Commissions for Alberta’s major crops are pressing the provincial agriculture department and the Agriculture Financial Services Corp. to ensure farmers are covered for the many acres of unharvested 2016 crop. The Alberta Wheat Commission, Alberta Barley, Alberta Canola Producers Commission and Alberta Pulse Growers Commission scheduled a meeting with the agriculture minister and AFSC April […] Read more
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Canola, soybean acres surge in StatsCan seeding estimate
Somewhere, somehow, farmers have found more than two million extra acres for the 2017 crop production season, according to Statistics Canada. That will allow farmers to boost canola acres to a stunning 22.4 million, expand Manitoba soybean acres to 2.2 million, let oat acres jump 20.6 percent to 3.4 million — all while allowing them […] Read more
Columbia to expand West Coast transloading facilities
A west coast transloading and logistics company that specializes in containerized grain and pulse crops is rebuilding its facilities at the Port of Vancouver. Columbia Containers will spend approximately $26 million to build a new transloading facility on the south shore of the Burrard Inlet. Construction started earlier this month and is scheduled for completion […] Read more
ICE Canada canola futures rise on weather woes, tight supplies
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 20 (Reuters) – ICE Canada canola futures rose on Thursday, hitting a one-month high for the fourth straight day, on concerns about snowy weather in parts of the Canadian Prairies. Northern Alberta, where a significant area of last year’s crop remains unharvested, received heavy snow in the past week. Farmers are reluctant […] Read more
Seed sales slow, despite supply, short-season crops included
Fall of 2016 was put away wet. And the winter didn’t dry the crop out too much, especially in eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Many producers in Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan failed to get all their crops in the bin before harvest closed for the season, and that might be why some haven’t been rushing […] Read more
Wheat Growers seek carbon signatures
Carbon taxes are not popular with many producers, and the Western Canadian Wheat Growers group is setting out to capture those signatures. In a petition it intends to present to the federal government and provincial leaders, the group is asking that farmers be recognized for their positive activities in agriculture. The WCWG also feels that […] Read more
Beer culture reaches the farm
EDMONTON, Alta. — When Shane Groendahl goes to a party, he likes to slap down a growler of his Blindman Brewing beer and announce that it is what beer should taste like. It’s that passion for brewing beer, the taste of craft beer and the enthusiasm that has Albertans switching from drinking traditional beers to […] Read more
