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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 also had a week-over-week decrease, except for the 400-500lb feeder heifer weight category, which remained […]

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 recent role as Consul General of Canada in Mumbai, India. Prior to that, she also […]

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan released a comprehensive report that attempted to address two key issues: how much a farmer earns from food bought at the grocery store and how much those commodities are connected to food price inflation. APAS President Ian Boxall explained the Farmers and Food Price Report was the result of […]

Extreme disappointment is the reaction around the agriculture community, as Bill C-234 was amended to remove the carbon tax exemption for natural gas and propane used to heat & cool barns and other farm buildings. It was a tight vote among Senators – 40 to 39 in favour of the amendment – and once it […]

This year’s Canadian Western Agribition recorded the highest attendance since 2005. There were 142,807 people who came to the 2023 show, a 19 percent increase from 2022, and event CEO Shaun Kindopp is proud of that. “The best part about our crowd is the positivity,” Kindopp said. “There’s times where it takes a bit of […]

There’s more evidence of just how quickly farm equipment costs have escalated.  Manitoba Agriculture updates its Farm Machinery Guide every two years. To come up with custom and rental rates for equipment, they need the new price values of all the various pieces of equipment. A new Farm Machinery Guide has just been generated with much […]

Farm Credit Canada is projecting new farm equipment sales in 2024 to slow down, based on a variety of factors. In FCC’s Canadian Farm Equipment Market Outlook, the conclusion is based on high interest rates, increased equipment prices, a decline in commodity prices, drought in Western Canada, and tighter revenues in the livestock sectors. A […]

The weekly Cattle Market Update issued by Canfax shows prices for feeder steer and heifers in Saskatchewan were mixed once again. For the week ending December 1st, feeder steer prices in the 500-600, 600-700, and 800-900lb categories were down week-over-week, while the 300-400 and 400-500lb categories were up. The 700-800lb category was unchanged at $327.50 per hundred […]

Statistics Canada boosted 2023 canola and wheat production estimates as crops finished better than expected in part of the Prairies. Crop estimates usually tend to increase in the annual December report, but the numbers for wheat surpassed industry expectations. Timely late summer rains helped revive some crops. StatsCan estimated all-wheat production at 32 million metric […]

The Executive Director of the Do More Ag Foundation says a virtual mental health session for men that was held earlier this month was a great one. The event, called “Bro Talk — Breaking the Silence” was held on November 16th and hosted by Shawn Brook, president of Seed World Group. Megz Reynolds says it also […]