There are at least 61 poultry farms in the area directly affected by the flooding near Abbotsford, B.C., according to an update from the B.C. Chicken Growers’ Association. At least 20 of these poultry farms in the flood zone raise broiler chickens (for meat), says B.C. Chicken, in a briefing shared with RealAgriculture on Thursday.... Read More
Category: Western Canada
A farmer from the Morden area of southern Manitoba has died after being entrapped in a grain bin on Tuesday. The Morden and Winkler fire departments were called to the scene near Morden on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 16). "Unfortunately, it was a recovery instead of a rescue," Morden fire chief Andy Thiessen tells RealAgriculture. The... Read More
Roquette celebrated the grand opening of its pea protein processing facility at Portage la Prairie, Man., on Wednesday in a futuristic virtual ceremony hosted by former Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield. The $600 million facility, which received its first farmer delivery of peas in November 2020, is the world's largest pea protein plant, with capacity to... Read More
Bayer has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to build a new cloud-based set of digital tools and data science solutions. These new tools will be used in agriculture and adjacent industries, bringing new infrastructure and foundational capabilities to accelerate innovation, boost efficiency, and support sustainability across value chains, says Bayer. Under the agreement, Bayer... Read More
Maple Leaf Foods has announced that by the end of 2021, it will complete transitioning all breeding sows in company-owned barns to its Advanced Open Sow Housing System. This system provides open housing during pregnancy that allows sows to roam, rest, feed, and socialize freely. This shift in sow housing makes Maple Leaf Foods a... Read More
Updated to include comments from B.C.'s minister of agriculture. The Fraser Valley of B.C. accounts for over 75 per cent of dairy production in the province, and the area has been hard hit by the "atmospheric river" earlier this week. There are several hundred dairy farms in and around the flooded Sumas Prairie area outside... Read More
The federal government has announced more than $4.3 million in funding to support Canada's pulse and special crop industry in an effort to meet growing consumer demand for plant-based protein. The funding, announced by Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on November 17, will support international marketing activities to find foreign buyers, improve performance of transportation networks,... Read More
All eyes are once again on British Columbia as headlines have become dominated by record amounts of rain causing disastrous flooding, evacuations, and road closures. Some major transportation highways have been closed — including the Trans-Canada, the Crowsnest Highway, and the Coquihalla. Both CN and CP rail lines are also closed due to damage. Alongside... Read More
The west coast, Fraser Valley, and further inland at Merrit, B.C. and just to the south has faced two days of incredible rainfall flooding homes, submerging roads, and cutting deep ravines under highways and bridges. Images of stranded cattle and horses, flooded roads and neighbourhoods, and completely destroyed roads have dominated the news since Monday,... Read More
Unit sales of both ag tractors and combines continue growth above an already-hot pace set in 2020, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). U.S. total farm tractor sales climbed 4.8 per cent in October compared to last year, while U.S. self-propelled combine sales jumped 72.9 per cent, the fourth... Read More