Changes are happening at Animal Health Canada, which announced updates, including work on training and response programs and additions to its Emergency Management division staff. Erica Charlton, director of the division, delivered updates at the recent AHC forum in Ottawa. Charlton mentioned a new depopulation training project that is underway in partnership with ACER consulting. […] Read more
Livestock health emergencies require service evolution
What does winter hold in store for the Prairies?
Looking back at October’s weather across the Prairies, we see it was yet another warm but dry month throughout much of the region. The data shows the eastern Prairies was the warmest region, except for Calgary. Winnipeg earned top spot for both the warmest mean temperature and warmest difference from average. As we move westward, […] Read more
Canola crushing doubles productivity
WINNIPEG — When compared to other parts of Canada’s food industry, oilseed crushing is a superstar. From 2003-23, the productivity growth in grain and oilseed milling was 107.4 per cent.In comparison, productivity growth in Canada’s dairy processing industry during the same period was only six per cent. Those figures come from a Farm Credit Canada […] Read more
Canola flies into soybean headwinds
A large soybean crop in the United States and sluggish exports have not allowed the canola market to make a move SASKATOON — The soybean market is wrestling with a couple of bearish factors that are preventing the oilseed from rallying, says an analyst, and that is weighing down a canola market desperately attempting to […] Read more
Rail union launches court challenge to back-to-work order
OTTAWA — The union representing workers at Canada’s two main rail companies said today it had filed four court challenges against a ruling by the country’s industrial labour board that forced them back to work. The board on Saturday accepted a request from the government to order more than 9,000 Teamsters members back to work […] Read more
The looming rail strike: How did we get here?
Glacier FarmMedia – The labour dispute between Canada’s railways and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) reached a critical juncture on August 9. The Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ruled that rail service was not considered an essential service based on the Labour Code’s definition. Following the ruling, both railways issued statements threatening to lock […] Read more
A third of agricultural jobs could be automated in next decade, report says
Glacier FarmMedia – One third of agricultural jobs could be automated in the next decade according to a recent report from the Conference Board of Canada. “While these technologies [automation, data analytics, etc.] hold the potential to optimize production and enable data-driven decision-making,” the report said, “their adoption has led to increased demand for workers […] Read more
CGC pulls grain dealer’s licence after payment complaints
LSM Commodities operates elevators in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and buys grain from producers across the Prairies
WINNIPEG — Kelly Arthurs has never had a problem with non-payment for a grain delivery — until this spring. On May 10, two semi-trucks came to Arthurs’ farm in west-central Saskatchewan and loaded up with red lentils. Arthurs waited weeks for payment from LSM Commodities, a Saskatoon grain dealer, but the cheque never arrived. “Twice […] Read more
Study looks for ways to tackle volunteer canola
A researcher from the University of Manitoba says harvest loss and herbicide options underpin management efforts
Research from the University of Manitoba aims to get a better handle on the problem of volunteer canola in soybeans. It begins with preventing canola from escaping the back of the combine the year before. There’s already been a lot of work on volunteer canola issues and canola harvest loss. Rob Gulden, U of M […] Read moreUrea prices expected to increase in Canada
Reduced supply from Egypt and China and increased demand in the U.S. and Brazil change market dynamics this summer
WINNIPEG — The June and July period is normally a quiet time in the global market for urea. In most years, North American farmers are done buying for the growing season and Brazilian buyers usually wait until September to make urea purchases for the safrinha corn crop. However, it wasn’t a quiet time this year. […] Read more
