A renewable fuel start-up with ties to a farm near Estevan, Saskatchewan, has provided new details regarding its plan to build a renewable diesel production facility in southern Saskatchewan. Covenant Energy says it plans to produce between 300 and 325 million litres of fuel from around 35 million bushels (roughly 800 thousand tonnes) of canola... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Protein Industries Canada (PIC) has announced a partnership that will develop and commercialize non-GM soybean protein ingredients. Canada Protein Ingredients Ltd (CPI), DJ Hendrick International, Agrocorp Processing, Semences Prograin, and Synthesis Network have partnered to produce high-quality soybean protein ingredients. The $27.3 million project will result in an innovative proprietary process to produce soybean ingredients... Read More
There's good dry and too dry when it comes to the seeding and planting season. Right now Western Canada is far too dry, but Ontario is actually nearly the ideal amount of dry, with a few weeks to go before planting really begins. Some field work has begun in the east and some Alberta farmers... Read More
With mounting evidence of the benefits of planting soybeans early, CASE IH is touting how its Precision Disk 500T air drill can help expand the planting window for the oilseed crop and increase yield. One way producers can expand soybean planting windows is by adding a lower-investment, high-efficiency air drill to their operation, says CASE... Read More
The federal minister of agriculture says it's been over 100 days since proposed funding and changes to AgriStability were announced, but she has not received a clear indication from any of the three Prairie Provinces on whether or not they will sign on. In a press conference Wednesday morning, Agriculture and Agri-Food minister Marie-Claude Bibeau... Read More
Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) is launching a pilot project to help conserve native grasslands. The two-year pilot project, titled "Retaining Canada's Grasslands Using Carbon Offset Markets," will allow landowners and ranchers to generate carbon offsets for carbon stored in conserved grasslands in Canada, says the organization. Qualifying land owners who sign a land... Read More
The federal government has clarified how temporary foreign workers (TWFs) will reach farms this spring, in the face of requirements to stay in Government Authorized Accommodation (GAA). So long as temporary foreign workers travel privately to their farms and can safely complete their mandatory 14 day quarantine on-farm, they will not need to complete the... Read More
China has a large agricultural base, but despite this, their self-sufficiency is hindered by rapid urbanization and the sheer volume of people to feed. Even though it relies on other countries for commodities, China is a challenging country to do trade with. Canada's not the only country that has had problematic negotiations with China —... Read More
ETG Commodities is expanding into Manitoba's edible bean market with the acquisition of Globeways Canada's bean processing facility in Plum Coulee. The deal, announced March 15, comes after Globeways Canada, and its subsidiaries Canpulse Food Ltd. at Kindersley, Saskatchewan and Global Grain Canada Ltd. at Plum Coulee, entered into receivership in November 2020. "The Plum... Read More
Canaryseed could soon be covered by the Canadian Grain Commission's producer payment security program, as the federal government has proposed regulatory amendments that would add canaryseed to the list of grains regulated under the Canada Grain Act for the 2021-22 crop year. By adding canaryseed to the designated list of grains covered by the act,... Read More