Most river and creek water levels in southern Alberta have peaked or will do so in the next 24 hours as the overall high water situation improves. The Alberta Emergency Management Agency reports that 400 to 500 people remain out of their homes due to flooding. Most of those are on the Blood Reserve, where […] Read more
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Flooding about to peak in most of southern Alta.
Saskatchewan crop report issued for June 10-16
Saskatchewan SOUTH Little seeding or spraying progress was made because of cool, wet conditions. Some fields will go unseeded, but some producers hope to seed greenfeed crops. Haying operations should soon begin. The Bengough area recorded the highest amount of rainfall with 60 mm. Topsoil moisture conditions for cropland, hayland and pastures average […] Read more
Browarny, Froebe, Hepworth join Ag Hall of Fame
Walt Browarny, Charles Froebe and Lorne Hepworth have been inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Based in Calgary, Browarny was an international livestock photographer who changed the way animals were posed and presented. Born in 1935, he died in August 2011 and left a legacy of more than two million images of cattle […] Read more
Police shoot wounded beaver in Sask. town
A man has been charged after a wounded beaver was found walking on Main Street in Watrous, Sask., June 18. After responding to a complaint, Watrous RCMP found the animal suffering from multiple and serious injuries. An officer used his service revolver to euthanize the suffering beaver. Further investigation found that an adult male had […] Read more
Rains flood Alberta
Partial sun across much of the south has given a brighter outlook to the flooding situation in Alberta. However, some river and creek levels continue to rise and flood warnings remain in effect for the South Saskatchewan River, Willow Creek downstream of Chain Lakes, Waterton Lake, and the Waterton and Belly rivers. Hardest hit now […] Read more
Shuttered North Dakota canola crusher to reopen
WINNIPEG — A long defunct oilseed crushing plant in North Dakota is set to reopen, with plans to begin processing canola in time for this year’s harvest. The Northwood plant is situated 45 kilometres southwest of Grand Forks and 145 km south of the Canadian border. It originally opened in 2007 as a soybean crusher […] Read more
Rain ends but southern Alberta still flooding
Partial sun across much of the south has given a brighter outlook to the flooding situation in Alberta. However, some river and creek levels continue to rise and flood warnings remain in effect for the South Saskatchewan River, Willow Creek downstream of Chain Lakes, Waterton Lake, and the Waterton and Belly rivers. Hardest hit […] Read more
Chinese think-tank revises down corn demand forecast
BEIJING (Reuters) — China’s corn consumption in the year ending September is likely to grow two percent from the previous year, according to an official think-tank, revised down from an earlier estimate due to lower-than-expected growth in animal feed demand. China National Grain and Oils Information Centre has reduced its forecast for the country’s corn […] Read more
Feedlot owner donates $5 million to college
Lethbridge bureau Southern Alberta feedlot owner and cattle producer Cor Van Raay has donated $5 million to Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge to establish an agribusiness program. The gift was announced June 19 in Lethbridge. Van Raay said in a news release that the donation is designed to help position southern Alberta as […] Read more
Valour flaxseed dropped
By Brian Cross Saskatoon newsroom The Canadian Grain Commission has issued a notice to Canadian flax producers, reminding them that the registration for flaxseed variety CDC Valour will be cancelled at the beginning of the 2015-16 crop year. Effective Aug. 1, 2015, deliveries of CDC Valour will only be eligible for grading as No. 3 […] Read more
