BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) — Last year was the planet’s hottest on record by a substantial margin and likely the world’s warmest in the last 100,000 years, said the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Scientists had widely expected the milestone, after climate records were repeatedly broken. Since June, every month has been the world’s hottest […] Read more
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Global food supplies expected to remain tight
Dry weather and export curbs continue to pressure supply but larger South American production should provide relief
REUTERS — High food prices in recent years have prompted farmers worldwide to plant more cereals and oilseeds, but consumers are set to face tighter supplies well into 2024 amid adverse El Nino weather, export restrictions and higher biofuel mandates. Global wheat, corn and soybean prices are headed for losses in 2023 amid easing Black […] Read more
Canola-flax merger gets final approval
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan’s canola and flax growers have voted to approve the amalgamation of their two grower groups. Resolutions were passed at both the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission (SaskCanola) and Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission (SaskFlax) annual general meetings. “The collaborative efforts are expected to streamline operations, enhance research initiatives and provide a more cohesive voice […] Read more
New crop of inductees joins Sask. ag hall of fame
Six men will be formally inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Saskatoon April 13
SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame will induct six people later this spring. Reed Andrew, president of the organization, said the new inductees each made significant and distinguished contributions to the welfare and improvement of Saskatchewan agriculture. They are Abdul Jalil, Brian Olsen, Bruce Coulman, Grant Carlson, Les Johnston and Stewart Stone. Abdul […] Read more
Company says resolution of oats contracts still possible
Farmers pursue legal action after Purely Canada Foods voided gluten-free oat contracts last year due to equipment failure
REGINA — The company that cancelled gluten-free oats contracts last year said it was surprised by an article stating that farmers are pursuing further court action. Purely Canada Foods chief executive officer Tyler West said in an email last week that nothing had changed in terms of court filings or processes. “We completed mediation and […] Read more
Man. livestock show says no to straw bedding
The high cost of managing the material is given as reason for banning it from this year’s Manitoba Royal Winter Fair
Anyone who beds animals at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair this year won’t be doing it with straw. The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, which holds the major agro-tourism event in Brandon each year, says straw animal bedding will no longer be used at its events due to the cost of dealing with the used material. […] Read more
Industry leads efforts to fight wild pigs in Man.
HOLLAND, Man. — Manitoba’s wild pig-busters have moved fast to find, trap and destroy the monsters since they got set up a couple of years ago. They aim to entirely eliminate the invasive beast in just a few years. Related story: Man. wild pig control requires different strategy “It’ll probably take most of a decade,” […] Read more
Review requested for how canola council is funded
SASKATOON — A farmer who helped establish the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission wants the organization to review its funding of the Canola Council of Canada. Zenneth Faye, who was also a founding member of Milligan Biotech, Canada’s first commercial biodiesel plant, asked the board of SaskCanola to examine the value that the council delivers to […] Read more
VIDEO: Alberta ag minister urges water conservation
The province establishes a drought command team to work on an emergency plan amidst the continuing drought threat
MEDICINE HAT — Alberta weather has faced dramatic swings recently, from record high temperatures in December to lows in January not seen in decades, but the threat of a devastating drought continues along the same trajectory. Snowpack reporting stations along Alberta’s Eastern Slopes and from the headwaters of rivers that flow into the province from […] Read more
Wheat growers question HVK
WINNIPEG — Wheat growers in Saskatchewan want to know why hard vitreous kernels are still used as a grading factor for Hard Red Spring Wheat. If it doesn’t serve a purpose except for unnecessary downgrades at the elevator, some producers say, then the industry should get rid of it. “HVK has been around as a […] Read more
