Late August hail storm catches farmers in prime harvest mode, damaging half million acres of crops in Alberta.
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Half million acres of Alberta crops affected by massive hail storm
Single-day weather event results in 500-plus insurance claims for damaged crops
Louis Dreyfus buys oilseed assets from Bunge in Poland and Hungary
Louis Dreyfus Company has acquired grains and oilseeds processing, storage and trading activities in Hungary and Poland from rival agricultural commodity merchant Bunge Global, fulfilling conditions Bunge needed to meet to get approval of its merger with Viterra.
Canada’s plant hardiness zones receive update
Backyard orchids still not possible, but gardeners can now experiment with a wide range of new varieties
The latest update to Canada’s plant hardiness zones and plant hardiness maps was released this summer.
Alberta farm lives up to corn capital reputation
Adding sweet corn to his crop rotation 20 years ago turned out to be a tasty decision for this vegetable grower
Farm to Table Tour highlighting to consumers where their food comes from features Molnar Farms which grows a large variety of market fruits and vegetables including corn, with Taber being known as the Corn Capital of Canada.
Saskatchewan agriculture sector receives federal funding
Funds through PrairiesCan will assist in the continued growth of the province’s ag research and manufacturing
PrairiesCan funding will assist in the continued growth of Saskatchewan’s ag research and manufacturing sectors.
Manitoba horticulture hits the books
The 2025 Horticulture School in Brandon covered tools to extend Manitoba’s vegetable and fruit growing season, horticulture crop agronomy and new research like peat sustainability
The 2025 Horticulture School in Brandon covered tools to extend Manitoba’s vegetable and fruit growing season, horticulture crop agronomy and new research like peat sustainability
China’s grain imports have slumped big-time
China’s own wheat and corn production hit record levels in 2023-24
China purchased just over 20 million tonnes of wheat, corn, barley and sorghum last year, that is well below the 60 million tonnes purchased in 2021-22.
Prominent rural Saskatchewan leader dies
Sinclair Harrison was involved in rural municipal politics and agricultural organizations for 50 years
Sinclair Harrison was the reeve of the RM of Moosomin for 31 years and SARM president from 1994 to 2002.
Farm cash receipts rise in first half of 2025 on livestock gains
Crop receipts roughly level, direct payments fall on reduced crop insurance
Farm cash receipts in the first half of the year were up 3.3 per cent over the same period last year buoyed by livestock receipts. Overall receipts between January and June totalled $49.6 billion, up $1.6 billion from the same period last year, Statistics Canada reported.
Alberta cattle loan guarantee program gets 50 per cent increase
Three-year span has seen FALGP limit increase 125 per cent to address volatile international markets for Alberta’s world-renown beef
Alberta government comes to aid of beef industry with 50 per cent increase to loan guarantee program to help producers.
