mike Bechtel’s dairy farm, Bechvale Holsteins, sits on a road that still feels like country, even as subdivisions and traffic lights creep closer at the north end of Cambridge. For nearly 100 years, ...

For most Ontario farms, cybercrime still feels like something that happens to banks, governments, or large institutions. Yet phishing, malware and ransomware are already disrupting farms and agri-food ...

Financial statements are often treated as a year-end requirement — something to complete for lenders or accountants and then set aside. For farm businesses, they are far more than compliance documents ...

The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) is collaborating with the Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) and OMAFA to invest in the next generation of agricultural leaders, following the ...

Behind every field, every harvest, and every early morning is a person carrying more than most people ever see. One in four Canadians will experience a mental health challenge in their lifetime. And ...

Leaky gut, or damage to the gut barrier, is difficult to monitor in a commercial dairy setting, but recent research from the University of Saskatchewan suggests that everyday management-related ...

Alison and Michael Davie, named Alberta’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2026, are building a modern farm business rooted in both family history and innovation. As co-owners of North Paddock Farms near ...

They may turn up their snouts at juice and soda pop, but piglets love milk. That’s a good thing, as the sow’s milk is vital for growth. No surprise, then, that ensuring a proper supply is a key focus ...

This year marks a milestone for the Prairie Swine Centre (PSC) as it celebrates its 35th anniversary since its formal establishment as a non-profit corporation in 1991. Over this time, the Centre has ...

Most of what a veterinarian does on a hog barn visit happens quietly. A recent global survey suggests that’s exactly the problem. Boehringer Ingelheim, working with several international veterinary ...

Canadian pork producers operate in one of the most complex animal health environments the industry has ever seen. Diseases such as PRRS, influenza, PED, and emerging variants continue to evolve, ...