Vice-President of CFA Paying Attention to various ag issues as Parliament resumes
Like back to school for kids, it’s back to Parliament for politicians from all political stripes. Today (Monday) was the first day of the fall session for MP’s. From an agricultural perspective, what’s old is new again as it’ll be Lawrence MacAulay’s…
More producers are adopting the practice of straight-cutting: Agronomy Specialist
Not many years ago, the vast majority of canola crops were swathed ahead of combining. With pod shatter resistance becoming common in canola varieties, straight cutting has gained popularity. Shawn Senko, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada out…
Making plant-based food & ingredient sector more competitive the focus of Protein Industries Canada AGM
About 170 people from Protein Industries Canada and industry stakeholders gathered in Edmonton this week for their Annual General Meeting. CEO Bill Greuel says government representatives and a delegation from the University of Alberta were also at the AGM on Wednesday. He says the focus was…
Saskatchewan Harvest Over Two-Thirds Complete: Crop Report
Harvest has progressed nicely this past week with 68 per cent of this year’s crop now in the bin. This is up from 51 per cent last week, ahead of the five-year average (2018-2022) of 52 per cent and the…