The United States has requested and established a dispute settlement panel to review measures regarding Canada's administration of its dairy tariff rate quota (TRQs) policies, under the new trade agreement USMCA/CUSMA. The U.S. is challenging Canada’s allocation of dairy TRQs — specifically the set-aside of a percentage of each dairy TRQ exclusively for Canadian processors.... Read More
Category: Western Canada
The rapid expansion in canola processing capacity on the Prairies continues, with the confirmation of another crush plant to be built beside the Canada-U.S. border in southeast Saskatchewan. Ceres Global Ag is planning to build a canola processing plant and refinery beside its existing terminal and international rail crossing southeast of Estevan, at Northgate, Sask.... Read More
A lot of athletes have superstitions, whether it's not changing your socks during a tournament, never washing a hat, baby powdering the end of a hockey stick before a face-off, or whatever it may be. Some of us in agriculture can also be superstitious at times, especially when it comes to the weather. With weather... Read More
The wheat market received some bearish fundamental news this week from crop scouts participating in the annual U.S. Wheat Quality Council tour in Kansas. The tour, which was cancelled last year due to COVID-19, is seen as an early season indicator of new crop U.S. wheat supplies and protein quality. The average Kansas hard winter... Read More
One of the reasons weed species can be so difficult to get ahead of is because of their ability to adapt to conditions. Herbicide labels often refer to weed size when targeting the ideal control window, but in dry conditions weeds can stay small while rapidly move towards maturity. Mike Cowbrough, weed specialist for the... Read More
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Marie-Claude Bibeau announced May 19 that over $244,000 will go towards supporting the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI). The organization will continue its work to build public trust in the Canadian food system, and the announcement by Minister Bibeau comes after a meeting with several members. “COVID-19... Read More
When it comes to summing up this past week in the beef market, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says there are two stories to look at when it comes to the cash market. In the U.S., the cash market didn't really come up, unfortunately — it's still sitting around that $119 mark. However,... Read More
Raven Industries has announced it is moving its autonomous farming products under one umbrella brand, which means the well-known DOT power platform originally developed in Saskatchewan has a new name. Raven launched OMNi as the new brand for its autonomous agriculture business earlier this week. As a result, the DOT platform is now going to... Read More
With the crops starting to emerge, so are the weeds. Recently, the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) published a survey that ranks the most common and troublesome weeds in 2020. The survey sparked this week's question on RealAg Radio's Farmer Rapid Fire: what weed is the most troublesome for you? Which one really makes... Read More
Walmart Canada is now sourcing its beef from certified sustainable farms and ranches, according to standards set by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). The company will become the first retailer in Canada to offer an on-pack certified sustainable claim, on a line of its product. CRSB says that Walmart's efforts to help expand... Read More