REUTERS — Recent hostilities in the Red Sea have alarmed global shippers of vital goods but it is not the only issue faced by big carriers as 2024 begins. Giants like Maersk say the industry, which handles 90 percent of global trade, faces the possibility of significant disruptions, from ongoing wars to droughts affecting key […] Read more
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Water grants now available
The Land Stewardship Centre has opened applications for its 2024 Watershed Stewardship Grant. Applications can be made online here. The deadline is Feb. 16. The grant is available to organizations in Alberta that are planning a water project, including stewardship and synergy groups, naturalist organizations, First Nations and Métis communities, recreational and community associations and […] Read more
2023 warmest year on record globally
The 2023 global weather summary done by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which is part of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, found that last year was the warmest calendar year in global temperature data records going back to 1850. The year had a global average temperature of 14.98 C, 0.17 C higher […] Read more
Grain movement ‘humming along’ this winter
SASKATOON — Canada is dodging much of the grain shipping turmoil other exporters are facing, says Canada’s grain monitor. Total exports are about where they should be for this time of the year, said Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp. “A large part of it has to do with the great weather we had before […] Read more
Canola recovery still possible
SASKATOON — Canada can still recover from its slow start to the 2023-24 canola export campaign, says an analyst. Exports are running about one million tonnes behind the pace needed to meet Agriculture Canada’s target of 7.7 million tonnes, said Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research. Sales to China have been particularly lacklustre. However, […] Read more
Share concerns, build relationships with MPs, lobbyist says
Speak with your local MP on a regular basis and don’t be afraid to share your concerns with them regardless of their political affiliation, a long-time lobbyist told farmers. “Meet with your member of Parliament annually. That’s how you inform politicians. That’s where you can gain some real momentum and leverage. It only takes one […] Read more
Reid out at REAL; Regina farm show still a go
REGINA — The interim board chair at Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. said all planned shows and events will go ahead after chief executive officer Tim Reid was fired earlier this month. That includes Canada’s Farm Show. “I would like to reassure every event holder, every person that’s planning on coming to an event, that our […] Read more
Alta. braces for another bad fire season
MEDICINE HAT — The potential for a return of wildfires in the Peace Country continue to grow as dry conditions in Alberta’s northwestern quarter aren’t anticipated to improve without significant precipitation. The fires that hit the region started early and spread fast in May 2023 following a dry winter, causing dozens of communities to evacuate […] Read more
Report gives beef sustainability high marks
CALGARY – A report tracking the Canadian beef industry’s progress on sustainability says the sector has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent for each kilogram of boneless and consumed beef between 2014 and 2021. The second National Beef and Sustainability and Assessment and Strategy Report was released today by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable […] Read more
Large supply likely to pressure mustard prices
A second big harvest in a row created a large carryout from the 2023-24 crop, while export program has been lackluster
SASKATOON — Chuck Penner does not think yellow and oriental mustard will experience their usual spring rallies this year. The best-case scenario would be flat prices, but they could easily “leak lower” like brown mustard prices tend to do starting in January. The early outlook for 2024-25 is not good either because of what he […] Read more
