Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers regional nominees have been announced and the national event is set to take place December 2 and 3. The program recognizes farmers between 18 and 39 from any area of agriculture, with a few criteria. Carla Kaeding, COYF program manager, says that outstanding young farmers are people that excel in agriculture,... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Trains could be rolling again on CP Rail tracks through southern B.C. as soon as the middle of this coming week, barring any unforeseen issues, according to the railway. Both CP and CN Rail's critical main lines that connect the Port of Vancouver to rest of Canada have been closed due to damage from flooding... Read More
The B.C. Dairy Association has set up a fund to help farmers impacted by the extreme flooding events of the past week. B.C. Dairy Association is not a registered charity; however, in response to interest from the public it has set up an emergency recovery fund. The association says all funds raised will be used... Read More
Editor's note: Updated story and headline on Nov 21, with comments from a spokesperson for B.C. Dairy. British Columbia's milk supply chain is facing significant disruptions and challenges, as flood waters continue to flow over the Sumas Prairie and other parts of the Fraser Valley. Accounting for more than 75 per cent of milk production,... Read More
Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) is calling on the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to expand drought assistance measures that will further safeguard producers into the next growing season. "When producers invest in water infrastructure, their operations become more resilient because they can adapt more efficiently to dry conditions," says Kelcy... Read More
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
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