Canola-streaming contracts are not as “unconscionable” as a judge thought last year, according to other judges who have reviewed a recent case. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeals sent a case between a farmer and Input Capital Corp. back to a lower court last week. Macoun, Sask., area farmer Terry Gustafson’s dispute with farm finance provider […] Read more
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Input Capital wins appeal
Remembering when the country fair won out over kittens
As a carefree kid, I never paid much attention to the weather, but the sight of a single cloud just before the annual fair plunged my heart into the depths of despair. What if it rains? Our car will get stuck in the lane and the fair will be over and done with before the […] Read more
Telus acquires Farm at Hand company
Telecommunications giant Telus has acquired Farm at Hand, a management software company. Farm at Hand announced the change in ownership on Aug. 13, saying there will be no changes to the management tool for now and that Telus is committed to ensuring farmer privacy and data transparency. “One of the things we love about Telus […] Read more
AG Notes
Funding to boost cherry exports The federal government is investing more than $241,000 in funding to the B.C. Cherry Association to improve market access for Canadian fresh cherries in new and existing export markets. The funding is intended to develop new promotional material and help pay for attendance at international trade shows and to find […] Read more
Viterra to purchase Ilta Grain facility in Sask.
Ilta’s assets are being sold after company filed for creditor protection due to $150 million in outstanding debts
The fire sale is officially underway at Ilta Grain, a Surrey-based grain processing and export company that had outstanding debts of nearly $150 million when it filed for creditor protection earlier this year. Viterra announced last week that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Ilta’s grain processing facility at Belle Plaine, Sask., about […] Read more
Trump promises ‘giant package’ related to ethanol to please farmers
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration is planning a “giant package” related to ethanol that would please U.S. farmers angry that many more oil refiners have been freed from obligations to use the corn-based fuel. Clashes between farmers and the oil industry over biofuel policy have posed a challenge for […] Read more
U.S. ag secretary says farmers aren’t giving up on Trump
DECATUR, Illinois — American Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said reports that farmers have lost patience with President Donald Trump are not accurate. “They (farmers) realize that China, not just in the last little bit but for a long time, has built their economy on the back of American innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, and has stolen […] Read more
Canadian chickpeas look ok, but prices soft
Winnipeg – Canada’s chickpea crop likely beat earlier expectations, but poor prices may limit farmer sales at harvest time. “We planted the crop in drought conditions” and were preparing for the worst, said Colin Young of Midwest Grain in Moose Jaw, Sask., pointing to the lack of subsoil moisture in the key chickpea growing regions […] Read more
Canola futures settle higher
Winnipeg – The ICE Futures canola market settled with small gains on Wednesday, after trading to both sides of unchanged in choppy activity as the market reacted to Statistics Canada’s first survey-based production estimate of the crop year. Statistics Canada pegged the 2019/20 canola crop at 18.45 million tonnes, which would be down by nearly […] Read more
Beware of power lines: SaskPower
SaskPower is reminding farmers to take care around power lines during harvest after an increasing number of contacts through the growing season. Since April 1, there have been 240 reported incidents of machinery contacting electrical lines. That’s up from 230 at the same time last year. Spokesperson Joel Cherry said despite continuous efforts to remind […] Read more
