Senator Rob Black says committee will seek more details on government’s response to Critical Ground in the new year
REGINA — The senator who led the Canadian soils study says farmers have to hold the government’s feet to the fire if they want the recommendations implemented. Rob Black told a recent Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan meeting that the Senate’s agriculture committee was “less than happy” with some of the government’s response, which offered […] Read moreNews
Farm revenues and profits were strong in 2023
WINNIPEG — It seems like a long time ago, but 2023 was a great year for Canadian farmers. Statistics Canada data on farm operating revenues and expenses released Dec. 6 shows that total operating revenues were $117 billion in 2023, up from $108 billion in 2022 and $97 billion in 2021. Breaking that down by […] Read more
Chinese buyers slash Canadian canola imports
Fears over looming imposition of an anti-dumping duty are expected to significantly reduce December shipments
SINGAPORE/BEIJING, (Reuters) — Chinese importers are scaling back purchases of Canadian canola with shipments from December likely to plunge as most buyers appear reluctant to sign new deals for fear that Beijing could impose retaliatory anti-dumping duties. The canola trade between the two countries is worth about US$2 billion a year, but lower imports by […] Read more
Climate change worries Canadian farmers: poll
WINNIPEG — A poll released Dec. 11 suggests that Canadian farmers worry more about the impacts of climate change than they do about input costs and market prices for canola, corn, wheat and cattle. The poll of 858 producers from coast to coast determined that farmers rank climate change as their No. 1 concern. “When […] Read more
VIDEO: The dollars and sense of on-farm fertilizer
SPERLING, Man. — The retail price of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer was about $1,100 per ton this summer in Western Canada. That number comes from Curtis Hiebert, who farms near Sperling, Man. Hiebert now has a green ammonia production system on his farm, which has a capacity of 100 tons of ammonia per year. Related stories: […] Read more
VIDEO: Green ammonia moves closer to reality on Man. farm
Company builds an on-farm plant that will allow the farmer to produce 25 per cent of his green ammonia requirements and gain control over of what can be volatile prices for the fertilizer
SPERLING, Man. — Twenty farmers, agronomists and academics recently gathered on a farmyard near Sperling, Man., to look at six or seven shipping containers that house a unique technology. The equipment can convert electricity into anhydrous ammonia, allowing farmers to produce their own nitrogen fertilizer. Ian Clifford, co-founder of FuelPositive, the Canadian company that developed […] Read more
Shippers dispute report that claims low grain freight rates
Saskatchewan farmers are told that a study claiming Canadian freight rates are among the lowest in the world is wrong
REGINA — A 2023 report claiming Canada has among the lowest rail freight rates in the world is inaccurate and misleading, said a lawyer who worked on a counter report. The Railway Association of Canada has relied on the first report to tout low rates. Chief executive officer Marc Brazeau again told the standing agriculture […] Read more
VIDEO: Is green ammonia the new diesel?
SPERLING, Man. — The data is clear: diesel is hard to beat. Using any metric — cost per litre, energy by weight or energy by volume — diesel is a superior fuel to alternatives like hydrogen or ammonia. “Diesel is an absolutely amazing energy carrier,” said David Layzell, a University of Calgary professor and energy […] Read more
AG Notes
Angus youth forum reps named Eight Canadian Angus youth have been selected to represent Canada in May 2025 at the World Angus Forum Youth Competition. One team will be captained by Sarah MacDonald and includes Garrett Liebreich, Keely Adams, and Lainie Muir. The second team will be captained by Hillary Sauder and includes Julie Sharp, […] Read more
Grain Growers of Canada elects new executive
Glacier FarmMedia – Alberta Grains chair Tara Sawyer has been elected chair of the Sawyer, a farmer from Acme, Alberta, is the first woman to hold the role, GGC said. “Her dedication to advocating for farmers and her deep understanding of association governance will help guide the organization as it continues to address the challenges […] Read more
