Nearly 500 farmers and farm businesses were emailed a letter in late June informing them of a request through the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) for a list of business names and Farm Business Registration Numbers (FBRN). Several farmers have publicly addressed concern over the release of this information and the... Read More
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It's no secret that COVID-19 has had an impact on the cost of raw materials and energy prices. Due to the plummeting cost of raw materials, growing production capacity, and mediocre demand, there have been pressures on the global price indicators of nitrogen, phosphate, and potash to fall either to or near ten-year lows. According... Read More
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is making the initial investment in a massive project that would irrigate up to half a million additional acres of farmland with water from Lake Diefenbaker. The entire project is expected to take 10 years to complete, with an estimated cost of $4 billion over three phases. “The... Read More
As June winds down to a close, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rolls out its revised acreage report. The latest report brought some surprises, to say the least, as some numbers were a significant revision from March, 2020. It is safe to say the market was a little shocked, as the USDA came... Read More
An unidentified individual has asked the Ontario government to supply a full list of farmers and farm businesses by name and Farm Business Registration (FBR) number. The formal request, filed under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, asks the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) to provide the following... Read More
Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers is getting a new executive director, as Francois Labelle is retiring from the role as of July 15. Labelle has served as MPSG's executive director since 2014. The board of directors has chosen Daryl Domitruk, who serves as MPSG's director of research and production, to replace Labelle. “It’s been an... Read More
Agriculture in the Classroom Canada and its ten provincial member organizations provided agriculture education programming for over 2.1 million students across Canada in 2019, according the organization's annual impact report shared during AITC's annual general meeting last week. “It was a monumental year for Ag in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) with our student reach up... Read More
2020 has already been a challenging year, and we're only just now approaching July. While there are plenty of reasons to be down about the year, many areas of Alberta that have endured three years of drought had finally been gifted good moisture, plenty of timely rain, and good heat. Unfortunately, another part of farming... Read More
After holding out hope into last week that the show could go on, organizers of the U.S. Farm Progress Show say they have made the decision to cancel the large farm show due to COVID-19. The event was slated to run September 1-3, 2020 near Boone, Iowa. "We're sad to report today that the changing... Read More
There were few surprises in the June Statistics Canada acreage report, though there were significant acreage moves for several of the principal field crops, year over year. As expected, big winners in acreage versus 2019 were lentils, barley, and durum wheat, while canola and soybean total area fell in 2020, perhaps due to continued global... Read More