A company proposes building a 2,570-kilometre rail network that would connect Alberta with ocean ports in Alaska
A proposed railway linking Alberta to deep water ports in Alaska will be “massive for farmers in Western Canada,” says the chair of a provincial task force studying such projects. “This literally is a game changer for the nation for the next hundred years,” says Alberta MLA Shane Getson. Potential benefits for farmers range from […] Read moreNews — page 801
Alta. foodgrains project marks quarter century
A record number of combines bring in the crop for the Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project near Blackfalds, Alta.
BLACKFALDS, Alta. — The early November harvest of 120 acres of canola marks a quarter century that the Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project has supported the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. While the COVID-19 pandemic halted the local organization’s 25th anniversary celebrations, it didn’t stop the important work done by Lacombe County farmers. In fact the 2020 […] Read more
FBN buys canola breeders
There’s a new player in the canola game. Farmers Business Network has made its first foray into the Canadian canola seed business by acquiring two small breeding companies. The online crop input retailer and farm data provider has purchased Winnipeg research and development firm Haplotech, as well as the Canadian canola breeding program of Cibus. […] Read more
New U.S. container facility expected to benefit Canada
Ray-Mont Logistics’ new transloading facility in Seattle joins three it operates in Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Montreal
Ray-Mont Logistics is opening a new transloading facility in the United States that should improve Canadian container traffic on the West Coast, says a company official. The facility is set to begin operations on Harbour Island in the Port of Seattle on Nov. 11. “There is a lot of U.S. traffic currently right now that […] Read moreSask. cabinet shuffled; Marit still ag minister
David Marit remains Saskatchewan agriculture minister after Premier Scott Moe announced his new cabinet Nov. 9. Donna Harpauer retains her finance portfolio and is now deputy premier. Also keeping their portfolios are Christine Tell in corrections, Jeremy Harrison in trade and export development, and Bronwyn Eyre in energy and resources. Nine MLAs with new duties […] Read more
Nitrous oxide incentives required
During the 2020 Soils and Crops workshop in Saskatoon last winter, Richard Farrell of the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources presented a study on slow and controlled released nitrogen products on the Prairies. Researchers from the University of Manitoba, Agriculture Canada and the University of Alberta also worked on the study that […] Read more
Election will affect U.S. farms
A certainty of any election is how pundits chew over the politics of losing rather than discuss the policy implications of winning. That is especially so for United States farm policy after the muddled results of its recent general election. The Democrats hold a weak majority in the House of Representatives despite the stern whipping […] Read more
Farmland trust gains support
A Rural Municipalities of Alberta resolution passed this fall may help push development of the Alberta Farmland Trust. The trust is an effort to establish a way for productive farmland to be preserved in perpetuity, in much the same way as ecologically sensitive land is preserved through conservation easements and ecological gifts. The RMA on […] Read more
Agriculture committee finalizes BRM advice
Report to Bibeau ahead of ag ministers meetings later this month to include recommendations on changing AgriStability
Members of the House of Commons agriculture committee are finalizing recommendations for business risk management programs ahead of federal-provincial-territorial meetings. Conservative agriculture critic Lianne Rood says a report will be sent to Minister of Agriculture Marie Claude Bibeau ahead of meetings with provincial ministers, scheduled to take place later this month. The report stems from […] Read moreAg Notes
4-H Ontario winners announced 4-H Ontario announced the provincial winners of the 2020 Go For The Gold competition held in October. This year’s event was completely virtual including the provincial, regional and local levels with 295 members participating. 4-H hosted all the games using the Kahoot gaming platform, and members answered questions consisting of multiple […] Read more
