Earning a college credit, barbecue style Sunday, April 5, 2009 Four college boys from Alabama cut a 17-day, five-state swath across the southern United States eating barbecue pork ribs and writing about it on their website. That's earning a college credit in English from Birmingham-Southern College the hard way. "Our project will focus on the cultural origins, differences in style and significance of Southern pork barbecue through the framework of food and travel writing," says their website, which they claim received 125,000 views on Feb. 13 alone and was featured in 120 newspapers the following day.The "captain" of the team, political science major Art Richey, "hopes to work in politics for a couple of years before entering law school."He's a Democrat, so he'd better get used to pork. BP Seems Temple likes farrowing crates after all Now that's what you call diversification
Smart Sensors Drive PEI Farm Productivity Wednesday, March 25, 2026 The P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture (PEIFA) announced support from the Government of Canada and the Government of Prince Edward Island forAgIntel, a precision agriculture platform designed by farmers for farmers.AgIntelautomates data collection, analysis, and management, helping farmers... Read this article online
Bruce Burrows Leads Grain Growers Canada Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Grain Growers of Canada has announced the appointment of Bruce Burrows as its new Executive Director, effective April 1, 2026. With more than four decades of experience, Burrows brings strong leadership and deep knowledge of policy, transportation, and industry relations to the... Read this article online
AAFC releases 2026-27 Departmental Plan Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released its plans, priorities, and spending allotments for the next three years. The plan identifies multiple key priorities for 2026-27 and beyond. They are: Building sector capacity, growth and competitiveness Climate change and the... Read this article online
Canadian farmland values up almost 10 per cent in 2025 Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Canadian farmland values increased by nearly 10 per cent in 2025. Farm Credit Canada’s Farmland Values Report shows overall farmland prices in Canada rose by 9.3 per cent last year – the same rate as they did in 2024. “My assessment would be that supply of available farmland is tight,”... Read this article online
Lynch siblings named OYF winners for Saskatchewan Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Jordan Lynch and Chansi Bourkehave been named the regional winners of Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers competition. The announcement was made during Canada’s Farm Show on March 19, 2026. The siblings will nowrepresentSaskatchewan at the national competition in Vancouver, British... Read this article online