Plans for a vibrant Western Canadian futures market for milling wheat, durum and barley similar to canola officially came to an end on Wednesday, as the board of directors for ICE Futures Canada approved the de-listing of the exchange's three cereal crop contracts. In a notice to market participants, the Winnipeg-based exchange said its futures... Read More
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Glyphosate continues to face an uncertain future in the European Union, potentially impacting North American grain exports to the EU. The European Parliament voted in favour of banning glyphosate by 2022 on Tuesday, a day before a European Commission committee was set to vote on a proposal to re-authorize the world's most commonly used herbicide... Read More
After testing over the past year, The Climate Corporation has announced the launch of its Climate FieldView ag data platform in Western Canada for the 2018 growing season. “We're really excited to be able to make this announcement. It's come from a lot of hard work, as well as making sure we understand farmers needs... Read More
Phosphorus is a critical nutrient in farming, but it has also received a lot of negative attention for the impact it can have on water quality. If we consider the path of a single phosphorus molecule, it probably originates in a rock formation in the U.S. or North Africa. From there it becomes fertilizer and…Read More
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association is collecting donations of cash, hay, feed, trucking and "whatever people can offer" to help ranchers affected by this fall's wildfires in southwest Saskatchewan. "The fires destroyed animals, buildings, fields, feed and everything else in their way. Miles of fencing were destroyed. With winter coming, there’s a lot of people... Read More
While drier conditions made for a fairly smooth harvest across much of the southern Canadian prairies, the 2017 harvest chapter will go down as a very different story in the books of producers in central and northern parts of Alberta. According to the provincial crop report published on Friday, only 59 percent of the overall... Read More
One of Canada's largest rural internet service providers has announced it's biggest acquisition to date. New Brunswick-based Xplornet Communications has entered an agreement to purchase Manitoba-based NetSet Communications. "We are delighted to welcome NetSet customers to Xplornet," said Allison Lenehan, president and CEO of Xplornet, in an Oct. 23 statement. "We believe our customers share... Read More
RealAg's Shaun Haney had the chance to be the guest host on AgriTalk, the leading U.S. agriculture radio program, filling in for Mike Adams on Thursday. With all the issues surrounding NAFTA, it was an opportunity for the American audience to hear the issues and opinions through a Canadian lens. Find other episodes of Agritalk... Read More
Soy Canada has announced Ron Davidson will be the association's next executive director. Davidson will begin his role in Soy Canada's Ottawa office on November 1, taking over from interim executive director Dale Adolphe, following Jim Everson's departure to become the president of the Canola Council of Canada in spring. “We are thrilled to have... Read More
With a tractor and bales as a backdrop, Finance Minister Bill Morneau made the latest in a series of political damage control announcements regarding the Liberals' proposed tax changes on Thursday morning. Facing serious conflict-of-interest and ethics questions about his own finances, Morneau left Ottawa to make the announcement with Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay at... Read More