Update, as of Nov. 9: Maple Leaf Foods says it is implementing workarounds to maintain operations at its plants while a team of cybersecurity experts continues to work on resolving the "comprehensive" outage caused by a cyberattack. CEO Michael McCain told investors in a quarterly earnings call on Nov. 8 that all the company's plants... Read More
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Land prices have officially reached a new high in the United States. According to DreamDirt Auctioneers, land in southeastern Nebraska sold on October 27, 2022 for US$27,400 per acre. This record-breaking price had two tracts; 116.07 acres for $27,400/acre, and 163.07 acres for $14,400. If you do the math, that totals to around $5.5 million... Read More
Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government has ditched part of the provincial cosmetic pesticide ban that was implemented in 2014. Bill 22, passed late Thursday, allows the use of Health Canada-registered pesticides on lawns, boulevards, sidewalks, right-of-ways and fairgrounds. At the same time, it expands the list of sensitive areas where pesticides cannot be used, which now... Read More
The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) are pleased to welcome Corteva Agriscience Canada and Fertilizer Canada as partners on the Road to 2050 climate solution initiative. Fertilizer Canada’s 4R Nutrient Stewardship is a key pillar of the initiative. The Road to 2050 climate initiative will issue recommendations intended to guide government policies and programming directed... Read More
A new tool is being developed by the Association des médecins vétérinaires praticiens du Québec to develop a digital tool to anticipate and reduce the risks associated with metabolic diseases in dairy cows. As Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) announced, the Government of Canada is contributing nearly $1 million to the... Read More
Not to be left out, CP Rail says it also set a new all-time monthly tonnage record for shipping grain in October. Shortly after CN Rail announced on Nov. 2 that October was its best ever month of grain shipping, CP said it also set a new monthly record for grain movement. CP said it... Read More
The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) has welcomed its newest member: the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat). Established in 2013, Sask Wheat represents 24,000 Saskatchewan farmers, and identifies and supports research, market development, and advocacy for profitable and sustainable wheat production. “Joining GGC reinforces our commitment to working with key industry stakeholders to develop... Read More
What does triticale have to do with reduced soybean yields? What's the payoff to longer season hybrids? And why on earth would someone rake up corn?! Tap below (or download for later) and hear this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word for all these answers and so much more. Have a question you’d like Johnson... Read More
Alberta farmers who submit a levy to the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) and the Alberta Barley Commission (ABC) have voted in favour of amalgamating the commissions, based on the preliminary results of two plebiscites that were conducted over the month of October. 89 per cent of the ballots cast through the Alberta Barley plebiscite and... Read More
Wheat and corn prices for the near and medium term are all about supply. The trouble is, there is plenty of wheat in Russia, but there are few countries who want to be seen buying Russian wheat. What's more, the uneasy trade corridor accord between Ukraine, Turkey, and Russia is providing very little assurance to... Read More