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 moreNews
Designing a safe, functional farm workshop
Creating an efficient and safe workshop means considering factors such as air handling, slip hazards, and children’s safety
Anyone who has spent days working in a commercial mechanical shop will almost certainly have used the first aid kit to bandage a cut — or worse. And more than a few have made an occasional trip to the emergency ward. A farm workshop is even more likely to be the scene of an injury. […] Read more
Malaysia to monitor EU’s palm oil biofuel curbs
Country loses WTO fight over palm oil’s loss of renewable designation, but EU required to change how policy is enacted
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) — Malaysia says it will closely monitor how the European Union responds to a World Trade Organization ruling that supported the bloc’s stance that biofuel causing deforestation cannot be regarded as renewables but sought changes in how it implemented that decision. A WTO adjudicating panel, in its first ruling related to […] Read more
Tyson set to close pork plant
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — Tyson Foods will permanently close a pork plant in Perry, Iowa, eliminating jobs for about 1,200 workers. The company, which reaped big profits as meat prices soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, has since confronted a decline and slowing demand for some products. Tyson has announced the closures of six U.S. chicken […] Read more
Historian calls Canada mediocre and stagnant
Policy analyst gives a bleak assessment of the country’s world status but holds out hope for change
Canada is a morass of mediocrity and misspent opportunities, historian and policy analyst Ken Coates told the Canadian Crops Convention. In general: “We’re looking at the edge and we’re not doing very well.” On the economy: “We’re going the wrong way.” Compared to similar nations: “There are countries that are passing us by.” On retaining […] Read more
Nutrien donates to new campus
Nutrien has donated $15 million to Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Saskatoon to support the construction of the school’s new Saskatoon campus. To recognize the donation, Sask Polytech has renamed its School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies the Nutrien School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies. Located at Innovation Place adjacent to the University of Saskatchewan, […] Read more
U.S. wants Chinese land under scrutiny
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) — Two U.S. lawmakers are set to introduce legislation to significantly expand government foreign investment reviews of real estate purchases by buyers from China and other foreign countries posing national security concerns. Representative Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, and Republican Blake Moore are proposing to expand the authority of the Committee on Foreign […] Read more
Albedo has big effect on spring warming
Two factors determine spring warming: the natural cooling effect of snow cover and the bright snow reflecting sunlight back into space, also known as albedo. A good portion of the sun’s energy that reaches Earth is simply reflected away, never getting the chance to do any work. On average, over a whole year, the Earth […] Read more
Ag Notes
CGC chief commissioner to step down Doug Chorney will be retiring as chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission effective April 30. He was first appointed assistant chief commissioner in 2017 and became chief commissioner in 2020. His career included a variety of roles for agricultural organizations such as Keystone Agricultural Producers, the Manitoba Agricultural […] Read more
‘Corrective bounce potential’ seen for canola
SASKATOON — Mike Jubinville is sensing that grains and oilseeds markets are slowly transitioning. “I’m willing to go as far as to say I’m no longer bearish on these agricultural markets,” the MarketsFarm analyst said during the company’s The Long and Short on Markets: Spring 2024 Edition webinar. Related stories: “But I think it’s premature […] Read more
