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Ukrainian Grain Storage Facilities Attacked by Russia Again

Ukrainian Grain Storage Facilities Attacked by Russia Again

Aug 16, 2023

Russian drones pounded grain storage facilities and ports along the Danube River that Ukraine has increasingly relied on as an alternative transport route to Europe, after Moscow broke off a key wartime shipping agreement using the Black Sea. At the same time, a loaded…

Wholesale Sales Drop in Canada

Wholesale Sales Drop in Canada

Aug 16, 2023

Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grains, fell 2.8 per cent to $80.5 billion in June. The agency says a drop in the miscellaneous subsector led the decline in June…

Harvest Underway in Manitoba

Harvest Underway in Manitoba

Aug 16, 2023

Harvest progress sits at 3% complete across the province, which is on-par with the 5-year average harvest progress. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest continues, with 67% of acres harvested. Early yield reports for winter wheat are averaging about 60…

Wheat Growers launching inaugural young farmer mentorship program

Wheat Growers launching inaugural young farmer mentorship program

Aug 15, 2023

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association has launched its first ever young farmer mentorship program. The program was established with support from Canadian Pacific Kansas City Rail (CPKC). The Saskatchewan Director and Treasurer with the Wheat Growers, Kaitlyn Kitzan, says…

Nova Scotia Migrant Worker Receives Health Care Coverage

Nova Scotia Migrant Worker Receives Health Care Coverage

Aug 15, 2023

A migrant worker who was diagnosed with cervical cancer shortly after arriving in Nova Scotia has been granted health insurance under a federal program. Kerian Burnett arrived from Jamaica in April 2022 to work on a strawberry farm, and says…