ALBERTA South Canola advancing Warm temperatures have advanced the canola crop, but most fields remain in the flowering stage. Cabbage seedpod weevil numbers are above economic thresholds on a number of fields. First cut haying is nearly complete and yields are above average. Central Warm weather helping Crops are excellent as warm weather aided plant […] Read more
Stories by Saskatoon newsroom
U.S. ban partially lifted
A Bunge Ltd. processing plant in Hamilton, Ont., has been given the green light by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to resume exports of canola meal. The plant had been on an FDA list of sites assigned an import-alert status due to concerns about salmonella bacteria in the meal, used for animal feed. The […] Read more
Loan payments delayed due to floods
Agricultural clients of the Bank of Montreal can defer payments on loans because of the floods and crop damage across Western Canada this year. Producers directly affected by flooding and companies that depend on agriculture will be eligible for the financial flood relief program. “The crux of the program really is deferral of principal payment,” […] Read more
Funds to help barley in Japan market
The federal government has announced $1.08 million to research and promote barley varieties suitable for shochu. Shochu requires a high starch barley to make the distilled alcoholic drink popular in Japan. The drink can be made from other ingredients, but shochu barley, known as mogijochu in Japan, is the most common. The funding is designed […] Read more
Salers program, election
The Saler’s Association of Canada members have voted to adopt a program designed to monitor and promote the performance and use of Salers genetics in crossbred beef production. The Optimizer program has been used in the United States by the American Salers Association. Salers’ maternal and beef traits, combined with hybrid vigour, have been shown […] Read more
CFA photo contest
To help celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the CFA is holding a photo contest and an agricultural awards banquet. The theme of the photo contest is the face of farming. Photos may depict farming or portraits of farmers, including landscape photos and portraits of children. They will be judged based […] Read more
Forage database
The Saskatchewan Forage Council has announced the completion of a database collection of forage-related producer innovations. The CD and web-based database features projects that producers have successfully put into practice that relate to forage and grazing management. Users can search the CD or web version for projects located near their own operation or by subject […] Read more
Cargill buys Viterra elevator – for Aug. 4, 2010
Cargill is buying Viterra’s grain elevator in Carseland, Alta., effective Aug. 23.The facility is 50 kilometres east of Calgary and was built in 1998. It has a grain storage capacity of 35,300 tonnes with a 112-rail car loading capability.”This acquisition will advance Cargill’s sustainable growth strategy to improve the services available to area crop farmers,” […] Read more
Poultry exporters to regain access to Mexico
OTTAWA – Exporters of poultry genetics will soon regain access to Mexico.Those markets have been closed since a March 2004 outbreak of avian influenza. Under the new agreement, Canadian industry estimates that Canadian exports of day-old chicks, turkey poults and hatching eggs to Mexico could reach $2 million annually.In 2009, Canadian agriculture and food exports […] Read more
Western Producer Livestock Report – for Jul. 29, 2010
HOG PRICES RISE U.S. pork prices rose, giving support to hog prices. The supply of market-ready hogs has declined seasonally. Weight gain has slowed because of hot weather and poor quality corn in some parts of the U.S. Iowa-southern Minnesota cash hogs delivered to plants rose to $60 US per hundredweight July 23, up from […] Read more
