Steel storage containers that can be moved in sections and easily assembled offer a quick solution for farmers who need extra storage space. Safeco containers resemble shipping containers when assembled but fold down to 12 inch flat-packs that can be easily transported and moved. “I can walk them through something as small as a man […] Read more
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Old canola may have clubroot fighting powers
Research suggests that some resistance genes for the disease failed to transfer to new varieties during breeding
In an effort to improve clubroot resistance, new research suggests breeders tap into an old cultivar with fighting powers many commercial canola crops are likely without. The cultivar, called ECD 04, contains clubroot-resistant genes likely lost when breeders created new canola varieties, suggests research from Alberta Agriculture. They found that when breeders used ECD 04 […] Read more
Beekeepers frustrated by temporary foreign worker audits
Without temporary foreign workers Canada’s honey production would probably be cut in half. Beekeepers depend on seasonal workers from Mexico, the Philippines and other nations because many Canadians don’t want to work at an apiary, likely located in a remote and rural area. As a result, beekeepers must retain their foreign employees and take steps […] Read more
Time to end cannabis prohibition: health researcher
Legalizing marijuana in Canada should have happened a long time ago, says a public policy researcher from the University of Calgary. “We know that in the past, Canada’s policy has not reflected how many people use it,” said Rebecca Saah of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary. Her research includes […] Read more
Fertilizer prices likely to fall
WINNIPEG (CNS Canada) — Global demand for fertilizer has kept prices high but that should ease once more capacity comes online, according to an analyst. “Urea prices globally have moved a little higher over the past few months. They’ve been relatively volatile, that’s just kind of a function of some better-than-expected demand,” said Chris Lawson, […] Read more
Land trust called way to attract younger producers
Farm access is one area of research for Hannah Wittman, a professor in the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the University of British Columbia. The research has included farmland access particularly for newer people interested in farming who haven’t grown up on farms. “We’ve also worked for a long time with Farm Folk-City Folk […] Read more
Marijuana in ALR targeted
A petition containing more than 1,400 signatures addressing concerns about marijuana production in British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve has been presented in the B.C. legislature. Green Party MLA and agriculture spokesperson Adam Olsen on March 15 presented the petition created by the group Citizens for Protecting Agricultural Land. “We’re not against marijuana. We’re against growing […] Read more
Organic growers urged to register their fields
DriftWatch helps producers avoid unintended damages caused by spray drift from commercial pesticide applicators
An organization that represents organic farmers in Saskatchewan is encouraging its members to register their fields through an online registry called DriftWatch. SaskOrganics president Garry Johnson said the DriftWatch registry can help organic producers avoid unintended damages caused by spray drift from commercial pesticide applicators. The registry uses an online mapping tool to plot the […] Read moreAPAS calls for railways to pay demurrage when grain is delayed
The president of Saskatchewan’s largest farmer-directed lobby group wants railway companies to cover port demurrage costs that occur when rail service is delayed and deliveries of contracted grain to port fall behind schedule. Todd Lewis, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway should cover financial penalties […] Read more
New gov’t farm programs resemble previous versions
The strategic initiatives offered in Saskatchewan under the next five-year, federal-provincial agricultural agreement look a lot like the programs offered the previous five years. Programs available as of April 1 under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership were announced March 28. The pot of money for the programs is the same at $388 million over the life […] Read more
