While the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the labour disputes shutting down railways across Canada on Thursday, it doesn't appear the situation will quickly be resolved. As of Friday morning, around 6,500 CN Rail workers who were locked out by the railway on Thursday have given 72-hour notice that they plan to strike... Read More
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Update, as of 11:30am eastern, August 23: After announcing early Friday morning that CN Rail workers were taking down picket lines and returning to work, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has served 72-hour strike notice to CN, as of 10am, Friday, August 23. This means around 6,500 CN workers, who were locked out on August... Read More
When farmers set set their sights at higher target yields, one of the limiting factors is often soil fertility. Securing nitrogen fertilizer is costly and dependent on long supply chains. Genesis Fertilizers is looking to meet the nitrogen fertilizer needs of Canadian crops with a farmer-owned urea fertilizer plant planned for Belle Plaine, Sask. Currently,... Read More
Dr. Cheryl Waldner has been named the recipient of the 2024 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. Waldner received the award at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference, being held this week at Saskatoon, Sask. “Dr. Waldner’s work has no doubt improved the competitiveness and sustainability of the Canadian beef industry,” says Craig... Read More
The trains are parked and picket lines are set up at railway yards, as the Canadian railway system has been shutdown by an unprecedented work stoppage. As of Thursday, August 22 at 00:01 Eastern time, both national railways — CN and CPKC — have locked out over nine thousand employees represented by the Teamsters Canada... Read More
The impacts of an impending dual rail strike are already being felt by Canada's export-dependent industries and individual farmers, but the pain is about to get a whole lot worse for businesses and, in turn, Canadians. At a press conference today, several producer groups, including the Grain Growers of Canada, the Canola Council of Canada,... Read More
Just ahead of both CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail locking out employees and/or unionized employees walking off the job Thursday, several industry voices are getting louder, calling on the Minister of Labour to use section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to avoid the strike entirely. "The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) and the... Read More
The final countdown is on toward an unprecedented rail system shutdown across Canada later this week. As of Sunday, both of Canada's main railways — CN and CPKC — have formally issued notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference that they will be locking out over nine thousand TCRC-represented employees on Thursday, August 22 at... Read More
Live cattle trade in the south was quieter this week, and prices drifted lower says Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, in this edition of the Beef Market Update. While trade has been quieter, there's still plenty to discuss about what's happening in the beef and cattle markets both in the U.S. and Canada.... Read More
About 80 per cent of farmers in Western Canada are concerned about the impacts of a rail strike and just over 55 per cent of Ontario farmers feel the same, according to the late July Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index. I, for one, am a little surprised the number isn't higher, but the survey was sent... Read More