What does the show ring at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin and Liberal tax proposals have in common? Depending on the day and the country, you'll find 22-year-old Dennis Catt in the middle of both. Last week, Catt and his Ontario 4-H judging teammates eyeballed udders and contemplated cow confirmation as they competed... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Last week TransCanada Corp announced its withdrawal from the 1.1 million barrel per day Energy East pipeline project in Canada. The cancellation of this $15.7 billion project has created much unrest or satisfaction depending where you live in Canada. The pipeline's concept was to take oil east for domestic use and exports abroad. The pipeline... Read More
Inglis, Manitoba is home to an iconic scene that was once common across the prairies — five wooden grain elevators still standing in a row. In recognition of them forming the last elevator row in Canada, they have been protected as a National Historic Site. However, the elevators have been needing a bit of work,... Read More
The Manitoba government released an independent expert legal opinion on whether the federal government has the constitutional authority to impose a 'backstop' on carbon pricing on Wednesday. The province says the 64-page assessment, conducted by Dr. Bryan Schwartz at the University of Manitoba, determined Ottawa can impose carbon pricing, but that the province likely would... Read More
From Prince Rupert down to Vancouver's Fraser River ports, grain companies are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure for loading grain onto ships destined for overseas markets. Just a few weeks ago, Raymont Logistics opened the only unit train stuffing facility on Canada's west coast at Prince Rupert. In Vancouver, on the north... Read More
It can sometimes be difficult to figure out the meaning of a commercial. But not this Japanese milk commercial that was showcased on The Ellen Show. In North America, we've had milk moustaches, blue cows and spilled milk — our own approaches to and views on marketing milk — but you have to watch this... Read More
Farmers Edge has announced an exclusive arrangement with San Francisco-based aerospace and data company Planet to offer high-resolution, daily satellite imagery to farmers. With over 180 satellites orbiting Earth, Planet operates the world's largest fleet of earth imaging satellites. Described as a "multi-million dollar, multi-year global distribution agreement," Farmers Edge says it is now the... Read More
The first three rounds of the three city touring NAFTA talks have seen many handshakes, a few trials balloons and agreement on predictable texts. Round four will begin back in DC mid-week and is expected to have some more drama and rocky moments as predicted by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland at the outset... Read More
The Canadian pulse industry is still waiting to hear from India's government on how it will handle Canadian pulses shipped after September 30, 2017. The latest in a series of exemptions related to India's fumigation requirement expired at the end of September. "We're sitting here on the 4th of October and we haven't heard from... Read More
Whatever you do, get out there and plant your wheat. That's the message agronomist Peter Johnson has for Ontario wheat growers in this episode of the Wheat School. "Either plant into moisture or plant in dust," says Johnson, who notes that many growers across the province are hesitant to plant because of widespread dry soil... Read More