Preparing livestock for a major spring blizzard
Livestock producers in southeast Saskatchewan and Manitoba are preparing for a major spring blizzard.
Environment Canada saying this could be one of the worst spring storms to hit the area in decades.
Forecasters saying a Colorado Low is expected to move in tonight bringing heavy snow, strong winds and poor visibility, with conditions getting worse as time goes on.
Class action lawsuit on behalf of farmers receives certification
A Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Judge has certified a class action lawsuit alleging financial irregularities occurred during the privatization of the Canadian Wheat Board.
Manitoba farmer Andrew Dennis filed the lawsuit against the Government of Canada and G3 Canada Ltd.
Dennis is acting as the representative plaintiff for farmers who sold wheat to the CWB’s pool accounts in the 2010/11 and 2011/12 crop years.
Avian Influenza has now been reported in Saskatchewan and Alberta
Poultry producers are being reminded to follow all biosecurity protocols to keep their flocks disease free.
Reports of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 strain show it has now been found in three commercial poultry flocks in central Alberta (two in Mountain View County and one in Ponoka County) and a wild bird in Elrose, Saskatchewan.
In February, two outbreaks of the H5 strain were found on commercial poultry farms in Nova Scotia, then in started showing up in flocks in Ontario in March.
Farmers asked to take part in grains contract survey
The Alberta Wheat and Barley Commission is looking for information on how the drought of 2021 impacted Prairie farmers.
Manager of Business Development and Markets Geoff Backman says they're looking to find out just what kind of impact it had on grain and oilseed producer operations.