NFU and WGA urge MacAulay to stop CGC changes
The National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Wheat Growers Association (WGA)have sent a letter to agriculture and agri-food minister Lawrence MacAulay asking him to halt the Canadian Grain Commission changes that are set to come into effect with the start of the new crop year on August 1st.
The two groups tend to disagree on a number of issues but stand united in their opposition to the CGC's move to harmonize the primary and export standards for wheat.
Lawrence MacAulay returns as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet on Wednesday.
Among some of the key moves, Marie-Claude Bibeau moves over to become minister of national revenue, while Lawrence MacAulay moves back to his former role as minister of agriculture and agri-food.
MacAulay held the role previously from 2015 to 2019 and was Trudeau's first minister of agriculture.
He has also served as minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence.
Bibeau was Canada's first female agriculture minister and served in the role from 2019 to 2023.
Drought discussion Town Halls hit west-central Saskatchewan
A special open house was held Monday and Tuesday in west-central Saskatchewan.
The first was held in Perdue, and the second was held in Kindersley.
The discussion focused on the ongoing drought in the region and was hosted by the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association.
CEO of SCA Grant McLellan was in attendance along with local rep Joleen Shea and members of local SCIC's were also taking questions.
Cypress Hills-Grasslands MP Jeremy Patzer was in attendance as well.
New state-of-the-art Ag research and training facility coming to Manitoba
The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing up to $6.4 million to establish the Prairie Crops and Soils Research Facility (PCSRF) at the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Manitoba Advanced Education and Training Minister Sarah Guillemard and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today.
Alberta government streamlines process for water
Livestock and poultry producers impacted by water shortages and drought can get help through the Alberta government.
It's streamlined the temporary livestock water assistance for producers who have an urgent need for water for their livestock.
The ongoing uncertainty at BC ports continues to impact the supply chain as CPKC issues 200 furlough notices
The strike and uncertainty at BC's ports continues to have an impact throughout the supply chain.
Elizabeth Hucker, the assistant vice president of marketing and sales for bulk with CPKC says the repeated
start-up and shutdown of freight operations can not continue.
FCC announces support for producers struggling due to the drought
The heat wave this week has temperatures ranging from 30 to 38 in parts of the prairies.
The heat continues to have an impact on crop and pasture conditions that have already been suffering from dry conditions and pest problems like grasshoppers and gophers.
The heat is also withering away at producer returns as the crop struggles in the field, leaving some producers expected to experience a cash shortfall.
On Monday, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) announced that it will be working with producers - crop, and livestock - that may be experiencing financial hardships.
Prairie yield forecast takes a hit with the drought
Dry conditions and grasshopper damage throughout the growing season are expected to result in a below-average crop on the Prairies.
Bruce Burnett, the Director of Markets and Weather Information at Glacier Farm Media says the worst conditions are in the southwest and west-central parts of Saskatchewan, as well as southeast and east-central Alberta.
He says conditions look better across Saskatchewan’s northern grainbelt in the east-central regions, and in parts of Manitoba, but yields in those areas will still be lower than average.
Seeding depth and seeding rates play a key factor in growing Canola
With the expansion of crush capacity increasing in southern Saskatchewan, the Canola Council of Canada is running the project to determine what issues may be different when growing canola in the brown soil zone.
Canola Council of Canada Agronomy Specialist Shawn Senko says the project is taking place in six sites, two in Saskatchewan (Avonlea and Swift Current) as well as four locations in Alberta (Colehurst, Grassy Lake, Lethbridge and Oyen).
Hot, dry conditions pushing drought affected areas
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's latest drought monitoring map shows dry conditions across most of the Prairies.
AAFC's agri-climate specialist Trevor Hadwen says since April 1, the driest regions of the prairies have certainly been in southern Alberta, as well as the northern Peace regions, with some parts of the southwest and west-central part of Saskatchewan, as well as the south central region in Manitoba.