Manitoba Harvest Now 85% Complete: Crop Report
Harvest progress sits at 85% complete across the province, which is ahead of the 5-year average (73%).Harvest has wrapped up for most of the spring cereal crops, with barley at 100% complete, oats at 100% completeand spring wheat at 99%…
Transport Canada wants feedback from groups on rail transportation policy
The grain industry is gearing up for meetings and submissions on rail transportation. SaskAgToday.com Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh says it’s a wide-ranging review of grain transportation policy by Transport Canada, from extended inter-switching to maximum revenue entitlement. Transport Canada wants feedback from…
Major Canadian Railways Slide in Grain Deliveries: ATC
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 84% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 8, a decline from the previous week’s 88% order fulfillment performance and the worst performance of the year so far. This also marks the 3rd consecutive…
Ottawa and Province Invest $5 Million in Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre
Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Minister David Marit announced funding today of $5 million for the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre in Saskatoon. The funding, delivered through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP),…