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New Seed Drill unveiled by Morris Equipment, Bourgault hosting seeding demonstrations

New Seed Drill unveiled by Morris Equipment, Bourgault hosting seeding demonstrations

Jul 19, 2023 | 11:48pm
A product launch and demonstrations highlighted day 2 at Ag-in-Motion. Colin Rush, the North American Sales Leader with Bourgault Industries, says they’re hosting seeding demonstrations at their booth, located at lot number 501. “It’s always great to walk behind things but it’s great to see actually what those openers do in the field while we’re […]
More exhibitors at Ag-in-Motion

More exhibitors at Ag-in-Motion

Jul 18, 2023 | 11:59pm
Ag-in-Motion is underway and it already set a new record for exhibitors at the annual show. Show Director Rob O’Connor said 580 exhibitors are at this year’s event, surpassing the previous record of 562 from 2018. “We did not change the physical size of the show, what we did to incorporate the new exhibitors is […]
Beef and Pork Producers Opposed to UK Accession to CPTPP

Beef and Pork Producers Opposed to UK Accession to CPTPP

Jul 17, 2023 | 2:18pm
Canadian beef and pork farmers are calling on members of Parliament to vote against the U.K.’s membership in a major Asia-Pacific trade group. The farmers, as well as Canadian meat processors, are angry about Saturday’s announcement that the U.K. has been granted accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The CPTPP […]
Russia Ends Black Sea Grain Agreement

Russia Ends Black Sea Grain Agreement

Jul 17, 2023 | 2:17pm
Russia has halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative until its demands to get its own food […]
Pulse Canada, SARM glad B.C. port strike is over

Pulse Canada, SARM glad B.C. port strike is over

Jul 14, 2023 | 3:46pm
After 13 days, the B.C. port strike has come to an end. The B.C. Maritimes Association said in a statement they’ve agreed to a 4-year tentative deal with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada, which represents 74-hundred workers. The deal is subject to ratification by both the union and employer, and it comes after […]
Despite dry conditions and little rain, crops at or ahead of development

Despite dry conditions and little rain, crops at or ahead of development

Jul 13, 2023 | 5:32pm
Crops continue to develop, despite the dry conditions and little rain. Crops Extension Specialist MacKenzie Hladun says rainfall totals were very low, as the Dinsmore area got the most at just 14mm. Soil moisture conditions were affected as a result: cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 21 percent adequate, 55 percent short and 24 percent […]
Multiple Rural Municipalities declaring agricultural disasters as drought conditions persist

Multiple Rural Municipalities declaring agricultural disasters as drought conditions persist

Jul 13, 2023 | 4:27pm
The Rural Municipality of Dundurn has declared an agricultural disaster, as a result of ongoing drought conditions. On its website, the R.M. is also calling on various levels of government to provide disaster relief to farmers and ranchers. The R.M.s of Old Post and Arlington are other areas that have also declared agricultural disasters, according […]
Esterhazy farmer says rain has been hit-and-miss

Esterhazy farmer says rain has been hit-and-miss

Jul 12, 2023 | 3:57pm
An Esterhazy area farmer says when you plant 52-thousand acres, you have a lot riding on your crops. Hrushka Farms near Esterhazy is certainly one of the largest grain farms in Saskatchewan. Rain has been hit-and-miss this summer and Kevin Hrushka says that has impacted crop development, saying the north end of his land looks […]
Pressure to settle B.C. port strike mounting

Pressure to settle B.C. port strike mounting

Jul 12, 2023 | 2:52pm
After almost two weeks since it began, there may finally be some movement in the west coast port strike. Federal labour minister Seamus O’Regan says the strike has dragged on long enough, as he sent a letter to the lead federal negotiator in the strike to come up with a set of recommendations for a […]
Manitoba leading the Prairie provinces in hail insurance claims: Ag Direct Hail Insurance

Manitoba leading the Prairie provinces in hail insurance claims: Ag Direct Hail Insurance

Jul 11, 2023 | 4:46pm
Hail insurance claims are pouring in across the Prairie provinces. Executive Vice President of Ag Direct Hail Insurance Bruce Lowe says 250 hail insurance claims have been made to his company at this point, including 100 in Manitoba and 75 each from Saskatchewan and Alberta. Lowe says the Manitoba stat is surprising, considering that province […]