The federal government is committing $4.4 million in funding to study the permafrost conditions along the Hudson Bay Railway, which runs to Churchill, Manitoba. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made the announcement in Winnipeg on Wednesday. Shifting permafrost and flooding have been ongoing or recurring challenges for the rail line, reducing the potential for export shipments... Read More
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is out with its June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. There were no major surprises in the report, but markets saw another sell-off following its release. After a number of rain instances in some of the wheat growing zones, the outlook for wheat this month... Read More
Milk Moovement, a cloud-based dairy supply chain software company, has received $20 million USD in support of their platform. The Series A round closing was led by VMG Catalyst — the venture capital firm that invests in technology powering the next generation of retail and consumer business —will help accelerate product development and adoption of... Read More
The Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association is administering the federal government On-Farm Climate Action Fund, and details have just been announced for farmers interested in applying. The program guide has just been released today, July 11, and the organization is hosting a series of online information sessions to help farmers decide which stream of... Read More
Corteva Agriscience has announced the launch of two new seed treatment packages — which contain multiple new products — available for corn and canola farmers across Canada for the 2023 growing season. The entire package, called LumiGEN, includes four effective modes of action. The canola seed treatment fungicide package will help producers with improved disease... Read More
Several provinces are advocating for a larger overall funding envelope for the next Canadian agricultural policy framework, ahead of a meeting in Saskatchewan where agriculture ministers from across the country hope to finalize an agreement on the next five years of government programs for agriculture. The next agricultural policy framework will be the main item... Read More
Cattlemen's no more. The Canadian Cattlemen's Association has officially changed both its name and its logo. As of July 7, the national producer group will be known as the Canadian Cattle Association, and a new, colourful logo will replace the previous red logo. "The refreshed logo, visual identity and positioning reaffirms CCA’s commitment to supporting... Read More
As the large pricing gap continues between cattle producers, feeders, packers and retailers, the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) is now looking for answers from the Canadian federal government as to why and what can be done about it. Although the price gap concerns have been looming for quite awhile, it has widened since the... Read More
Farmers across Canada planted more wheat, oats, corn, and mustard this spring, and cut the number of acres growing canola, barley, and dry peas, according to Statistics Canada. The number of summerfallow acres also climbed by more than 35 per cent (to 1.8 million), based on the June Field Crop Survey results, published July 5.... Read More
Johne's disease can be tricky to detect but with cases on the rise, it's vitally important that producers are armed with proper knowledge and are choosing the best testing option for the herd. A new online testing decision tool, developed by a team led by Dr. Cheryl Waldner, the NSERC/BCRC Industrial Research Chair in One... Read More