Category: Western Canada

John Guelly, also known as "Mr. Clubroot" across the prairies, has dedicated the last six years of his time to the Alberta Canola Producers Commission (ACPC), and that time has now come to an end. The outgoing Region 5 director spent time on a variety of committees for ACPC, including chair of the research committee,... Read More

The Alberta government announced today that the 1976 coal policy that had been quietly repealed in June of 2020, will be reinstated. The province says it made the decision after hearing concerns raised by Albertans about surface coal mining. Four coal categories, which dictate where and how coal leasing, exploration, and development can occur are... Read More

There are few things as popular for farmers to discuss than the weather. While it's still too early in the year to get a solid handle on spring trends, there are some fascinating weather patterns at play. To translate all the temperature, wind, moisture, and weather flows, we go to Eric Snodgrass, senior atmospheric scientist... Read More

There were big numbers in the beef market this past month for pricing, carcass weights, and harvest rates. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange breaks it down for us in this Beef Market Update. As Wasko explains, the U.S. cash side of the market is a little higher again this week, landing at $114/cwt... Read More

Ottawa's decision to not expand carbon tax exemptions as called for by farmers and farm groups needs to be revisited, according to the Special Representative for the Prairies in the federal cabinet. Winnipeg South Centre MP Jim Carr has served as Prime Minister Trudeau's Prairie representative since 2019, and was promoted back into Cabinet in... Read More

In the last federal election, Saskatchewan and Alberta sent zero Liberals to Ottawa, leaving the Prairie Provinces under-represented in cabinet. The government's answer to the issue was to name Manitoba MP Jim Carr as Special Representative for the Prairies. So, what does that actually mean? Jim Carr explains that it's his role to not only... Read More

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) and Blair's Family of Companies (Blair's) have entered into a joint venture that will own and operate Blair's seven ag retail locations at Lanigan, Nokomis, Watrous, Liberty, McLean, Lipton, and Rosthern, Sask. Ron Healey, FCL vice-president of ag and consumer business, says the venture will benefit local Co-op member-owners and the... Read More

NEVONEX — a company that enables integration of digital services directly into field machines — has signed an agreement that will see the integration of the AGvisorPRO app inside the NEVONEX system. Powered by Bosch, the NEVONEX platform is a secure framework with End-2-End infrastructure. Robert Saik, founder and CEO of AGvisorPRO, says through their... Read More

The CropConnect Conference has received its money back after being scammed of nearly $200 thousand in a case involving fake emails purporting to be from the hotel in Winnipeg where the annual farm conference has been held, a numbered company based in Quebec, and an apparent farmland deal in Africa. Forged emails resulted in CropConnect... Read More

Chances are, if you live in a rural setting, you've either impacted by rural crime either directly or indirectly. We have commodities in the bin or on the ground, and where the market is currently sitting, they are likely of high value. On January 30, Pincher Creek RCMP responded to a complaint of mischief at... Read More