SASKATOON — India is extending its exemption on yellow pea import duties for another two months. “This is an important bit of good news for the industry,” said Pulse Canada president Greg Cherewyk. Related stories: “Certainly, at this point of the year it’s incredibly important.” The exemption has been extended to Dec. 31, 2024, from […] Read more
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Railway labour dispute takes twists and turns
The Canadian agriculture sector is taking stock after the labour dispute between Canada’s two main railways and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union came to a rolling boil last week. Just after midnight Aug. 22, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and the Canadian National Railway made good on their threat to lock out employees. The TCRC […] Read more
Agriculture groups campaign against rail strike
Pulse Canada has organized a letter writing campaign to push the government to halt the looming labour stoppage at Canada's railways.
Glacier FarmMedia – The Stopthestrike.ca campaign was launched shortly after the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decision on August 9 that confirmed rail transport is deemed non-essential. The website includes a clock that counts down the days, hours and minutes before the trigger is pulled on the railways promise to lock employees out if the […] Read more
Shippers fear rail stoppage ‘catastrophe’
OTTAWA (Reuters) — North American industry groups and shippers are bracing for an unprecedented simultaneous stoppage at both of Canada’s main railways that could inflict billions of dollars’ worth of economic damage. Canada is the world’s second-largest country by area and relies heavily on trains to transport grain, automobiles, potash, coal and other goods. “It’s […] Read more
Russia now sells more peas to China than Canada
Canada once had a 95 to 97 per cent market share but has dropped to 44.6 per cent, compared to Russia’s 49.1 per cent
SASKATOON — Russia has officially displaced Canada as the top exporter of peas to China. Russia’s Union of Grain Exporters said the country shipped 1.13 million tonnes of the crop to that market in 2023-24, according to a Reuters story. That gave it a 49.1 per cent market share compared to Canada’s 44.6 per cent. […] Read more
Watch spray timing this year
Late seeding this year will require producers to watch pre-harvest intervals for any pesticides they apply. “That’s really critical, especially this year,” said Ian Epp, an agronomy specialist and market access and pesticides lead with the Canola Council of Canada. “There are a lot of products that have one- or seven-day PHIs (pre-harvest intervals), but […] Read more
Root rot in research lens
WINNIPEG — Pulse crops breeders have had some success in developing varieties of peas and lentils with genetic resistance to root rot. Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan have developed lines of peas with partial resistance to aphanomyces, a stubborn soil pathogen that causes root rot. “Some promising lines are now in registration trials,” said […] Read more
Pulse sector goes slow on gene editing
WINNIPEG — Canadian pulse growers may have to wait before they can plant gene-edited peas, lentils and chickpeas. Gene editing is a permitted technology in Canada and in India, a critical export market for pulse crops. However, researchers and pulse industry leaders are hesitant to release gene-edited varieties because they’re worried about market acceptance. For […] Read more
Keep It Clean urges caution with product use
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s nearly impossible for farmers to stay on top of the varied regulations set by various countries where their grain may be destined. Fortunately, Canadian farmers have an easy-to-follow tool to help them navigate these murky waters. “What we produce here in Canada far exceeds our domestic demand, so we need to […] Read more
Farm groups applaud opening of Indo-Pacific ag office
New office in Manila, Philippines, is a joint effort between Agriculture Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The federal government opened Canada’s first Indo-Pacific agriculture office in Manila, Philippines, earlier this month, and farm groups were pleased. The Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAAO) is a joint effort between Agriculture Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and is part of a plan to “increase and diversify Canada’s agriculture and agri-food exports […] Read more
