Tuesday was Agriculture Awareness Day in Manitoba
The Manitoba government is celebrating Agriculture Awareness Day by partnering with Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba (AITC-M) to deliver programming to 7,400 Manitoba students about the importance of agriculture, Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today. “Today is about celebrating the…
Fertilizer Merchant expects prices to rise before seeding, then decrease afterward
Fertilizer prices are increasing as spring approaches. However, a large price drop is anticipated after seeding. Matthew Krutzfeld, Senior Fertilizer Merchant with Federated Co-op was a speaker at the Cropportunities 2024 event held Thursday in Swift Current. Krutzfeld told Kevin…
Cattle prices up compared to earlier this month: Cattle Market Update
Prices for feeder steers and heifers in the province were up compared to the last reported price differences on March 1, according to the latest Cattle Market Update for the week ending March 15. Starting with feeder steers, prices ranged…
With many big announcements made, Budget Day shaping up to be quiet for ag sector
The provincial budget will be released Wednesday and one cattle group leader believes there won’t be anything new in the budget for the agriculture sector. CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Grant McLellan says many noteworthy items have been announced…
Major Canadian Railways Continue to Have Trouble Delivering Grain: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 56% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 32, a notable deterioration from the 67% order fulfillment performance seen in week 31. CN saw a significant decline in performance while CPKC saw modest…