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FCC AgriSpirit Fund supporting 17 projects in Saskatchewan

FCC AgriSpirit Fund supporting 17 projects in Saskatchewan

Nov 12, 2024

Seventeen community groups and First Nations in Saskatchewan have received funds through Farm Credit Canada’s AgriSpirit Fund. This year, $1.5 million was available to communities across Canada with $254,500 distributed to the 17 projects across the province. Carla Warnyca, the…

Grain Delivery Service From Both Major Canadian Railways Improves in Week 13: Ag Transport Coalition

Grain Delivery Service From Both Major Canadian Railways Improves in Week 13: Ag Transport Coalition

Nov 12, 2024

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 88% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 13, a modest improvement from the 82% order fulfillment performance seen in week 12.  That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition. In supplying 84% of…

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Right-to-Repair bills gets green light from Senate

Nov 8, 2024

A pair of bills related to interoperability of farm equipment and right-to-repair passed in the Senate. Kyle Larkin, Executive Director of the Grain Growers of Canada, says Bills C-244 and C-294 amend the Copyright Act. C-244 allows farmers access to…

SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 55

SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 55

Nov 8, 2024

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s new Cabinet has a new Agriculture Minister, Daryl Harrison. -The guys discuss…

FCC Summit “Filling the Gap” for the Food and Beverage Sector

FCC Summit “Filling the Gap” for the Food and Beverage Sector

Nov 7, 2024

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) hosted its second Food and Beverage Summit in Winnipeg last week. The summit, according to Sue Exner who is a regional marketing director with FCC, is intended to be an event where everyone from the food…