Back to work legislation introduced earlier this week by the federal government passed by a vote of 255 to 61 in the early hours of April 29. If ratified, the legislation regarding the strike at the Port of Montreal will legislate workers back to the job site. The workers at issue have been without a... Read More
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Ontario farmers intended to grow more winter wheat and fall rye compared to 2020, to the tune of 8 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively. According to Statistics Canada's spring 2021 seeding/planting intentions report, farmers planted over 1.1 million acres of winter wheat, though the estimated acres still in production sits just above 980,000... Read More
SeedMaster has added Alberta AG Centre to their Canadian distribution channel, expanding the company's reach across the Prairies. The new agreement will give farmers access to Alberta AG Centre equipment from border to border. Tim Criddle, global sales director at SeedMaster, says they are very excited to be working with Alberta AG Centre to promote... Read More
Lethbridge College and Olds College have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) focused on applied agriculture research. To launch the agreement, both colleges have signed on to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), becoming the first two colleges in Alberta, and among the first in Canada, to sign the accord. Both colleges are committed... Read More
Member of Parliament and NDP ag critic Alistair MacGregor has introduced Bill C-290, a Private Member's bill titled the Soil Conservation Act. Citing the importance of soil as an essential resource to society and that healthy soils are the foundation of sustainable food production, MacGregor proposes the bill support the establishment of a national soil... Read More
It's a big day when the Statistics Canada acreage report is released for all the major field crops in Canada. To understand if the numbers are above or below expectations, Shaun Haney is joined by Jon Driedger, grain market analyst with LeftField Commodity Research. To start the conversation off, canola acres are up from last... Read More
Viterra has officially announced it will build a canola crushing facility at Regina, Sask. The company is currently in the feasibility stage of finalizing the plant's capabilities and design, with an initial target to crush 2.5 million metric tonnes annually, which would make it the "world's largest integrated canola crush facility," according to the company.... Read More
The Do More Agriculture Foundation (Do More Ag), a not-for-profit championing mental health in agriculture across Canada, welcomed three new board members: Amy Vanderheid, Liz Jarvis, and Lauren Martin. Amy Vanderheid, a farmer from Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, is the president of the Chicken Producers Association of Nova Scotia, and co-founded the Maritime Ag Women's... Read More
Update, April 25: Federal Labour Minister Filomena Tassi has given formal notice to Parliament that the government is prepared to introduce "An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of operations at the Port of Montreal" if the two sides are unable to reach a deal. The legislation could be introduced in the House... Read More
Cargill is planning to build a crush plant with annual capacity for one million tonnes of canola in Regina, Sask. Construction is slated to begin in early 2022, with operations beginning in early 2024. Cargill estimates it will cost around $350 million and says it will have a similar design as the company's canola processing... Read More