WINNIPEG — A majority of Canadians believe that the country takes in too many temporary foreign workers. In an Angus Reid poll released last week, 56 percent of respondents said Canada brings in “way too many” or “too many” temporary foreign workers. When broken down by political affiliation, supporters of the federal Conservative party are […] Read more
Robert Arnason
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Canola crush productivity doubles in 20 years
Farm Credit Canada report on food manufacturing finds grain and oilseed milling productivity grew by 107.4 per cent
WINNIPEG — When compared to other parts of Canada’s food industry, oilseed crushing is a superstar. From 2003-23, the productivity growth in grain and oilseed milling was 107.4 per cent. In comparison, productivity growth in Canada’s dairy processing industry during the same period was only six per cent. Those figures come from a Farm Credit […] Read more
Southern U.S. Plains hope for canola comeback
Plans to retrofit an oilseed plant in Kansas to crush both soybeans and canola raise optimism for the winter crop
WINNIPEG — The resurrection of canola in Oklahoma and Kansas may begin this fall. Farmers in America’s southern Plains are once again thinking about canola because a major player is retrofitting an oilseed plant in Kansas to crush both soybeans and canola. Scoular, an agribusiness with headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, and annual revenues of about […] Read more
Is white cockle toxic for cattle? Nobody knows
WINNIPEG — Kim Brown was on a quest in August and part of September. Manitoba’s provincial weed specialist was searching for an answer to the following question: is white cockle, a weed sometimes called white campion, safe for cattle to eat? Brown asked weed scientists and livestock nutrition experts with Agriculture Canada and at universities […] Read more
Biologicals business receives funding boost
WINNIPEG — A Vancouver company with ambitions of making biologicals “the future” of crop protection and pest solutions has secured investment from a major player in Canada’s agricultural industry. On Tuesday morning, Catalera BioSolutions announced the initial close of its Series A funding round. S2G Ventures, a venture capital firm in Chicago, is leading the […] Read more
Farmland transaction numbers down this year
FCC says producers are worried about commodity prices, input costs and interest rates, which could hurt farmland values
UPDATED: Farmland values chart added September 12, 2024 – 1030 CST – WINNIPEG — Less farmland has been bought and sold in Canada this year. Prices haven’t dropped, but the lack of transactions is a signal that demand is softer, says the chief economist at Farm Credit Canada. FCC will release its official estimates of […] Read more
VIDEO: Study tackles corn’s protein problem
CARMAN, Man. — Standing on a patch of bare soil and next to a plot of corn in south-central Manitoba, Talyia Tober delivered a two-minute explanation of her research on corn grazing and seeding high-protein forage crops between the rows of corn. Then the questions started. A group of agronomists, scientists and others touring the […] Read more
Diverse rotations seen as production booster
Diverse crop rotations can benefit the performance of individual crops and the total performance of the rotation when growing conditions are difficult, says a new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. However, the study also found it takes a long time to see the benefits of crop diversity, and significant barriers prevent farmers from […] Read more
Canola crushing doubles productivity
WINNIPEG — When compared to other parts of Canada’s food industry, oilseed crushing is a superstar. From 2003-23, the productivity growth in grain and oilseed milling was 107.4 per cent.In comparison, productivity growth in Canada’s dairy processing industry during the same period was only six per cent. Those figures come from a Farm Credit Canada […] Read more
Canadian producers have new option for selling pulses
WINNIPEG — Yet another company wants to buy pulse crops from Canadian farmers and sell them to the world. Sadot Group, a firm with headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, announced this summer that it’s creating a subsidiary in Toronto called Sadot Canada. In a news release from July unveiling the new division, Sadot Canada said […] Read more
