Ag News

The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) today disclosed the final three recipients of two funding competitions it held in 2023.

A joint statement was signed between Canadian, American, and Mexican cattle organizations to better synchronize the industry across North America.

The Canadian Cattlemen's Association met their counterparts as part of a meeting last week, discussing some of the best business practices among them.

CCA President Nathan Phinney says that the meeting resulted in some good conversation.

Canadian Western Agribition is preparing for a new year of events and is connecting with organizations around the globe to help further their reach.

They signed a pair of Memorandum of Understandings with Congreso de las Estrellas and Beef Australia, two international beef organizations, to better connect with international beef producers.

Despite recent rainfalls hampering seeding progress over the last week, Saskatchewan producers are still getting work done to get seeds in the ground.

The latest crop report shows that 56 per cent of crops have been sown, compared to 32 per cent last week.

This is behind the five-year average of 76 per cent and the 10-year average of 74 per cent. 

An initiative between Farm Credit Canada and the Regina Food Bank has introduced some new technology that will help with the food bank's needs.

The FCC supplied them with a containerized grower, a unit that can grow certain vegetables in a controlled environment that can be set up anywhere.

Regina Food Bank President John Bailey talks about the new unit and how it'll help the food bank.

Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture is letting producers know a recent result of a study that could change how producers use herbicides on shrubs.

In 2019, the government looked to demonstrate and compare two chemical control options in southwest Saskatchewan to control the encroachment of a pair of woody species on rangeland: Western snowberry (Buck brush) and Wolf Willow.

To do that, they applied 2 herbicides on July 11, 2019:

- Reclaim II ‘A’ at 81 g per acre, plus Reclaim II ‘B’ at 0.69 L per acre,

Manitoba has farmers in the fields looking to seed before the season's over, with progress trailing closely behind the five-year average.

The latest crop report Is summing up that progress, along with giving a look at current moisture levels.

Provincial Pulse and Soybean Specialists for Manitoba Agriculture and editor of the provincial crop report Dennis Legue talks about the progress farmers are making.

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is looking to test out a new program that they're hoping will unite urban resources and rural farming to better stock Canadian foodbanks.

Grow Hope Saskatchewan will look to unite the two sectors to increase the amount of food grown and help the two sectors of Canada connect.

Rick Block, a Saskatchewan representative for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, gives an overview of the program.

Manitoba weekly auction mart report showed that last week feeder steer prices rose, ranging from an average of $450.88 per cwt for the 401 to 500-pound weights to $319.58 per cwt for the 801 to 900-pound category.  The biggest drop of $9.17 per cwt came in the 901+ weight category dropping to an average of $275.33 per cwt, the biggest increase of $16.18 per cwt was in the 401-500 pound category for an average of $450.88.

The Saskatchewan government is looking to get producers on board with their new Livestock Facility Emissions Program.

That's being offered under the suite of programs part of the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

This program offers support to the intensive hog and sheep industries with a main goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by increasing efficiency or replacing energy sources reliant on fossil fuels in existing facilities.

There's also funding available to enhance and optimize environmental efficiency with liquid manure management.