Canadian Ag News

Another step to be added in AgriInvest program for next year

Another step to be added in AgriInvest program for next year

Oct 2, 2024 | 9:10am
An extra requirement is coming for the AgriInvest program for 2025. Producers with allowable net sales of a million dollars or more per year will require an environmental assessment to receive the matching government contribution. The change in AgriInvest came out of the federal/provincial/territorial agriculture ministers meeting two years ago, but details are just now […]
Union, grain terminal association reach tentative deal, ending strike in Metro Vancouver

Union, grain terminal association reach tentative deal, ending strike in Metro Vancouver

Sep 28, 2024 | 10:57am
A tentative deal was reached Friday evening between the Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Asscociation (VTEA), says Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon in a post on social media site “X”. The next step is for members of GWU Local 333 to ratify the deal with a vote scheduled for October […]
SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 49

SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 49

Sep 27, 2024 | 4:44pm
A little bit of everything was covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. The ongoing strike of grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver, delays in harvest around Saskatchewan, and canola & wheat prices were among the items covered on the Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture […]
AAFC price projections not kind to chickpeas and mustard

AAFC price projections not kind to chickpeas and mustard

Sep 26, 2024 | 8:36am
The latest field crop market outlook from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has large declines in the expected prices for many pulse and specialty crops. The monthly Outlook for Principal Field Crops report from Ag Canada takes Canadian and international supply and demand into account. Wheat is the only crop expected to have a somewhat better […]
Negotiations between union and grain terminals resume during second day of strike in Vancouver

Negotiations between union and grain terminals resume during second day of strike in Vancouver

Sep 25, 2024 | 4:08pm
Labour disputes, including the ongoing strike of workers from grain terminals in Metro Vancouver, are creating challenging times for grain companies. More than six hundred employees walked off the job Tuesday morning as both parties – Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association – remain apart over wages, pension, and scheduling. […]
Plans in place to build Global Ag Technology Exchange despite some resistance

Plans in place to build Global Ag Technology Exchange despite some resistance

Sep 24, 2024 | 4:45pm
Four cereal based producer commissions in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario have announced plans to contribute a total of $13.4 million dollars to the proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange in Winnipeg. The project, known by the acronym GATE, will contain state-of-the-art equipment for milling, baking, pasta and noodle making, malt and brewing as well as […]
Another strike looms at grain terminals in Metro Vancouver

Another strike looms at grain terminals in Metro Vancouver

Sep 23, 2024 | 3:33pm
The union representing workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver issued 72-hour strike notice on Saturday and will be in a position to strike at 7 a.m. local time Tuesday. In a notice to members posted onto its Facebook Page, the Grain Workers Union Local 333 claimed its bargaining committee made the decision to strike after […]
Traiff-free market access extended for Canadian Yellow Pea Exports to India

Traiff-free market access extended for Canadian Yellow Pea Exports to India

Sep 17, 2024 | 3:20pm
India is continuing to allow Canadian yellow peas to come into the country restriction-free from October 31st to December 31st this year. India’s Directorate of Foreign Trade published the order on Friday.  The Indian government originally lifted the duties on pea imports in December 2023 until it expired this spring. However, that was extended to […]
Livestock producers told not to travel to U.S. due to risk of HPAI: CFIA

Livestock producers told not to travel to U.S. due to risk of HPAI: CFIA

Sep 17, 2024 | 3:13pm
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising cattle producers to not travel to the United States for upcoming agricultural shows, or participate in them, due to the risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) south of the border. Multiple states have reported outbreaks of HPAI among dairy cattle since March of this year. To […]
Improving drainage the goal of newly formed SK DEN

Improving drainage the goal of newly formed SK DEN

Sep 16, 2024 | 4:23pm
A few agriculture groups have come together to create an organization dedicated to improving drainage in Saskatchewan. Called the Saskatchewan Drainage Extension Network (SK DEN), the privately-led initiative is comprised of one farming operation, Stone Farms, the University of Saskatchewan, farm groups such as the Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association (SaskFSA), Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan […]