While highlights included the brand-new International Trade Centre building and a record number of innovation program entries, attendance at the 41st edition of Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina was down again from the previous year. Organizers say 34,853 people visited the grounds at Evraz Place last week from Wednesday through Friday. “We programmed the... Read More
Category: Western Canada
The board of directors for the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission has voted in favour of joining Cereals Canada. A resolution to join the national cereal crop industry association was passed at the group's annual general meeting in January. The resolution was on the agenda for a Sask Wheat board meeting on Wednesday. “Sask Wheat is... Read More
Ag-West Bio will receive $1.7 million per year over the next five years from the federal and provincial governments through the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Ag Minister Lyle Stewart announced the funding — totalling $8.5 million — to support the development of the ag biotechnology sector in Saskatchewan... Read More
The federal and Manitoba governments announced joint funding of up to $540 million on Monday to build permanent outlets for mitigating flooding around Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin. Flooding caused major damage to homes, pastures, and farmland around the lakes in 2011 and 2014 after water was diverted from the Assiniboine River into Lake... Read More
Relatively few cases of clubroot have been confirmed in Saskatchewan, but with many documented cases just to the west in Alberta an obvious question emerges – has Saskatchewan been good or has it been lucky? In this episode of Real Agriculture's Canola School, Errin Willenborg, research director with SaskCanola, discusses the status of the clubroot…Read More
Errin Willenborg, research manager with SaskCanola recently took home some hardware from the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists (SIA). Willenborg manages $3 million in investments per year on behalf of Saskatchewan canola growers. "We're invested in a lot of research in agronomy, and looking at some of the genetics behind diseases in the province. We have... Read More
Update, June 18: South Korea's government has also suspended the sale of wheat and flour from Canada. Japan's agriculture ministry has suspended shipments of Canadian wheat after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed on Thursday that genetically modified wheat plants were found growing in southern Alberta last summer. The CFIA says none of the wheat... Read More
The head of one of Canada's largest pulse crop exporting companies is optimistic we'll see Western Canadian crops shipped through the Port of Churchill again. AGT Food & Ingredients is one of the partners in a group that has reached an agreement-in-principle to purchase the port and the rail line leading to it from OmniTrax.... Read More
The Manitoba government has announced the formation of a new committee to provide input on government investments in agricultural research. Joanne Buth, CEO of the Canadian International Grains Institute, will chair the Manitoba Agriculture Research and Innovation Committee (MARIC), which will make funding recommendations regarding research proposals submitted under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership — the... Read More
Except for wheat, grain markets this week trended mostly lower. The oilseed complex saw a significant sell-off as the start to the U.S. growing season has been good. Further, there haven’t been any noticeable discussion between the U.S. and China regarding trade. The market is interpreting this as bearish for soybeans. Next week Tuesday, June... Read More