Manitoba Government Announces New Appointments to Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation Board
The Manitoba government has appointed a new chair, vice-chair and directors to the board of Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced yesterday (Tue). “Agriculture in Manitoba is growing and I am confident that the experience, knowledge…
Most Saskatchewan feeder steer and heifer prices were up: Cattle Market Update
The feeder market in Saskatchewan remained strong last week, according to the latest Cattle Market Update from Canfax. The update for the week ending February 23 showed prices for all feeder steer categories, and all but one feeder heifer category,…
Canadian cattle herd at its lowest in three decades: Stats Canada
The Canadian cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level in more than 30 years.Statistics Canada reports on January 1st, there were 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 percent from the previous year. That is the lowest…
More time granted to export yellow peas to India
India has extended the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas by one through the end of April.There have been duty-free imports on yellow peas since early December. It was part of New Delhi’s intervention to cool the prices of…
Word of yellow mustard being phased out at Subway trends on social media
There are trending topics every day on social media, on Friday it was Subway and yellow mustard. A Friday morning post on X—formerly known as Twitter—by Canada’s Food Professor Dr. Sylvain Charlebois at Dalhousie University in Halifax started the ball…