How much financial trouble can you get into in 30 days? Depending on the situation, the answer could be "a lot." That's one of the major issues the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan's president Ian Boxall points out regarding the Canadian Grain Commission's Safeguard for Grain Farmers program. Boxall says the 30 day reporting period... Read More
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The United States is joining Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay as the fourth country in the world to give the green light to production of biotech or genetically modified wheat in the coming years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved cultivation of Bioceres Crop Solutions' HB4 drought-tolerant wheat technology, as of August 27, 2024. In... Read More
A new soil-focused training program for agronomists is set to launch in 2025. The Canada Trusted Advisor Partnership (TAP) will be offered in Manitoba and Saskatchewan next year, with a goal of 10 to 15 participants. Modeled after the North Dakota TAP, which formed in 2022 to provide Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) with practical soil... Read More
The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked the grain dealer licence and primary elevator licences of grain company Purely Canada Foods Corp., with locations at Avonlea, Kindersley, and Lajord, Sask. Grain farmers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta may be owed money by this company for grain deliveries, says the CGC. Purely Canada Foods was in the... Read More
AGCO has officially launched its latest Gleaner combine line with the Gleaner T Series. Our own Bern Tobin is down at Farm Progress Show at Boone, Iowa, this week to take in the show, and got a first look at the new combine. “This series delivers lightweight performance, superior control and premium grain quality for... Read More
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy Chrystia Freeland say applying steep tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) and steel from China is in Canada's national interest, the organization that represents Canada's agri-food exporting sectors is reminding the government it's also in Canada's interest to maintain an international rules-based system for trade. The Canadian government,... Read More
The federal government announced several changes to Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program on Monday, including a rollback of allowable positions to "weed out TFW Program misuse and fraud." The changes were announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, heading into the federal cabinet meeting... Read More
Farm Health Guardian is looking to test its digital biosecurity technology with farms and food companies across Canada. The ideal project participants are farms or food companies with multiple connected sites, such as pig production systems; transport or feed companies looking to verify vehicle biosecurity; and veterinarians who oversee a group of farms with shared... Read More
More than nine thousand railway workers at both of Canada's main railways — Canadian National Railway (CP) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway (CPKC) — are returning to work after the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decided to uphold the federal labour minister's order to impose final and binding arbitration to reach new collective bargaining... Read More
The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) hosted the 3rd 2024 triannual trilateral meeting with its North American counterparts, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas (CNOG) on the sidelines of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference this week at Saskatoon. The trilateral meeting gives an opportunity for leadership to discuss the challenges... Read More