My name is Kara Oosterhuis, and I’m RealAgriculture’s newest field editor, covering Alberta and Saskatchewan. You may recognize that mouthful of my last name as I spent some time with the team a couple summers back, chasing CanolaPaloozas, agronomic schools, field days, and everything in between. Most memorably, I put on over 3,500km on my... Read More
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The Saskatchewan government is calling on the federal government to stick to their word when it comes to the Advanced Payment Program (APP) for farmers. On Tuesday, Premier Scott Moe wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlining a letter he sent last month and the need for changes to the APP, especially during... Read More
Assiniboine Community College, at Brandon, Man.,, is getting a new Food Processing Centre for Animal Proteins (FPC) thanks to funding from the provincial and federal governments along with industry stakeholders. A combined $640,000 is earmarked to complete construction of the centre. “The Food Processing Centre will allow Assiniboine to be responsive to the workforce development... Read More
To help Olds College create its AgExpert Data Lab, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has committed $200,000 to the College's Smart Farm. The funding commitment will be over a span of four years. “The Smart Ag Innovation Centre will be the hub for digital ag in Canada and FCC is thrilled to be a partner through... Read More
Federal minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Marie-Claude Bibeau was on hand at St. Breslau, Ont., to announce a repayable interest-free loan of $10 million for Ontario pork processor Conestoga Meats. "Conestoga Meats and its farmer-owners are very appreciative of the interest-free loan that the Government of Canada is making to our business," says Arnold Drung,... Read More
Four major meat packing businesses in the Unites States are facing a lawsuit from the Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF). The companies include Tyson Foods, Inc., JBS S.A., Cargill, Inc., and National Beef Packing Company, LLC which are labelled as the "Big 4" in the court documents. Scott+Scott Attorneys at... Read More
A new distribution partnership between Maizex Seeds and BrettYoung was announced today by the two companies. BrettYoung will now distribute the Elite Soybean brand in Western Canada starting in the 2020 production year. All Maizex and Elite soybean varieties will soon be consolidated and marketed under the Elite brand. According to a news release, Maizex... Read More
It's spring and that means it's farming time across Canada. StatsCan has released its March seeding intention report for 2019 to give an indication for of how acres could possibly change for 2019. In Western Canada, the battle for acres has several more competitors than in Ontario and the U.S. Midwest, so winners and losers... Read More
Around lunch time on Monday, fire crews from the Rural Municipality of Biggar were sent out to try and fight an out-of-control blaze. The fire spread rapidly due to high winds and dry conditions, all to common in over much of Saskatchewan this spring. During a short period of time, flames spread to cover the... Read More
The Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is launching a video series focusing on mental health for farmers, their families and rural communities. The videos, featuring information and advice from farmers and leaders in the agriculture sector, will be posted on twitter via @OMAFRA and the ministry's website throughout the season. "When we... Read More