Six days of Agribition came to a close on Saturday, November 25th, with the annual Beef Supreme event and the final night of the Maple Leaf Finals Rodeo. Kim Hextall, president of Agribition, said they have been hearing many positive things from attendees and the international guests who flew out for Agribition. “People have visited […] Read more
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Police seek help in bison investigation
CALGARY – The RCMP are asking for public assistance after receiving a complaint of a bison bull that had been shot, killed and mutilated in northern Saskatchewan. The animal was found in a pasture in the Rural Municipality of Medstead, which is northeast of North Battleford, said a statement by the RCMP. The complaint was […] Read more
Feed barley short but prices still fall
Feed barley prices have been drifting lower despite limited supplies of the crop. Agriculture Canada estimated total supply for 2023-24 at 8.75 million tonnes, down 17 percent from the previous year. Yet prices have tumbled by about $100 per tonne since the start of the calendar year. “There are a number of factors which have […] Read more
VIDEO: Lonesome Dove named Gelbvieh Breeder of the Year at Agribition
Lonesome Dove Ranch was named the 2023 Purebred Gelbvieh Breeder of the Year at Canadian Western Agribition on Nov. 23. Canadian Cattlemen field editor Melissa Jeffers-Bezan caught up with the winners, Tara and Ross Davidson of Ponteix, Sask., to talk about how it feels to be selected by their fellow seedstock producers and why they […] Read more
Trade panel rejects U.S. dairy complaint
UPDATED: November 24, 2023 – 1435 CST – to include comment from the Dairy Farmers of Canada’s David Wiens. OTTAWA (Reuters) — A trade dispute settlement panel set up under a major North American free trade agreement has rejected a U.S. complaint that Canada is improperly limiting access to its dairy market, an official report […] Read more
Canadian peas hold their own despite Russian sales
Trade data confirms what analysts had been forecasting: China is buying a lot of Russian peas. The country imported 427,600 tonnes of Russian product during the first four months of the 2023-24 crop year (July to October). That is just slightly less than the 465,940 tonnes bought from Canada. Russia is swiftly moving into a […] Read more
Shows continue on Day 4 of Agribition
REGINA — Purebred cattle shows continued at Canadian Western Agribition Thursday with the large Black and Red Angus and Limousin events. Topping the Black Angus show on the female side was Blairswest Erica 77J, with calf at side, exhibited by Rainbow Red Angus from Cherhill, Alta. The reserve was Greenwood Beauty JJP 58H, with calf […] Read more
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Brazil muscles its way into global wheat market
SASKATOON — Canadian wheat exporters are facing a new competitor in their second biggest market. “The rapid emergence of Brazil as an exporter in Indonesia and other foreign markets has been remarkable,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its recent Grain: World Markets and Trade report. Indonesia bought 2.14 million tonnes of bulk wheat […] Read more
Research makes case for SuperU
Farmers have balked at cost of enhanced efficiency fertilizer, but reduced applications shown to work
David Rourke is committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions from crop production. So much so, he’s working on a PhD thesis at the University of Manitoba, focusing on how Canadian grain farmers can help with the climate crisis. Nonetheless, Rourke doesn’t use enhanced efficiency fertilizers on his farm near Minto, Man. There’s a reason for […] Read more
U.S. farm program funding extended
REUTERS — The stopgap funding bill to keep the U.S. government open, signed by U.S. President Joe Biden on Nov. 16, includes funding through next September for farm programs and food assistance, but only a few months of funds for a key nutrition program for low-income mothers and their young children. The spending bill passed […] Read more
