Tag Archives: Canadian Ag News
$19-million investment made into R&D project to create new oat, pulse ingredients
About $19.2-million is being invested into a research & development project that will aid in creating new oat and pulse ingredients and products. Avena Foods will be doing most of the heavy liftin...
Feb 28, 2024
Most Saskatchewan feeder steer and heifer prices were up: Cattle Market Update
The feeder market in Saskatchewan remained strong last week, according to the latest Cattle Market Update from Canfax. The update for the week ending February 23 showed prices for all feeder steer cat...
Feb 27, 2024
Canadian cattle herd at its lowest in three decades: Stats Canada
The Canadian cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level in more than 30 years.Statistics Canada reports on January 1st, there were 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 percent from the pr...
Feb 27, 2024
More time granted to export yellow peas to India
India has extended the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas by one through the end of April.There have been duty-free imports on yellow peas since early December. It was part of New Delhi's i...
Feb 26, 2024
Pilot project being created to look at ways to improve AgriStability
A call to Alberta producers is being made to participate in a pilot program this year. Agriculture Financial Services (AFSC), an Alberta Government Crown Corporation, is looking for cow-calf producers...
Feb 16, 2024
Fresh water the "backbone of Saskatchewan's rural economy": SARM President Ray Orb to Commons Environment Committee
The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development is in the middle of a study on freshwater, specifically how to protect it, how to collaborate on all levels of go...
Feb 14, 2024
Small quantity of cattle marketed is strengthening feeder markets: Cattle Market Update
Less cattle were marketed in Saskatchewan last week compared to the prior week, according to the Canfax Cattle Market Update for the week ending February 9. There were 10,010 head of cattle marketed i...
Feb 13, 2024
Weather forecaster predicts drier spring for some parts of Western Canada, wetter spring for others
Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. was the closing speaker at the Crossroads Crop Conference Wednesday in Calgary. Lerner provided some hope that 2024 will not be a serious drought year. Lerner ex...
Feb 01, 2024
The landscape of farm financing is changing
Changes are occurring in farm financing. At the Crossroads Crop Conference underway in Calgary, a lender highlighted some of the financing trends. ATB Financial is a provincial body that lends p...
Jan 31, 2024
Bill C-234 in the spotlight as Parliament returns from lengthy break
A private member's bill that would provide relief for Canadian farmers from the federal carbon tax, on natural gas and propane used for grain drying, will likely dominate discussion on Parliament Hill...
Jan 29, 2024
