As RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney puts it: the interesting, fascinating beef market continues. Currently, there's huge separation between the June live cattle futures and the cash price, with many taking bets on how that gap closes. Bulls believe there is pent-up demand while bears see a weak economy and restricted demand for the most expensive cuts,... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Fusarium graminearum is set to be removed from Pest Nuisance Control Regulation of the Agricultural Pests Act, according to Alberta's Minister of Agriculture, Devin Dreeshen. Value chain partners in the industry-led fusarium head blight (FHB) working group say they welcome the provincial government’s news that lays the foundation for better fusarium head blight management and... Read More
The four western Canadian provincial hog producer groups are asking three major pork processors for a larger cut of the value of each hog. The boards of directors for the B.C. Pork Producers Association, Alberta Pork, Sask Pork and Manitoba Pork Council have sent a letter to Maple Leaf Foods, Olymel, and Donald’s Fine Foods... Read More
India has signalled a move to reduce the tariff on incoming lentil shipments received by August 31st. An official from the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. says that India will reduce the lentil tariff from 30 per cent to 10 per cent (plus a 10 per cent tax) for shipments arriving between... Read More
Personal information for Manitoba farmers who have crop insurance through Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) was mistakenly shared in an email to 134 farms, says the CEO of MASC. "As part of a regular course of business, producers who have completed their Seeded Acreage Report online are emailed a package of information for the new... Read More
Rural communities need certain basic functions to survive in the long term. Whether it's medical service, the local school, rural broadband, or a dry goods store, rural communities struggle to keep enough services around. Could mail delivery be one the next big battles to keep alive? For many rural communities in Canada, Canada Post is... Read More
Alberta's agriculture minister is sharing new information regarding the cattle set-aside program that's being rolled out to address the backlog of cattle as processing capacity has been limited by COVID-19. A couple of weeks ago, the Alberta government announced they would be providing provincial funding in addition to the federal AgriRecovery funds for the set-aside... Read More
The sun seems to be shining across the country for this wonderful Wednesday! To make your day even better, tune into RealAg Radio. On today's show, you'll hear: Top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Paul Carolan, CEO of HALO, one of the air ambulance medevac services we have in southern... Read More