Sugar beet contract negotiations between ASBG and Rogers Sugar still ongoing
May contract talks alarm sugar beet growers
Lack of progress means time is growing short to get a successfull crop into the ground in Southern Alberta
Former Agriculture Minister Charlie Mayer dead at 89
Mayer fought for Canadian wheat nationally and internationally
Charlie Mayer, former Minister of Agriculture and agriculture leader, has died at age 89.
China announces retaliatory tariffs on Canadian canola oil, peas and pork
BEIJING (Reuters) – China announced tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday, retaliating against levies Ottawa introduced in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminium products. The tariffs announced by the commerce ministry, to take effect on March 20, add a new front to a trade war largely driven by U.S. […] Read more
Find your agriculture news during the mail strike
Glacier FarmMedia making digital editions readily available to readers With the arrival of a national mail strike, The Western Producer wants to ensure that our readers continue to have access to the information they want and need. “We are doing everything we can to make sure Canadian farmers can continue to access their agricultural news […] Read more
Trump victory puts spotlight on trade
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, tariffs among policies subject to change under the Republicans OTTAWA — A second term for former U.S. president Donald Trump could mean increased competition and shifting trade priorities for Canadian agriculture, say industry leaders and experts. Trump’s pledges to boost competitiveness and renegotiate the United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA) as well as the […] Read more
Study finds alkaline soil promotes soil fungus
Alberta researchers determine that verticillium stripe is more severe in canola growing regions where pH is 7.4 to 8.6
WINNIPEG — Verticillium stripe is a more common and troublesome disease for canola growers on the eastern half of the Prairies, particularly in Manitoba. Meanwhile, verticillium isn’t a huge issue in Alberta. There may be a simple reason for this geographic variation — soil pH. Researchers at the University of Alberta have learned that Verticillium […] Read moreAlberta farmers nearly ready to wrap up another harvest
Province’s sugar beet crop is the least advanced, but other crops, such as wheat and canola, are almost all in the bin
Harvest operations in Alberta are virtually complete, the province’s most recent crop report said. Combining advanced three points to 99 per cent finished as of Oct. 22 as well as being three points above the five-year average. The province’s south, central and Peace regions wrapped up their harvests, while the northeast and northwest reached 97 […] Read more
Canada’s war brides are the world war’s happy ending
During the first and second world wars, many Canadian servicemen fell in love and married British and European women. These women came to be known as “war brides.” It is estimated that 25,000 Canadian servicemen married British women during the First World War and an estimated 48,000 women married Canadian servicemen during or following the […] Read more
Weather called biggest ‘yield robber’ this year
Too much rain and heat on many parts of the Prairies caught canola at vulnerable stages, reducing yields
The biggest “yield robber” of canola on the Prairies turned out to be the weather, says an authority on the subject. Although periodic heavy rainfall compounded the emergence of diseases and predatory insects, disagreeable weather caused considerable damage all on its own. Both the western and eastern Prairies received extreme weather that weakened canola production […] Read more
Study aims for finishing benchmarks
Feedlot and backgrounding sectors called to participate in a two-part project that looks for insight on finishing practices
If you’re a feedlot or backgrounding operation manager with an hour to spare, a group of Canadian researchers wants your help. The team behind the Canadian Feedlot Benchmark Study says their survey, now under way, will help create a national benchmark database of backgrounding and finishing practices used in herds across Canada. The stated goal […] Read more
