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Drone seeding gives P.E.I. farmers a head start on seaso
A growing number of P-E-I farmers are using agricultural drones to give them a head start on the season. Spring time is muddy on the Island, making it almost impossible for heavy trucks and tractors to get into fields. But the drone is adding a couple of extra weeks to get work done before planting. Nancy Russell and drone operator Aaron Adetuyi have the story.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7170857?cmp=rss

CBC Saskatchewan 15h ago

Farmers, scientists aim to manage risks of nitrogen fertilizer
Researchers at the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan tested the urea fertilizer, which helps feed two-thirds of the global population. After adding it to farm ponds, they found the product degraded water quality and is a widespread threat to freshwater sources.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/farmers-scientists-aim-to-manage-risks-of-nitrogen-fertilizer-9.7170658?cmp=rss

CBC Technology Science 1d ago

Fish feud: Salmon farmers, conservationists clash over promised federal funding
A salmon war is bubbling up in the waters of Atlantic Canada. On one side are fish farmers who raise salmon in ocean pens. On the other is a conservation group called the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/salmon-farm-funding-conservation-federal-9.7169305?cmp=rss

CBC Top Stories 1d ago

Fish feud: Atlantic Canada salmon farmers, conservationists clash over promised federal funding
A salmon war is bubbling up in the waters of Atlantic Canada. On one side are fish farmers who raise salmon in ocean pens. On the other is a conservation group called the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/salmon-farm-funding-conservation-federal-9.7169305?cmp=rss

CBC Newfoundland & Labrador 1d ago

Fish feud: Salmon farmers, conservationists clash over promised federal funding
A salmon war is bubbling up in the waters of Atlantic Canada. On one side are fish farmers who raise salmon in ocean pens. On the other is a conservation group called the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/salmon-farm-funding-conservation-federal-9.7169305?cmp=rss

CBC Nova Scotia 1d ago

Fish feud: Salmon farmers, conservationists clash over promised federal funding
A salmon war is bubbling up in the waters of Atlantic Canada. On one side are fish farmers who raise salmon in ocean pens. On the other is a conservation group called the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/salmon-farm-funding-conservation-federal-9.7169305?cmp=rss

ProgressivePower 1d ago

Farmers across the country are facing uncertainty as the war with Iran causes rising costs and volatility in the global market #politics #news #Farmers #war #Iran

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo 2d ago

Apples, mushrooms and corn. Made-in-Kitchener robots are working farmers' fields
CBC KW is featuring local tech companies working with agricultural producers.
They have developed machines, and in many cases, robots that help farmers grow, harvest and maintain their produce.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/kitchener-tech-company-farmer-robots-9.7167789?cmp=rss

ABC Feeds 3d ago

The Aussie farmer making waves in Kenya
By Bill Ormonde

After moving to Kenya 15 years ago Aussie farmer Stuart Barden's dream has become reality. The 55-year-old is helping change the face of the country's cropping industry.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-04-18/the-australian-farmer-changing-the-face-of-kenyan-agriculture/106549898

#Farmers #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #AgriculturalWorkers #AgriculturalCrops #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #CropHarvesting #BillOrmonde

The Aussie farmer making waves in Kenya

After moving to Kenya 15 years ago Aussie farmer Stuart Barden's dream has become reality. The 55-year-old is helping change the face of the country's cropping industry.

ABC Feeds 3d ago

How Maltese migrants united to build a Queensland sugarcane legacy
By Yasmine Wright Gittins

Long before they were cast in bronze, a group of Maltese migrants quietly reshaped who would own farmland across north Queensland.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/monument-to-maltese-migrants-north-queensland-ceremony/106503620

#Immigration #History #Multiculturalism #RegionalCommunities #Farmers #SugarCaneGrowing #YasmineWrightGittins