The Canadian Agri-Marketing Association held its annual awards ceremony in Regina, SK on Thursday, with the RealAgriculture winning an award for our new radio program. RealAg Radio, our daily hour-long show featured on Rural Radio 147 on SiriusXM satellite radio, won CAMA's Audio/Video: Broadcast News, Webinars, Podcasts or Taped Program category. RealAgriculture's founder, and RealAg... Read More
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After a dramatic few days where Canada's future in the Trans-Pacific Partnership appeared uncertain, the 11 countries tried to end the week on a positive note. All 11 have agreed on "core elements" for a revised Pacific trade deal, but they are still negotiating several files as leaders head home from Vietnam. "Ministers are pleased... Read More
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are finding promise in using pre-treated barley straw as an adsorptive material for certain types of antibiotics. The barley straw was subjected to chemical impregnation (phosphoric acid) and microwave heating. Using the Canadian Light Source, the researchers were able to study how the pre-treated barley straw reacted to exposure... Read More
In a move to support domestic prices after a bumper crop, India's government has announced a 50 percent import duty on peas, while also raising its tariff on wheat from 10 to 20 percent. The country's Central Board of Excise and Customs issued an order on Wednesday seeking to "increase rate of basic customs duty... Read More
The merger of Agrium and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan to form a new company called Nutrien took another step toward completion this week. China's Ministry of Commerce gave a green light to the deal, with some conditions attached. The Chinese regulator says PotashCorp's minority stake in Arab Potash Company and Sociedad Quimica y Minera de... Read More
The 33rd Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition took place this past weekend at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. 27 competitors, ranging in age from 11 to 24, shared speeches in the senior and junior categories. "This is another exciting year for the competition for two reasons: this is the first we’ve had... Read More
Just leave it alone. Don't ask for too much and jeopardize a deal that could potentially be finalized this weekend. That's what Canadian agriculture groups representing farmers who depend on trade are telling the Ottawa as leaders from the remaining 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership countries head to Vietnam. The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance sent a strongly-worded... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) provided an update on the bovine tuberculosis investigation on Friday, while the federal government announced additional tax relief on Monday. Testing has now expanded to trace-in herds, with the majority of the on-farm testing planned to be completed by the end of December. As... Read More
Farmers in Western Canada are struggling to understand the news that two cows and one bull died as a result of consuming treated canola seed that was illegally dumped in a pasture. Bill Laing, a farmer from near Harris, SK, was shocked to find a dead cow on his pasture last week. It's never easy... Read More
SGS announced the acquisition of BioVision Seed Labs on Friday. Founded in 1996, BioVision employs 20 staff between its headquarters in Sherwood Park and facilities in Winnipeg and Grand Prairie. The company offers seed, grain and soil testing across a broad variety of crops. Its labs and experts are accredited under CFIA, CSI and ISO... Read More