An industry group that has been advising Ottawa on issues related to grain transportation since 2011 will remain in place for now. Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay announced May 16 that the Crop Logistics Working Group (CLWG) would be re-established for a fourth mandate. The CLWG consists of representatives from across the grain industry. It […] Read more
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Seeding close to wrapping up in Manitoba
WINNIPEG, June 5 (CNS) – Seeding operations in Manitoba are roughly 95 percent complete, according to the latest provincial crop report. Annual crops are developing and growing well with the warmer weather conditions, the report said. Herbicide applications are underway but the windy weather is making things difficult. Strong southerly winds were reported during the […] Read more
Warm dry week may stress spring wheat
CHICAGO, June 2 (Reuters) – Warm and dry weather is expected to persist in the northern U.S. Plains spring wheat belt and the Canadian Prairies through next week, potentially stressing developing wheat, and other crops, agricultural meteorologists said. “It’s dry for the next 10 days, for the most part,” David Streit, a meteorologist with the […] Read more
Crop report
Alberta SOUTH Seeding progress is 88 percent complete while 47 percent of crops have emerged. Pasture and tame hay conditions are 72 percent good and 21 percent excellent. Conditions for fall seeded crops are 66 percent good and 27 percent excellent. CENTRAL About 67 percent of crops are seeded with almost 15 percent emerged. Pasture […] Read more
Saskatchewan crop roughly 80 percent seeded — report
WINNIPEG, June 1 (CNS) – Farmers in Saskatchewan have planted about 81 percent of this year’s crop, according to the provincial crop report. That is slightly behind the five-year pace of 82 percent. The report covers the week to May 29. The southeast corner of the province is the farthest along and the northeast is […] Read more
Canola down in light trade
Canola fell again Monday, but whether that signalled continuing pressure in North American oilseeds or was simply an echo from Friday was impossible to tell. With Memorial Day closing markets south of the line, canola traded on its own. “Volumes are extremely low as you’d expect on a day when the U.S. markets are closed,” […] Read more
CN conductors issue strike notice
More than 3,000 workers at Canadian National Railway including train conductors and yard workers could go on strike as early as Tuesday, May 30. Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) gave the railway 72-hours notice of its plan to go on strike as of 4 a.m. May 30. TCRC workers have been working without a contract […] Read more
CGC licensing review temporarily set aside
A proposal that would require producer car loading facilities and feed mills to be licensed by the Canadian Grain Commission has been put on the backburner for the time being. CGC spokesperson Remi Gosselin told The Western Producer that the proposal to license loading sites and feed mills has been set aside while CGC commissioners […] Read more
New grain transportation bill prompts cheers among farmers
Widespread grain industry support for new federal transport legislation introduced last week comes with questions about how new long-haul interswitching provisions will work and what happens when extended interswitching expires this summer. Farmers and grain companies applauded Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, for containing much of what they had asked for to improve rail […] Read more
Hammering chaff makes mash of weed seeds
The Australian-designed multi-stage hammer mill is mechanically driven, unlike its hydraulically driven competitor
Another harvest weed-seed smasher is being rolled out to Australian producers and may be available to Canadian growers as soon as next year. The Seed Terminator is a multi-stage hammer mill that can be retrofitted to a range of Class 7, 8 and 9 combines. “We call it the colour blind approach,” said Nick Berry […] Read more
