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With port access accounting for nearly three-quarters of Ukraine’s grain exports since the Russian invasion, Russia’s moves to cut off the Black Sea and attack port infrastructure will effectively stop Ukraine’s access to the world. That’s one major take from DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman following a webinar on the latest agricultural challenges in Ukraine yesterday. […]

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Rail says its first quarter following a major merger was a tough one, as wildfires and falling container demand plagued operations across the rail sector. CPKC reports total revenues of $3.17 billion in the quarter ended June 30th, compared with $2.2 billion a year earlier — well before the marriage of North […]

A well-known agronomist from southern Saskatchewan believes stripper headers on combines, that leave long-standing stubble, is the way to go for coping with dry conditions. Troy LaForge says several other benefits come from using stripper headers. “Catching more snow in the winter time is a big benefit and ultimately protecting the land from wind and […]

Southwest Saskatchewan drew the short end of the stick when it comes to the weather. Shannon Chant, a Crops Extension Specialist based in Swift Current, says the temperature in that part of the province has been in the high 20’s to low 30’s since mid-May. The crops have suffered from heat stress and are shorter […]

Crop yield potential has decreased in many parts of the province due to the dry heat, and producers are hoping for more rain before harvest to finish up seed filling. Harvest has begun in the driest areas of the province. Desiccating of pulses has begun in the southwest and west central regions and combining of […]

Ag-in-Motion set new benchmarks at this year’s show and it’s catching the eye of the international agriculture community. This year’s show welcome 31-thousand 166 guests; breaking it down: Day 1 had 9-thousand 827 attendees; Day 2, 13-thousand 084; and Day 3 had 8-thousand 255. 580 exhibitors were at the show, beating the previous record of […]

The Swift Current area was on the receiving end of a hail storm that came through on Saturday. Richard Cuthbert is a wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, based in Swift Current. He says the storm was heading towards the community, and by 6:20 p.m. that day the winds started to pick up, then […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going back to a familiar face to take on the Agriculture portfolio. Lawrence MacAulay is back as Federal Ag Minister, replacing Marie-Claude Bibeau. MacAulay, who was once the Agriculture Minister until 2019 when Bibeau took his place, was previously the Minister of Veterans Affairs; Bibeau has been shuffled over to […]

CN Rail is lowering its earnings forecast for the year after falling profits and revenue last quarter and a sluggish economic environment. Canada’s largest railway says it now expects flat to slightly negative adjusted diluted earnings in 2023, instead of the mid-single-digit growth it predicted three months ago. CN reports net income fell by 12 per […]

A labour movement researcher says more large-scale disputes like the industrial action at British Columbia’s ports may be on the horizon. Sociology professor Barry Eidlin (IDE’-lyn) says port workers are facing “existential” questions about their jobs related to automation and maintenance jurisdiction, while also dealing with rising cost of living. Eidlin says the issues facing […]