Glenda Lee Vossler

As the clock ticks down on the strike deadline there's an overwhelming call for the Canadian government to intervene and prevent a national rail strike.

For months now Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian National and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have been at the bargaining table but to no avail.

On Sunday, the union announced that unless the parties reached a last-minute agreement, workers would be off the job as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Thursday.

The Canadian Beef Industry Conference is being held this week in Saskatoon for the first time.

The four-day event brings together 500 attendees from cattle producers, to government agencies, beef industry representatives and researchers from across the country to share ideas.

Vice President of the Canadian Cattle Association Tyler Fulton says its an opportunity for participants to hear from some keynote speakers and take part in the CCA committee meetings.

Saskatchewan's former Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart has lost his battle with cancer.

The 73-year-old served six terms as MLA for the former Thunder Creek consistency now known as the Morse-Lumsden riding from 1999 to 2023.

He was one of the 25 Sask Party MLAs to be elected in their first election as a party in 1999.

Premier Scott Moe shared on social media that Lyle's quiet strength and dedication to the people he served were an example to all of us who served with him.  

Getting this year's hay crop cut in top condition has been a challenge across the prairies.

The heat over the last couple of weeks is resulting in a decline not just in crops, but in hay quality as well.

Hay conditions have been slowly declining since we started seeing the higher temperatures.

Getting this year's hay crop cut in top condition has been a challenge across the prairies.

The heat over the last couple of weeks is resulting in a decline not just in crops, but in hay quality as well.

Hay conditions have been slowly declining since we started seeing the higher temperatures with many days hitting well into the 30's.

This week's crop report shows the recent heat has really helped to advance the crop.

Dennis Lange, Manitoba's soybean specialist puts together the weekly crop report and says fall rye is now in the late dough to dry down stage, with harvest potentially beginning in about ten days. Winter wheat is at the hard dough stage with some dry down starting to occur. 

He says when you look at corn, soybean, and dry bean crops things have really started to pick up with the heat.

This week's crop report shows the recent heat has really helped to advance the crop.

Dennis Lange, Manitoba's soybean specialist and puts together the weekly crop report and says fall rye is now in the late dough to dry down stage, with harvest potentially beginning in about ten days. Winter wheat is at the hard dough stage with some dry down starting to occur. 

He says when you look at corn, soybean and dry bean crops things have really started to pick up with the heat.

This week's crop report shows the recent heat has really helped to advance the crop.

Dennis Lange, Manitoba's soybean specialist and puts together the weekly crop report and says fall rye is now in the late dough to dry down stage, with harvest potentially beginning in about ten days. Winter wheat is at the hard dough stage with some dry down starting to occur. 

He says when you look at corn, soybean and dry bean crops things have really started to pick up with the heat.

Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame (MAHF) has selected four inspiring leaders as the MAHF inductees for 2024. These change-makers were recognized for their contributions and accomplishments to Manitoba's Agriculture industry in an induction ceremony at Red River Exhibition Park on July 17, 2024.

The 2024 Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductees are:

It's always a special event when people are recognized for their contribution and this week, four more deserving names were added to the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame. The hall inducted Hugh Drake, Dr. Don Flaten, Dr. Allan Preston, and Fred Tait Wednesday for their contributions and accomplishments toward Manitoba’s agriculture industry. These change-makers were recognized in an induction ceremony at Red River Exhibition Park. 

The 2024 Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductees are: