The amount of Canadian oilseed crushed and grain delivered saw slight increases compared to the previous year, according to Statistics Canada. Domestic producers crushed 861,671 tonnes of oilseeds in June, more than the 821,292 crushed in June 2023. The June canola crush was reported to be 776,354 tonnes, with 334,909 used for oil and 447,433 […] Read more
Oilseed crush, grain deliveries up this year
Japan’s low yen boosts Canadian pork exports
Canada’s sales to the Asian country have seen a major jump this year as its currency struggles against the U.S. dollar
WINNIPEG — Thanks to a currency advantage, Canada’s pork exports to Japan have exploded in 2024. In the first five months of the year, Japan imported $625 million worth of pork from Canada. That’s up from $358 million in sales during the same period in 2023, which means exports have jumped 75 per cent in […] Read moreNew U.S. organic rules cause headaches for Canadian exporters
A rule change meant to protect the integrity of organic food in the U.S. is causing headaches for Canadian exporters as it nears its enforcement date. The rule, which implements mandates from the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill, requires National Organic Program (NOP) certificates for all organic imports, and certification of businesses at more points of […] Read more
Agriculture community invited to ‘talk it out’ about mental health via free online platform
Agriculture community invited to ‘talk it out’ about mental health via free online platform Farmers and other folks working in agriculture are invited to ‘talk it out’ about mental health via a free, online support platform from the Do More Agriculture Foundation (Do More Ag). “None of us have to be alone with our thoughts. […] Read more
Man. canola oil researcher enters agricultural hall of fame
Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame says Michael Eskin’s work on canola since its early days was integral to oilseed’s rise
Michael Eskin’s long career as a canola researcher has landed him a spot in the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. “I’ve been very lucky,” he said. “I’m originally from England, and I came to Canada in ’68, to the University of Manitoba. It was being at the right time, at the right place.” Eskin, along […] Read more
Science still not sure how tornadoes form
There are four main theories for how tornadoes are formed: The first two are tied together because they both involve super-cell thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are fuelled by warm, moist air near the surface and colder air aloft. What makes a super-cell thunderstorm different from a regular thunderstorm is the ability for the storm to sustain a […] Read more
Mobile skills lab launches at Ag in Motion
Glacier FarmMedia – Chad Havixbeck remembers the moment he realized the scope of labour challenges the agriculture industry faces. The technical sales representative with PAMI, based in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, was in one of his early university agriculture classes. One of his classmates asked a basic question. “She asked ‘what’s swathing?’ and I thought […] Read more
Energy-free winter livestock waterer showcased at Ag in Motion
Glacier FarmMedia – The mercury is climbing at Ag in Motion near Saskatoon, Sask., but winter is coming. And those bone-chilling temperatures bring all kinds of challenges around watering livestock. For those tired of sick of cutting ice and looking for a lower-cost alternative, Lee Smith has a solution. The Water Box is a livestock […] Read more
New pulse varieties incoming
Glacier FarmMedia – LANGHAM, Sask. — Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ new breeding partner is poised to release its first varieties. Limagrain has some small red lentil varieties ready for commercialization, Benzon Lorenzana, the company’s head of cereals and pulse research for North America, said during the Ag in Motion show. They will offer “significant yield improvement” […] Read more
Bayer offers up new herbicide combo to dog resistant weeds early
Glacier FarmMedia – Bayer’s Crop Science division’s Ag in Motion site offers Prairie wheat growers a first look at a new-to-Western Canada pre-burn herbicide combo. The company on Tuesday announced the release of Huskie PRE, a combination of pyrasulfotole (Group 27) and bromoxynil (Group 6), registered for pre-emergent application on barley, triticale and spring, winter […] Read more
