Manitoba Harvest Now 90% Complete: Crop Report
Limited harvest progress over the last week due to widespread rainfall across the province. Harvest progress sits at 90% complete across the province, which is ahead of the 5-year average (86%). Harvest has wrapped up for most of the spring…
Saskatchewan-based Prairie Clean Energy wants producers’ flax straw
A Saskatchewan-based company that focuses on providing sustainable and clean prairie-based biomass fuel, wants to buy flax straw from producers. CEO of Prairie Clean Energy Mark Cooper says they’re buying between 6-thousand to 54-thousand tons of straw at a time, within a…
Commercial truckers face stiff competition from farmers
It has become increasingly attractive for farmers to own a semi to haul their own grain to market rather than relying on custom truckers. Everyone, including farmers, seeking to get a Class 1A driver’s licence to drive big trucks needs…
Grain Samples needed for 2023 Harvest Sample Program
The Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program is up-and-running for the 97th year. Kerri Pleskach, the Program Manager for Analytical Services at the CGC, says farmers who’ve registered can submit grain of their choosing to the Commission, and will receive a free, unofficial grade of…
Canadian Railways Struggle to Meet Grain Demand: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 85% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 10, a modest increase from the previous week’s 83% order fulfillment performance. The slight improvement in overall performance reflects a significant improvement in performance for CN…