CFIA releases the Federally Reportable Disease Report for April 2025
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is releasing an update with April stats on federally reportable diseases.
As of April 30th, there have been 17 cases of avian influenza, with three in British Columbia, one in Alberta, three in Saskatchewan, and two in Manitoba.
King Charles III will have a chance to try Saskatchewan made products
The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, the Honourable Bernadette McIntyre, and her husband, Mr. Rich McIntyre had a private audience with King Charles today at Buckingham Palace.
Their Honours presented the King with lentil and chickpea snacks from the Three Farmers company of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan is a major producer of pulse crops.
A jar of Savoury Dill Pickle Mustard from Gravelbourg Mustard. The province is the world’s largest exporter of mustard seed.
Alberta now has 23 per cent of the 2025 crop in the ground
Alberta's Agriculture Financial Services Corporation put together the first crop report of the season.
Manglai a product coordinator with AFSC, says provincially there's now 23 per cent of the 2025 crop is now in the ground, thawhich t's well ahead of the 5-year average of 12 per cent, and the 10-year average of 14 per cent.
"Regionally - the South leads with 50 per cent of all crops seeded, followed by the Central Region at 22 per cent, the Peace Region at 10 per cent, the North West at 8 per cent, and the North East at 6 per cent."
Grain’s supply and demand ratio finds balance
Production is expected to recover by 70 million tonnes due to favourable conditions, while demand will rise by 45 million tonnes
SASKATOON — The global grain outlook for 2025-26 is incredibly balanced, says an analyst.
The International Grains Council (IGC) is forecasting 2.373 billion tonnes of production and an identical 2.373 billion tonnes of demand.
“We’re looking at quite a finely balanced fundamental picture for grains,” Helen Plant, senior analyst for the United Kingdom’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, said in a recent webinar.
Farm groups welcoming Heath MacDonald to his new role as Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Keith Currie says Canadian agriculture is at a critical juncture, with the recent dramatic rise of trade uncertainty, high costs, and more frequent extreme weather events.
He notes during the recent election, the CFA made the priorities of Canadian farmers very clear: farmers need to see a focus on competitiveness, resiliency, and maintaining rule-based trade.
Sask. producers say bovine TB compensation inadequate
YORKTON, Sask. —Those affected by quarantines and eradication policies want more financial assistance from the federal government.
Efforts to trace the bovine tuberculosis case discovered last fall have put several farms in quarantine and under financial pressure.
The positive test found on a Saskatchewan cow at slaughter Nov. 29, 2024, brought with it numerous ramifications as a result of Canada’s tracing policies to ensure continued trade under international animal health rules.
Dr. Digvir S. Jayas will be invested into the Order of Manitoba
A distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba will be invested into the Order of Manitoba this summer.
Dr. Digvir S. Jayas, an engineer and agrologist, has received multiple awards for his 30-year research and teaching career. He conducts research related to drying, handling and storing of grains and oilseeds and digital image processing for grading and processing operations in the Agri-Food industry.
PEI MP Heath MacDonald takes on the role of Agriculture Minister
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his new cabinet today.
One of the new faces at the cabinet table will be 59 year old Heath MacDonald an MP from Prince Edward Island, as he takes on the role of Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister.
MacDonald was first elected as an MP in 2021 after previously serving in the Provincial Legislature
Kody Blois, who was appointed ag minister in early March following Carney's leadership win i
was left out of cabinet.
Other key ministers of note relating to the ag industry :
Seeds of Change: Killarney Grow Project kicks off 15th season with a harvest surprise in store
The Killarney Foodgrains Grow Project is off to a great start! The starbuck wheat seed is in the ground at their rented 145-acre field northeast of Killarney and anticipation has already started to build as spring turns into summer.
This is the 15th year for the Killarney Foodgrains Project, having started in 2010 on Frank Peters 120-acre field northwest of town.
Alberta Sugar Beet Growers reach new agreement
Alberta Sugar Beet Growers and Rogers Sugar have reached a new 5-year agreement.
The new supply agreement was announced in a press release on Friday.
Roger's Taber location is the only sugar beet processing facility in Canada. Established almost 75 years ago, the Taber facility is supported by approximately 200 Southern Alberta farm families, which supply the refinery with sugar beets.
According to the ASBG website, those farms harvest about 900,000 tonnes of sugar beets annually, which are turned into 125,000 tonnes of sugar or nearly 2 million cups!