Crops

Wednesday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) published guidance regarding plant breeding, which will facilitate innovation and development of improved plant varieties. This guidance supports the introduction of gene-edited products in the Canadian market. “This is an important step for ongoing canola innovation and Canada’s success,” says Jim Everson, president of the Canola Council of Canada […]

A Farm Credit Canada incentive program is now accepting applications. FCC’s Director of Sustainability Programs Curtis Grainger says the Sustainability Incentive Program, in partnership with the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) and McCain Foods, is open to eligible producers. Grainger explains there are two requirements to meet in order to participate: one is to […]

The European Commission has set restrictions until June 5th on imports of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed to ease the excess supply of these grains in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The EU executive arm said that during that period, Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed can be sold to any other […]

GrainFox is now connected with the John DeereOperations Center™ through John Deere’s API services. This connection allows GrainFox users to sync their GrainFox and John Deere accounts, reducing data discrepancies and the time it takes to enter data on two separate platforms. By keeping track of their operational data in their John Deere account, producers […]

Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced updated guidance for seed regulations that will provide clear direction for plant breeders so that Canadian farmers can access new seed varieties, enhance sustainable food production and be more resilient in the face of today’s challenges. The Government of Canada is also strengthening […]

The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are providing funding to enhance a program that helps deal with crop pests and nuisance animals. The feds and the province are providing $19.5-million to enhance the Pest Biosecurity Program. The 5-year program, through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, will be delivered by the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities […]

Negotiations between Canada and the United Kingdom on a new trade deal are going well. That’s according to the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale, who says a new deal is needed after the U.K. separated from the European Union in 2020. “Getting good access for things like canola, beef, sweet corn […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 99% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 38, an improvement from the previous week’s 94%, and the best one week performance seen thus far during the 2022-23 grain year. The improvement reflects improved performance for each of CN and CPKC. In supplying 98% of hopper cars ordered on time […]

Canadian farmers won’t have to worry about grain movement coming to a complete halt. A tentative deal between the federal government and workers with the Public Sector Alliance of Canada union has been reached. The Canadian Grain Commission is within PSAC. Only Canada Revenue Agency workers remain on the picket lines. President of the Western […]

Canadian farm groups are asking producers to lobby federal ministers and MPs to urge them to super-size a government proposal for what’s called ‘extended interswitching.’ The measure essentially gives grain shippers a choice in which railway they deal with, as long as the competitor’s line is no more than 160 kilometres away. It means a railway would have […]