The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau today announced how Canada will handle crop cultivars that contain gene-editing as part of the breeding process. Bibeau says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has officially published updated guidance for Part V(5) of the Seed Regulations to make it clear which plants — whether developed via... Read More
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Update: As of May 5, 2023, there is still no definite timeline on the status of the repairs required for the Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation main canal leaks. In the interim, the board has approved for irrigation to flow from the Keho Reservoir, one inch of water for each irrigation acre, "on the basis that... Read More
The Ontario Agricultural Commodity Council (OACC), made of up 27 non-supply managed commodity organization, is asking Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, to remove the 35 per cent tariff currently levied on Russian-sourced fertilizer. In a letter sent April 13, 2023, the group outlines the collective value of the groups' economic activity... Read More
Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) Sustainability Incentive Program is open to applicants in partnership with the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) and McCain Foods. The program pays out incentive payments calculated on a portion of a customer’s lending with FCC if they are also participating in specific certification programs, including the CRSB certification initiative and... Read More
GrainFox has announced that users will be able to connect directly to John Deere's Operations Center through its API services. GrainFox is a data-driven platform offering decision-making support "from bin to bank," through integration with the Smart Advisor tool. The Smart Advisor generates sales recommendations based on a producer’s own crop portfolio mix, cash flow... Read More
Employees at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Grain Commission are set to return to work today, May 1, ending a 12-day strike, after a tentative deal was reached overnight. The deal includes a wage increase and a lump-sum pensionable payment. Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, who work for the Canada... Read More
Three railways — CN Rail, Union Pacific Railroad and GMXT — are working collaboratively under what they're calling Falcon Premium intermodal service, a Mexico-US-Canada service with rail connection in Chicago, Illinois. Falcon Premium will directly connect all CN origin points within Canada and Detroit, Michigan, to GMXT terminals in Mexico, namely at Monterrey, Nuevo Leon,... Read More
A group of 13 commodity and farm organizations representing grain shippers are calling on the federal government to move ahead with a commitment to bring back extended interswitching in the Canadian rail system. The 2023 federal budget included a promise to implement an 18-month pilot trial for extended interswitching. Interswitching allows a shipper that's served... Read More
Alberta’s government says its Rangeland Grazing Framework recognizes the role ranchers play in managing Crown rangelands. The new framework is intended to provide clarity on how grazing fits in to integrated land management of public land leased or permitted to ranchers for grazing livestock. “Our ranchers have long been stewards of our rangelands, and their... Read More
There's been a major change in the senior leadership team for the Alberta Wheat Commission and the Alberta Barley Commission. The commissions, which are in the process of merging, are not publicly naming which individuals are involved, but RealAgriculture has confirmed that long-time general manager Tom Steve and chief operating officer Syeda Khurram are among... Read More