Tag Archives: Canadian Ag News
Railways grind to a halt, farm groups spell out consequences of simultaneous work stoppage
The "Stop the Strike" coalition held a news conference Wednesday morning, calling on CN Rail and CPKC Rail to resolve their labour dispute with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. However, the deadl...
Aug 22, 2024
Hot, dry weather, increased production factors in latest price outlook from AAFC
Price prospects for canola, durum, soybeans, corn and flax declined in the just-released August Outlook for Principal Field Crops published by the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Ca...
Aug 21, 2024
More voices calling on feds to prevent rail strike/lockout
Three organizations representing rural municipalities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are calling on Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to use binding arbitration "if the railways and uni...
Aug 20, 2024
Grain exports high ahead of Thursday's rail work stoppage
Canadian grain exports for the new crop year are off to a good start, but it's likely aided by anticipation of a rail strike or lockout. Numbers from the SaskWheat Market Outlook for the week of Augus...
Aug 20, 2024
CPKC workers, CN Rail issuing strike and lockout notices ahead of deadline
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway Co. (CN Rail) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, union representing about 9,300 workers, are gearing up for a potential wo...
Aug 19, 2024
Improving bio-industrial sector the goal of latest federal funding announcement
Ottawa has announced up to $6.5 million in funding to Bio-industrial Innovation Canada (BIC) through the AgriScience Program - Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricult...
Aug 19, 2024
More politicians, farm groups calling for railways and union to come to an agreement before Aug. 22
Provincial Highways Minister Lori Carr wrote to the federal government, urging them to use available measures to prevent a work stoppage of CPKC and CN Rail while the railways and union negotiate a ne...
Aug 13, 2024
Sense of "urgency" needed for railways, union to make a deal before potential strike date of Aug. 22
Farm groups continue to urge the railways and the union representing its workers to reach an agreement as soon as possible. This comes after the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) made its rulin...
Aug 09, 2024
Grain freight rates increase again
If you ask grain farmers about their biggest input costs, they are likely to talk about equipment purchases, fertilizer prices or the cost of various crop protection products. One huge cost, grain fre...
Aug 09, 2024
Ag groups say possible railway strike comes at a bad time, hurts Canada's reputation as a reliable supplier
Two agricultural groups say the uncertainty around a possible a strike of workers from CPKC and CN Rail is negatively affecting Canada's reputation as a reliable exporter, and if workers walk off the ...
Aug 08, 2024
