Increasing agricultural productivity in Canada is doable: FCC Report
How to make the agriculture industry more productive was the theme of a report released by Farm Credit Canada. FCC looked at agricultural productivity, which they defined as how much inputs are used compared to how much output is produced.…
Sask. Cattle Prices mostly down: Cattle Market Update
The latest Cattle Market Update from Canfax, for the week ending December 8, shows the majority of feeder steer and heifer prices were down last week. All the steer weight categories were down and most of the heifer weight categories…
Cameco Gives 1.8 Million Dollars in Community Funding
Saskatchewan based uranium giant Cameco is making some big donations to charity in Saskatchewan. YWCA Saskatoon CEO Cara Bahr, CPA, CMA, Cameco President and CEO Tim Gitzel and Meewasin Manager of Marketing and Fund Development Amy Wall. The company raised…
Grain Delivery by One of Canada’s Two Major Railways Declines Slightly: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 94% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 18, a modest decline from the 96% order fulfillment performance seen the previous week and having now declined for two consecutive weeks. The decline in…
Federal Government announces first Executive Director of Trade Office in the Philippines
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has appointed a seasoned-veteran with Global Affairs Canada to be the inaugural Executive Director of a new trade office in Manila, Philippines.Diedrah Kelly has more than 20 years experience in various roles abroad, including her…