Ag News

Manitoba Canola Growers are looking for producers to sit on their board of directors.

Four seats are up for election in 2023, each holding a four-year term.

Nominations are set to open November 15th and will close November 30th.

More information on the nomination process is available on the Manitoba Canola Growers website.

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers are also looking to fill some vacant seats at the board table.

The Alberta Canola Producers Commission has filled its four board positions for the new year.

All four positions have been filled by acclamation. 

The four canola growers elected to the board are Andre Harpe from Valhalla Centre, Justin Nanninga from Neerlandia, Jeffrey Frost from Olds, and Roger Chevraux from Killam. 

Harpe will represent Region 2, Nanninga Region 5, Frost Region 8, and Chevraux will represent Region 11.

Harpe and Chevraux will serve their third terms as directors, Nanninga his second, and Frost his first term as director.

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities is holding its Mid-Term Convention this week in Regina. 

President Ray Orb says over the next two days delegates will be taking part in various breakout and networking sessions as well as learning opportunities.

"We're looking at issues like PDAP, Cybersecurity, Rural Crime is always an important topic, as well as Risk Management."

SaskCanola, Alberta Canola, and Manitoba Canola Growers have launched a new brand campaign.

The joint National Canola Marketing Program focuses on telling the story of canola, its many uses, and health benefits.

Canola is grown on over 20 million acres across Canada primarily in Western Canada and is one of the country's most valuable agricultural exports.

According to the "Hellocanola" website more than 207,000 Canadian jobs are linked to canola and the crop’s potential continues to grow.

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is back from a successful trip to the Indo-Pacific region.

The overall goal was to open doors for the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector in Vietnam, Japan, and South Korea. 

It's a key area as Canada exports nearly half of its agriculture production to the region and sees the potential for growth in that market.

In 2022, Canada's agriculture and agri-food exports to the Indo-Pacific region totaled $21.8 billion.

Agriculture in the Classroom Canada  (AITC-C) has a new Executive Director.

Mathieu Rouleau brings a combination of leadership, agriculture, and finance experience to the group.

He co-founded École-O-Champ, a non-profit organization dedicated to agricultural education and AITC-C's member organization in Quebec.

 After starting École-O-Champ as a student project, Rouleau has grown it into a well-recognized organization, successfully growing the budget tenfold, expanding youth experiences throughout Quebec, and cultivating a motivated and engaged team.

Federated Co-operatives Limited is hosting a public open house today.

FCL is looking for feedback on the Integrated Agriculture Complex in Regina.

The site which is north and east of the Co-op Refinery Complex will include a renewable diesel plant which will be fully owned by FCL, and a canola crush plant which is a joint venture partnership between FCL and AGT Foods.

Manitoba's latest cattle marketing report shows 15,964 cattle moved through the auction ring last week.

Manitoba Agriculture reported that feeder steer prices dropped off with the biggest average drop being $13.07 per cwt for the 401 to 500 pound category, which puts the average weekly price for last week at  $$424.79 per cwt .  The only gain was in the 801 - 900 pound category which showed an increase of $4.73  per cwt for an average weekly price of $305.40 per cwt .

Pork producers from around the province are gathering in Saskatoon this week for the 46th annual Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium.

The annual event focuses on practical take-home advice, best practices, new research and innovation.

Some of the key presentations include Everything You Need to Know to Improve Your Barn’s Energy Efficiency, The Future of Farming: Advancements Reshaping the Swine Industry and the Keynote address on Wednesday features an economist from Global AgriTrends talking about What's next for the Global Pork Market.

Targeted grazing is using a specific species of livestock to control the spread of unwanted vegetation (i.e., a target plant species) such as noxious weeds or shrub encroachment. The goal is to reduce the competitive advantage of the target plant species relative to the desirable vegetation within the community. Targeted grazing offers an opportunity to implement a non-herbicide practice on their operations when herbicide application is not environmentally feasible, when the infestation is too large and costly to treat, and/or when the area is inaccessible.