Stephen Vandervalk cannot believe the silence. The Alberta farmer and vice-president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association says grain commissions and grain farmer organizations have said nothing about a $1.75 billion compensation package for Canadian dairy farmers. Vandervalk cannot comprehend the silence because grain growers in Canada desperately need help, not dairy farmers, he […] Read more
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Pending lawsuits won’t affect viability of AgraCity: CEO
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Chickpea disease confounds experts
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Man. hay shortage worsens
DAUPHIN, Man. — After a five-minute drive, across a bumpy pasture, Hans Myhre hopped out of his truck to check…
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Promise of giant Chinese ethanol demand evaporates
Forget about one possible bullish factor in grain markets, say analysts. Those holding out hope that China will follow through…
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Agricultural education in B.C. lower-mainland blossoms
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. — After years working clerical jobs, Janine van Farn is approaching her dream of becoming a farmer. She…
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Will Ont. farm death verdict lead to safer practices?
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Indian monsoon rains catch-up, but pulse crops still at risk
Winnipeg – Heavy rains in recent weeks have brought India’s monsoon rainfall back up to normal levels after a slow and dry start to the season, according to reports out of the country. However, flooding and the uneven distribution of moisture could still hurt crop production. A normal monsoon is 96-104 percent of the 50-year […] Read more
$1.75B for Canadian dairy
The federal government has announced it will make $1.75 billion available to Canada’s dairy farmers, compensating producers for losses in domestic market access due to new trade agreements. Unveiling the compensation package last week in Compton, Que., Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the dollars will be doled out over eight years to the country’s nearly […] Read more
Pending lawsuits won’t affect viability of AgraCity: CEO
Two brothers who own a major Western Canadian supplier of generic crop inputs are refuting reports that the company and associated companies are experiencing financial difficulty. AgraCity, which distributes and sells generic crop protection products to members of Farmers of North America (FNA), was recently involved in a patent infringement lawsuit with Arysta Lifescience North […] Read more
Chickpea disease confounds experts
An unusual disease outbreak that swept across wide swaths of the Canadian chickpea crop in July has growers and agronomists scratching their heads. “The issue went across pretty much all of Western Canada and the northern (United States). It seems to be related to some sort of stress that the chickpeas would have been under […] Read more
Man. hay shortage worsens
DAUPHIN, Man. — After a five-minute drive, across a bumpy pasture, Hans Myhre hopped out of his truck to check on a herd of about 40 Charolais cows and a bull. With Manitoba’s Riding Mountains to the south and a stand of poplar trees to the west, the cattle were grazing at a scenic spot […] Read more
Promise of giant Chinese ethanol demand evaporates
USDA says the planned E10 by 2020 will not be reached along with projected corn sales that lift markets
Forget about one possible bullish factor in grain markets, say analysts. Those holding out hope that China will follow through on its intention to adopt a 10 percent nationwide ethanol blend by 2020 had their hopes dashed in a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report. On Sept. 13, 2017, China’s National Development and Reform Commission, […] Read more
Agricultural education in B.C. lower-mainland blossoms
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. — After years working clerical jobs, Janine van Farn is approaching her dream of becoming a farmer. She completed agriculture studies in 2017 at the Tsawwassen Farm School through Kwantlen Polytechnic University and joined a business incubator program onsite to practice what she learned during the eight-month-long course. Working with two partners on […] Read more
Will Ont. farm death verdict lead to safer practices?
A recent court case that saw an Ontario farmer convicted of criminal negligence in the death of his son could encourage more farmers to improve safety, according to experts. In the history-making case, Justice Julia Morneau of the Ontario Court of Justice on Aug. 8 sentenced farmer Emanuel Bauman with a 10-year driving prohibition and […] Read more
U.K. farmers want GM tech: poll
British farmers want genetically modified technology. But do British consumers want GM food? A poll by Farmers Guardian, an agricultural newspaper in the United Kingdom, found that three-quarters of British farmers want to use GM technology for their crops and livestock. The newspaper asked the following question to 750 producers: Would you use GM crop […] Read more
