Union, grain terminal association reach tentative deal, ending strike in Metro Vancouver
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…
SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 49
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…
Three Saskatchewan Agriculture Commodities Reach $1 Billion Dollar mark in 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…
Combines halted by rainfall, but its welcomed by drier areas and livestock producers
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
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…