Average farmland values in Canada crept up an average of 3.7 per cent in the term ending June, 2020, led by growth in Alberta, B.C. and New Brunswick, according to the most recent Farm Credit Canada (FCC) farmland values report. This increase is in line with mid-year results over the past five years, which showed... Read More
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Statistics Canada cut its wheat and pea production estimates — and raised its lentil and soybean projections — in its annual September satellite-based crop report, published on Monday morning. It's the second satellite-based set of crop production estimates issued by the agency in the last two weeks. Due to COVID-19, StatsCan chose to employ its... Read More
Electric semi trucks are likely a long way from being deployed on farms, especially for long-distance hauling in a cold Canadian winter, but others in the supply chain are starting to adopt electric power to move goods around. They're not switching to electric trains (yet), but CN Rail has ordered 50 all-electric tandem axle Class... Read More
According to the most recent data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), unit sales of ag tractors and self-propelled combines in August put year-to-date numbers up over 2019, overall. Data from the report also show unit sales of both types of equipment were positive for the fifth month in a row in the U.S.,... Read More
Much of the Canadian demand for organics is met by imported products. To address this, the Canadian Organic Growers (COG) is launching a federally-funded project to help get more Canadian consumers buying organics produced locally by Canadian organic farmers. With a grant of $640,000, COG will develop a strategy to identify and find solutions to... Read More
Does your Internet connection measure up to what the company claims it offers? According to a new report by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the "vast majority" of participating Canadian Internet service providers (ISPs) met or exceeded the maximum download and upload speeds they advertise. The report, using data collected last October, measured... Read More
The governments of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba have announced a renewed financial commitment to the University of Saskatchewan's Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM). The three provinces' agreement will provide more than $134 million to the college over the next five years. The agreement helps to ensure that Western Canada has veterinarians with in-depth... Read More
As the season changes to fall, the leaves find new colours, football starts, and crops attempt to finish prior to the first hard frost. In a very quick weather change over the last four days, Tuesday morning brought extremely cold temperatures to large parts of the Prairies, from Manitoba, through Saskatchewan, and into Alberta. Night... Read More
New leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and now Leader of the Opposition, Erin O’Toole, has named his shadow cabinet ahead of the second session of the 43rd Parliament, set to begin in late September. Lianne Rood, who was elected MP for Lambton – Kent – Middlesex, Ontario in 2019, will sit as Shadow... Read More
Farmers in New Brunswick are voicing concern over provincial election promises to restrict the use of glyphosate in the province. The popular herbicide has been in election campaign headlines this week, as the provincial Liberal, Green, and People's Alliance parties are pledging to eliminate glyphosate use on public or crown lands if elected on September... Read More