University of Manitoba academic says fatigue management should never have been on the rail dispute bargaining table
Glacier FarmMedia – A University of Manitoba labour law professor says employee fatigue management should be the government’s purview, not an issue dealt with in labour negotiations. Scheduling and fatigue management were among the major sticking points in the recent conflict between Canada’s railways and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, the union representing the two […] Read moreNews
Ukraine’s harvest estimate bigger than expected
War-torn country's farmers are now expected to produce 19.8 million tonnes of wheat and 4.95 million tonnes of barley
SASKATOON — Ukraine’s wheat and barley production is bigger than earlier anticipated. In July, the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) issued a forecast calling for 71.8 million tonnes of total grain, oilseed and pulse production in 2024-25. Related stories: That would be a huge drop from the 82.8 million tonnes harvested last year. That forecast included […] Read more
Canola crush productivity doubles in 20 years
Farm Credit Canada report on food manufacturing finds grain and oilseed milling productivity grew by 107.4 per cent
WINNIPEG — When compared to other parts of Canada’s food industry, oilseed crushing is a superstar. From 2003-23, the productivity growth in grain and oilseed milling was 107.4 per cent. In comparison, productivity growth in Canada’s dairy processing industry during the same period was only six per cent. Those figures come from a Farm Credit […] Read more
Illegal Brazilian soybeans sold on global markets
Multinational companies indirectly buy crop grown on illegally leased tribal lands as issue causes division and conflict
PASSO FUNDO, Brazil (Reuters) — Farm co-operatives in Brazil that supply some of the world’s biggest multinational agricultural firms are buying soybeans grown illegally on Indigenous reservations in the country, according to tribal leaders and court records. This comes despite the companies’ public pledges to respect the land rights and resources of Indigenous peoples. The […] Read more
Saskatchewan hit hardest by late August hail
A storm that hit Aug. 21 is expected to account for nearly two-thirds of all August hail claims made in the province
Prairie harvest was partially performed by Mother Nature’s combine this fall when hailstorms hit various regions. The Canadian Crop Hail Association reported Sept. 6 that more than one million acres were damaged by hail and strong winds between Aug. 19 and 25. Damaging storms also occurred from Aug. 12 to 18, resulting in 1,340 claims, […] Read more
Producers advised against fighting with trolls online
This is part of a series of stories that reporter Ed White will file this summer about the different approaches that can be taken when advocating for agriculture. Fighting trolls might look cool in fantasy movies or when you’re playing Dungeons and Dragons, but it doesn’t achieve much in the real world. If you’re trying […] Read more
Sask. company pitches decarbonized fertilizer
Post-production carbon capture will remove carbon dioxide and send it deep underground: company
Corporate backers of a planned fertilizer plant in Saskatchewan say they will one day sell fertilizer with lower greenhouse gas output than is usually associated with synthetic fertilizer production. The plant, to be built in Belle Plaine in central Saskatchewan, is the brain child of Saskatoon’s Genesis Fertilizers and CARBONCO, a South Korea-based Total Solution […] Read more
Southern U.S. Plains hope for canola comeback
Plans to retrofit an oilseed plant in Kansas to crush both soybeans and canola raise optimism for the winter crop
WINNIPEG — The resurrection of canola in Oklahoma and Kansas may begin this fall. Farmers in America’s southern Plains are once again thinking about canola because a major player is retrofitting an oilseed plant in Kansas to crush both soybeans and canola. Scoular, an agribusiness with headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, and annual revenues of about […] Read more
U.S. finds non-animal exposure bird flu
Glacier FarmMedia – Missouri’s department of health and senior services says a person hospitalized with bird flu was the first human case detected in the United States without known animal exposure. The person, who also had underlying medical conditions, was sent to hospital on Aug. 22 and later tested positive with the H5 avian influenza […] Read more
Italian contingent visits Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Glacier FarmMedia – A group of Italian delegates, representatives and business leaders gathered at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show as part of its Italy Agtech Roadshow that’s visiting locations in Ontario and Quebec. The group aims to raise awareness for Italian technologies and businesses in order to look for opportunities to help promote them in Canada. […] Read more
