Concerns about a shortage of a key herbicide have risen to a new level, as Bayer has informed customers about a problem with sourcing a raw ingredient needed for making glyphosate. While supplies of many crop protection products are already tight, the significance of this supplier issue on glyphosate supplies is not yet clear. Udo... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Several agriculture groups are calling for an immediate conclusion of the blockades of Canada's transport and trade corridors, and for all levels of government to work collaboratively towards action on the issue. Protests have hampered or stopped the transport of fruits and vegetables, meat, food packaging, feed supplies, livestock shipments, transport equipment, and inputs for... Read More
We often take inspiration from the social media feeds of those in our RealAgriculture community. This week, Ron Krahn, farmer in Manitoba and regular guest on the Farmer Rapid Fire, asked a great question on Twitter: Thinking about farm fuel use/storage (not because of the Ottawa truck protest/jerry can issue). ?? What % of... Read More
With an eye to the future, cattle prices and cut-out values will eventually have to reflect significant shifts in labour and robotics, packaging, transport, and sustainability demands on the sector. Over the last 23 months, there's been a lot of talk about supply chains moving from just-in-time delivery to a more of a just-in-case type... Read More
There has been no shortage of opinions since the January 15 trucker vaccine mandate came into force. The mandate requires all travellers, regardless of their job, to be fully vaccinated before crossing the Canada-U.S. border. The mandate coming into force has served as a watershed moment for the COVID-19 pandemic, spurring protests in downtown Ottawa... Read More
A Liberal MP from B.C. has introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons that's aimed at protecting Canadians' right to repair items they own, which could potentially affect rules around tractor and farm machinery repairs. The intent of Bill C-244, which was brought forward by Wilson Miao of Richmond Centre, BC, is... Read More
Proponents of a new private member's bill that would remove natural gas and propane used on farms for grain drying and barn heating from the federal carbon pricing system are hoping it will proceed on an accelerated timeline, given the fact the bill is very similar in wording and intent to a previous bill that... Read More
The impact of 2021's drought and heat across many parts of the Prairies continues to be a key point in conversation as we look towards the 2022 growing season. Meghan Vankosky, field crop entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) based at Saskatoon, Sask., recently spoke at Alberta's Agronomy Update to discuss the impact the…Read More
The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops (CRSC) has published the promised white paper exploring a code of practice for the Canadian grain industry. At this time, the CRSC is not committing to moving forward with a revised code, but has compiled five key findings based on the significant feedback from the consultation that ended in... Read More
A consortium of investment firms and plant protein industry stakeholders, including Protein Industries Canada, is looking to raise $200 million in equity capital to create a fund that will help finance plant-based food and ingredient processors. Led by Bellwoods Partners and Champlin Advisory, Protein Industries Canada (PIC) says the consortium will work with an advisory... Read More