Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau tried last week in a round of media interviews to set the record straight on the government’s fertilizer emissions reduction goal. But many remain skeptical about the Liberal government’s plan to reduce emissions by 30 percent by the end of 2030 and suggest the plan is to ban fertilizer use […] Read more
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WASDE put wheat up, but flat
The U.S. Department of Agriculture ratcheted up wheat production estimates for several countries in its August supply and demand report but 2022-23 world ending stocks remained unchanged. “They found more production but they also recognize that maybe demand is pretty strong as well,” said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. The biggest adjustment was Russia’s new wheat […] Read more
CN warns of grain disruptions
Canadian National Railway says it will be able to move the anticipated volumes of grain in 2022-23 but warned there will be times in the fall and winter when demand exceeds capacity. “We are positioned well here and we’re confident that we’re in good shape to move the anticipated volumes,” said David Przednowek, assistant vice-president […] Read more
Feds seek more input on plan to reduce fertilizer emissions
Farmers, farm groups others in the agriculture industry have until the end of August to comment on the federal government’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer. Agriculture Canada has announced another round of consultations, regarding its goal to cut nitrous oxide emissions from fertilizer by 30 percent during the next eight years. When […] Read more
North Dakota wheat crop prepares for rebound
North Dakota has a bumper crop of spring wheat on the way, according to the co-ordinator of an extensive three-day tour of the state’s wheat fields. “It looks like a pretty late-planted crop that has really got great potential,” said Dave Green, executive vice-president of the Wheat Quality Council. The group is forecasting a record […] Read more
UN: Russia-Ukraine grain deal maybe few weeks
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Reuters) — The United Nations expects a deal to resume Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea to be fully operational in a few weeks and restore shipments to pre-war levels of five-million tonnes a month, two senior UN officials said July 22. Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN signed the deal in […] Read more
Ag ministers reach new five-year deal
SASKATOON — Canadian agriculture ministers have reached a deal on the next policy framework that includes more spending on strategic initiatives and AgriStability. The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will replace the current agreement on April 1, 2023. The federal government agreed to provincial requests to boost the cost-shared strategic initiatives portion of the five-year agreement […] Read more
Strike ends at CN
Medicine Hat bureau The 750 striking International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers at Canadian National Railway are back at work after the union and company agreed to binding arbitration. The three-week strike saw workers representing the signal and communication branch of the company take to the picket line last month after contract negotiations begun last fall […] Read more
Canadian wheat plantings hit 9-year high as food prices spike
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 5 (Reuters) – Canadian farmers planted the most wheat this spring in nine years, as bottlenecks in global supplies drove up prices of grain and food, a government report showed on Tuesday. Farmers seeded more spring wheat and canola than they intended in spring, according to Statistics Canada, but wet conditions raise […] Read more
Saskatchewan shuffles cabinet
A new Saskatchewan cabinet, including the province’s first female justice minister, was sworn in at Government House May 31. David Marit representing Wood River remains agriculture minister, but there were some changes in other key rural portfolios. Arm River MLA Dana Skoropad takes over from Warren Kaeding, Melville-Saltcoats MLA, as environment minister, and Jeremy Cockrill […] Read more
