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Union, grain terminal association reach tentative deal, ending strike in Metro Vancouver

Union, grain terminal association reach tentative deal, ending strike in Metro Vancouver

Sep 28, 2024

A tentative deal was reached Friday evening between the Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Asscociation (VTEA), says Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon in a post on social media site “X”. https://twitter.com/stevenmackinnon/status/1839845280050504173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1839845280050504173%7Ctwgr%5E93b21069e6426e9b421f3778f29bc7a1206289fa%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fstevenmackinnon%2Fstatus%2F1839845280050504173 The next step is…

White Clouds on Sky

SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 49

Sep 27, 2024

A little bit of everything was covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. The ongoing strike of grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver, delays in harvest around Saskatchewan, and canola & wheat prices were among the items covered on the Roundtable…

Brown Wheat Under Blue Sky

Three Saskatchewan Agriculture Commodities Reach $1 Billion Dollar mark in 2024

Sep 26, 2024

Saskatchewan’s non-durum wheat exports have reached $1.7 billion for the current year, along with canola seed and canola oil reaching $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.  Several other agri-food exports are on track to surpass the $1 billion export value…

Combine Harvester on Soybean Field

Combines halted by rainfall, but its welcomed by drier areas and livestock producers

Sep 26, 2024

Rain put a damper on harvest progress in Saskatchewan this past week but some progress was still made and is welcomed by producers in drier areas. Harvest is at 79 per cent complete, up from 74 per cent the previous…

Farmers encouraged to check their fields for verticillium stripe

Farmers encouraged to check their fields for verticillium stripe

Sep 25, 2024

As more producers are finishing up harvest, an Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada is encouraging farmers to look for signs of verticillium stripe in their fields as part of their post-harvest work. The soil-borne disease that causes…