Sarah Strautman didn't just have to navigate learning to parent; her motherhood journey included having to figure out how to nourish her kids who had food sensitivities. What started as finding safe foods for her kids to eat, ended up leading her on a whole-food journey, from field to plate and features some neat products,... Read More
Category: Western Canada
The Chinese government shared more details as it formally started its anti-dumping investigation into canola from Canada on Monday. China's Ministry of Commerce says the investigation, which was announced days after the Trudeau government unveiled steep tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel, and aluminum, is expected to take up to one year, with a September... Read More
With the changing leaves of fall comes thoughts of cozy sweaters, cups of hot chocolate and... winter feed. Livestock producers across the country have spent time throughout the summer making feed plans; whether those plans entail sourcing hay and silage or putting it up themselves, it is important to know what nutrients that feed holds... Read More
Soil test results from across North America show levels of several key crop nutrients are generally trending lower — a sign that nutrient removal rates are exceeding the replacement of those macronutrients, potentially limiting crop yields. For example, 46 per cent of soil samples from across North America tested below the critical level of phosphorus... Read More
Alberta producers have another chance to access a piece of $1.4 million in funding through the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF), beginning Sept. 6, 2024. Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), one of the Alberta administrators for OFCAF funding, will accept up to 150 additional funding applications for the 2024 year in order to fulfill their... Read More
China is launching an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada. The move is part of a series of actions announced by the Chinese government on Tuesday in response to the Canadian government's announcement last week of a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports and 25 per tariff on Chinese steel... Read More
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
It's no secret that there was still 2023 crop on-farm at the end of July. Some of that old crop won't have moved even as the calendar flips to September. I'm not sure that this is uncommon during cycles where the market is in decline over an extended period. For three years prior, the best... 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
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