Canadian Ag News

Cargill employees in Guelph reach a deal, Calgary workers voting on an offer

Cargill employees in Guelph reach a deal, Calgary workers voting on an offer

Jul 9, 2024 | 2:24pm
One Cargill strike might be over, but another might be waiting in the wings. Workers at the ready made plant in Calgary, that processes beef from the plant in nearby High River, voted Monday on a tentative contract offer. The results should be known sometime Wednesday. Last month, one-hundred per cent of those workers said […]
Barley research continuing in large part to funding from federal government, farm groups

Barley research continuing in large part to funding from federal government, farm groups

Jul 8, 2024 | 5:19pm
A total of $9.6-million in funding will help the Canadian National Barley Cluster make barley a more competitive and resilient crop. $5.2-million of the funding comes from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Ssutainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) and the remaining $4.4-million from several farm groups, including SaskBarley, Alberta Grains, Beef Cattle Research Council, Brewing and […]
June weather brought the opposite of initial forecast

June weather brought the opposite of initial forecast

Jul 4, 2024 | 3:07pm
June was a cool and wet month for most of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada released last month’s weather statistics on Tuesday and Meteorologist Terri Lang says temperatures were cooler than normal the further north you went, going against what they initially forecast of a warmer than average month. “Goes to show you that we don’t know […]
Feed Flow takes 24-hour AgTech Start-Up Contest

Feed Flow takes 24-hour AgTech Start-Up Contest

Jun 21, 2024 | 9:28pm
Another 24-hour AgTech Start-up contest came and went at Canada’s Farm Show. 5 teams, comprised of people from various backgrounds, had literally 24 hours to come up with a start-up ag company from scratch, with help from provided mentors. The team that won first place and 4 thousand dollars made an app called Feed Flow. […]
Saskatchewan has highest increase in farm equity according to Stats Canada Report

Saskatchewan has highest increase in farm equity according to Stats Canada Report

Jun 21, 2024 | 8:30pm
Statistics Canada has released a balance sheet for the agricultural sector of the country. The report details assets, liabilities and equity for agriculture in each province. Stats Canada says the value of equity in Canada’s farm sector totalled nearly $785 billion as of December 31, 2023. This is up $55 billion or 7.6 per cent […]
GIFS’ Accelerated Breeding Program gets a $5-million boost from Farm Credit Canada

GIFS’ Accelerated Breeding Program gets a $5-million boost from Farm Credit Canada

Jun 21, 2024 | 8:14pm
Canadian agriculture is set to thrive further with a $5 million investment from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) into the accelerated breeding program at the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan. The announcement was made Tuesday at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina. The newly named FCC Accelerated Breeding Program at GIFS […]
“Let’r Rip”: Degelman Industries introduces new line of Staggered Ripper

“Let’r Rip”: Degelman Industries introduces new line of Staggered Ripper

Jun 21, 2024 | 7:43pm
Degelman Industries unveiled a new product at the Launch Pad during Canada’s Farm Show on Tuesday. The HDSR series of staggered ripper is being introduced in Canada after a soft launch in the United States over the last eight months, said Derek Molnar, Director of Marketing for Degelman Industries at the show. “It’s not so […]