Manufacturers of sustainable aviation fuel say the increase in light duty electric vehicles has created an ethanol surplus
SASKATOON — Sustainable aviation fuel manufacturers say they won’t be compromising food supplies despite consuming large volumes of agricultural products. The U.S. government has established goals of scaling up SAF production to three billion gallons by 2030 and 35 billion gallons by 2050. Related stories: Most of that fuel is expected to be made using […] Read moreNews
French Senate rejects Canada-EU trade deal
PARIS, France (Reuters) — A large majority of French senators have voted against the ratification of a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada in a closely watched ballot after farmers slammed liberal trade policies in weeks of protests. A majority of 211 senators opposed the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade […] Read more
B.C. farmers wait for lessons learned from flood
Farmers in the British Columbia area hit hard by flooding in late 2021 are still waiting to learn how another such flood will be prevented. The flood happened after southern B.C. and northern Washington State were deluged by 154 millimetres of rainfall in 24 hours on Nov. 14, 2021. Rivers overflowed and eventually broke dikes […] Read more
Manitoba’s wild pig initiative sees expansion
Glacier FarmMedia – Manitoba’s Squeal on Pigs campaign has gained traction every year, and 2023 was no exception. The past year brought program expansion, according to a recent update summarizing the initiative’s activities. Last summer, Squeal on Pigs Manitoba got a windfall from the federal government, linked to African swine fever prevention. Wild pigs are […] Read more
‘Beef rice’ seen as potential protein source for the future
Scientists say using rice grain particles as the base for cultivating animal muscle and fat cells is safer than soy or nuts
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean researchers have grown beef cells in rice grains in what they say is a major step toward achieving a sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly source of protein that could replace farmed cattle for meat. Professor Jinkee Hong of Yonsei University in Seoul, who led the research published in […] Read more
UN sounds ‘red alert’ as global heat records set
The World Meteorological Organization expects more records to be broken this year due to the El Nino weather pattern
GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) — Every major global climate record was broken last year and 2024 could be worse, the World Meteorological Organization said, with its chief voicing particular concern about ocean heat and shrinking sea ice. The United Nations weather agency said in its annual State of the Global Climate report that average temperatures hit […] Read more
Beef farmers focus of Spanish wildfire debate
OVIEDO, Spain (Reuters) — Farmers across Europe have jammed roads, burned tires and dumped manure in protest at a host of pressures threatening their livelihoods and way of life. In the province of Asturias, Spain, authorities are preparing for worse. Last spring, in an unprecedented conflagration there, nearly 300 wildfires leapt across motorways, forcing the […] Read more
EU nations demand farmer aid
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) — European Union country leaders will urge the EU to work quickly on more measures to support farmers in response to months of protests by angry agriculture workers, draft conclusions for an EU leaders’ summit showed. The EU has already watered down some environmental policies in response to the sometimes violent protests, […] Read more
Indian farm protesters want more gov’t support
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) — Thousands of Indian farmers gathered in New Delhi earlier this month to demand higher guaranteed prices for crops, intensifying a campaign launched a month ago. Here is a look at the controversy. Thousands of farmers from the northern state of Punjab launched a “Delhi Chalo” (Let’s go to Delhi) march […] Read more
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Canadian Agricultural Safety Association offers grain entrapment training for farmers and firefighters
It was too close for comfort. On Feb. 9, a battalion of east-central Alberta firefighters rescued a man trapped up to his chest in a grain bin. It’s unknown whether anyone on that rescue team had taken the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s grain bin rescue training, but the incident showed emergency responders can manage this […] Read more
