Off-highway vehicles are temporarily banned from southern Alberta’s forest areas because of high fire risk. The Alberta government announced the ban today. It is the latest fire prevention measure imposed by the government, which has also prohibited open fires and campfires in campgrounds and suspended all fire permits in an area south of the Red […] Read more
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Fire risk keeps off-highway vehicles out of Alta. forests
Grain bins vandalized
Indian Head RCMP are investigating after two empty steel grain bins were reported damaged July 30 southeast of Indian Head, Sask. The bins’ owner suspects the damage was done in late June. Police say the bins were empty at the time they were damaged, and they believe the vehicle used to damage them was a […] Read more
Alberta conditions fall but provincial yield outlook average
Saskatoon newsroom Alberta crop condition ratings declined a further four points this week to 60 percent good-excellent, compared to the five-year average of 74 percent, the Alberta Agriculture crop report said July 28. Hot, dry weather continues to cover the south region and is now affecting significant portions of the east half of the central […] Read more
Cattle futures sag on cash prices, Japan news
By Theopolis WatersCHICAGO, July 28 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled lower on Friday, weighed by weaker cash prices and word that Japan plans to hike tariffs on U.S. frozen beef, said traders. Japan will raise tariffs from August on imports of frozen beef from the United States and Canada to protect domestic […] Read more
Japan hikes tariffs on beef, troubles trade relations
By Reuters and Western Producer Staff Japan hiked tariffs on frozen beef imports from Canada, the United States and other counties on Friday. The tariff rises to 50 percent from 38.5 percent, until next March, Japan’s Ministry of Finance said. The tariff hike is a “safeguard” mechanism to protect domestic farmers, Japan’s ministry said. It […] Read more
Weekly market wrap – prices rise as weather stress continues
Crop futures rose Friday amid dry weather in large parts of Canada and the U.S. growing regions and hot conditions in the Prairies. November canola closed up $6.50 at $510.30. Compared to the previous Friday, November canola was up $5.50 per tonne, not bad considering that the loonie rose about three-quarters of a cent over […] Read more
US courts: Farmers over EPA-more biofuels
By Emily Flitter and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. government may have to require more biofuels to be blended into the country’s fuel supply after a court ruled on Friday that the mandates must be reconsidered, a decision that boosted renewable fuel credits to seven-month highs on financial markets. The […] Read more
Powerful lightening kills 10 PEI cattle
Saskatoon newsroom A Prince Edward Island farmer’s cattle herd was hit by lightening so powerful it killed 10 and knocked several over a fence, The Canadian Press reports. Six cows and four calves died on the Blair Henry farm, the CP reports. The violent storm went through his farm at Vernon Bridge last weekend and […] Read more
German wheat latest to be downgraded by rain
PARIS-HAMBURG, July 28 (Reuters) – The risk of quality damage in this summer’s German wheat harvest is increasing as rain soaks crops waiting to be cut, denting the European Union’s export prospects after France’s better-than-expected harvest results. Germany is still expected to harvest a large volume of wheat, supporting an anticipated rise in EU wheat […] Read more
Canada to modernize Statistics Canada, look at new data collection
By Leah Schnurr OTTAWA, July 28 (Reuters) – The Canadian government on Friday will outline plans to modernize its main statistical agency, including identifying new ways of collecting data and making it easier for people and businesses to find and use the information. In a speech to be delivered to business leaders at an Environics […] Read more
