SASKATOON — Biofuel consumption has surged following implementation of Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations, according to a new report. Ethanol consumption was up 13 per cent in 2023 to four billion litres per year, renewable diesel consumption more than doubled to 1.2 billion litres and biodiesel was up 14 per cent to 530 million litres. Related […] Read more
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Feds not expected to resume supplement testing
WINNIPEG — Some farmers and producer groups would like the federal government to restore testing of non-fertilizer supplements to prove they work before the products are commercialized. That’s unlikely to happen, says a fertilizer expert who has been in the industry for decades. The federal government stopped regulating non-fertilizer supplements in 2013, and efficacy testing […] Read more
NFU calls for efficacy testing of non-fertilizer supplements
WINNIPEG — The federal government should re-instate efficacy testing for non-fertilizer supplements, says the National Farmers Union. The current system, where it’s unknown if products work or not, is a cost and a risk for Canadian growers, the NFU says in a report published Oct. 21. “‘Farmer buy-and-try’ should no longer be the norm for […] Read more
Grain trade reputation on the line
Industry worries about what ‘double whammy’ labour disputes will mean for the country following Vancouver port strike
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s reputation in international grain markets took another hit when the most recent labour dispute shut down six grain terminals in Vancouver, industry says. Workers reached a tentative deal late last week, but transportation observers say the damage is being done. “Every two years, roughly, we end up with some form of […] Read more
NFU not listed as official lobbyist on federal registry
Farm group's absence from registry makes it difficult to know which government officials and departments it talks to and about what
WINNIPEG — In the last year, 41 groups have met with or contacted Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault to talk about agriculture. That number is from the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying, which operates the lobby registry. The registry keeps track of groups that meet with or send letters to federal officials, like ministers, senators […] Read more
Three films capture the magic of prairie grain elevators
Wooden grain elevators have been gone for such a long time from most of the Prairies that people may not remember something that now seems pretty obvious about the massive, iconic structures. They didn’t travel much. Related stories on this issue: Wheat Country film highlights the prairie gamble Wooden elevators an endangered species Town’s last […] Read more
Sask. ag emissions double: NFU report
A comprehensive look at Saskatchewan’s agricultural greenhouse gas emissions shows they have doubled in the last 30 years. The report by National Farmers Union policy assistant John Mills found emissions were 11.1 million tonnes per year in 1990 and 22 million tonnes in 2021. Rising emissions from nitrogen fertilizer production use are a main contributor, […] Read more
Commodity prices lag food inflation, says NFU
Food processors and retailers are good at “leaving the impression that somehow these much higher food prices are somehow directly related to the farmgate prices,” said Stewart Wells, vice-president of operations for the National Farmers Union.
