New board appointed for MASC
Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn has appointed the new board of directors for the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC).
The MASC new board chair is John Plohman and the vice-chair is Don Kostesky.
Newly appointed directors are Paul Gregory, Mary Johnson, Larry Bohdanovich, Rayna Gleich, and Gurjaspal Singh Bala, while Brian Brown and Kristy-Layne Carr will remain on as directors.
Kostyshyn says these appointments are part of the Province's efforts to support a strong agriculture industry as the backbone of the provincial economy.
Chickpea growers encouraged to participate in grower survey
Pulse Canada says Canadian pulses are some of the most sustainable crops in the world, and they're looking to back that up with even more data.
Chickpea growers are being asked to participate in a survey looking at the environmental impact of Canadian chickpea production.
Pulse Canada will use the survey results to create a 'Life Cycle Assessment for Canadian chickpeas'.
Cropportunities is back
Cropportunities is back in Swift Current for its sixteenth year!
This year's event is set for Thursday, March 14th.
Cropportunities features an opportunity for producers to learn about local research conducted by Wheatland Conservation Area.
As well, there will be presentations on spraying in adverse conditions from Tom Wolf, Kevin Hursh will talk about costs, returns, and strategies for 2024, and Corey Henderson with FCC will talk about farm transitions.
Stats Canada is reporting a drop in cattle, hog, and sheep inventory
Statistics Canada released data on cattle, hog, and sheep inventory numbers as of January 1, 2024 as compared to January 1, 2023.
Stats show the Canadian cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level in over 30 years to 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 percent from the previous year.
Key factors for the drop relate to the drought and tight feed supplies which put downward pressure on the cattle sector, while stronger prices saw more producers that may have been struggling with feed supplies sending some of their breeding animals to market.
Registration open for Saskatchewan's New Crop Webinar Series
Once again Saskatchewan Agriculture is holding its crop webinar series.
Each year the crop extension specialists host a series of webinars that cover agronomic topics relevant for the upcoming growing season.
The webinars feature provincial specialists, Agri-ARM sites, external researchers, and other guest speakers who relay key information and are on hand to answer any questions.
This year they are hosting eight webinars for you to take part in.
Snowfall welcome site as WSA preliminary Spring Runoff Report shows majority of the province is looking at below-normal to well below-normal runoff
This week's Alberta Clipper is bringing more snow and cold temperatures to the Prairies again.
The snow creates several challenges but will be a welcome site in many areas of the province.
The majority of the snow is hitting the central and northern areas around Saskatoon, while a wider system later in the week is expected to bring more snow including to areas in the southern part of the province.
India is extending the timeline for duty-free yellow peas
India is extending the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas.
Initially, India implemented a 50 per cent duty on yellow peas in November of 2017.
In December 2023, it announced a temporary duty-free import period ending in March 2024.
Last week, India announced that they would extend that duty-free period to the end of April.
Jeff English, the vice president of marketing and communications for Pulse Canada, says it's good to see the extension in place.
February 'Grain Marketing Insights Report' is out
The latest "Grain Marketing Insights Report" with LeftField Commodity Research is available through Manitoba Crop Alliance.
The report takes a general overview of what's happening in the wheat, barley, corn, flax, and sunflower markets.
According to the report, non-durum wheat supplies are tight with December non-durum exports moving at a record pace for the 2023-2024 crop year at 1.84 million tonnes.
CWRS basis levels have been firm for old crop, while new crop levels have appreciated from very low levels.
Southwest farmers are thanked with an evening of food and fun
A record number of 270 farmers and staple members of southwests agricultural industry gathered in the Living Sky Casino’s Event Centre for the annual Farmer Appreciation event on Friday evening.
Sponsored companies including Monette Seeds, S3 Group, Innovation Credit Union, Viterra and more provided the food, wine, desserts, and more.
Sales were up at Alberta Open Farm Days in 2023
The number of visitors to Alberta Open Farm Days was down in 2023 from the year before.
But the CEO of the Alberta Association of Agriculture Societies Tim Carson says they're still excited about how things went.
He says while the number of visitors was down slightly, on-farm sales during the weekend increased from $224,000 in 2022 to almost $299,000 last year.