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The 52nd edition of Canadian Western Agribition is on the horizon. It starts on Monday at REAL District in Regina, and event CEO Shaun Kindopp says staff are getting things prepared. “By the end of the night tomorrow (Fri) there should be a full arena set up almost. The crew works really well together and […]

The latest Cattle Market Update from Canfax, for the week of November 10, suggests Saskatchewan cattle prices were mixed last week. Livestock Development Intern at the Ministry of Agriculture Emily Taylor says feeder steer prices were down in all but two categories, while heifer prices were mixed. The 400-500lb and 500-600lb steer categories saw week-over-week increases […]

The federal tories are putting pressure on the Trudeau government to stop imposing its will on the senate. Bill C-234 is only one step from crossing the finish line, but managed to get tripped up during third and final reading last Thursday. The bill is now gaining national attention, and that’s because timing is everything. This […]

Agriculture in the Classroom Canada is using A-I technology to inspire and encourage youth to consider a career in the agriculture and agri-food industry. They launched a campaign called “I Am Ag” last week as part of Career Month in Canada. Executive Director Mathieu Rouleau says the interactive AI tool is available online at Iamag.ca. He […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 95% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 14 matching the performance seen the previous week. While overall system performance remained unchanged, CN and CPKC each saw performance dip ever so slightly with CN supplying 91% and CPKC 98% of cars ordered. In supplying 91% of hopper cars ordered on time […]

CoteX Technologies, a growing Canadian agricultural technology startup, and Nutrien, the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services, have announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding. It’s to explore the joint commercialization of a coating technology to produce an affordable, environmentally-friendly nitrogen fertilizer solution for large acreage crops in the North American market. […]

To further strengthen Canada’s canola industry, Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has announced over $9 million to the Canola Council of Canada through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The goal of the Canola Cluster is to sustainably increase Canada’s canola productivity, help the canola sector meet rising global demands and improve our global competitiveness. To achieve these […]

Ag in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) has a new Executive Director. Mathieu Rouleau grew up on a dairy, cash crop, and maple syrup farm in southwestern Quebec, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Business and Agronomy from McGill University. He worked as an agronomist in Quebec as well as in the finance industry, […]