By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday October 27, 2021

Oct 27, 2021 | 9:49 AM

MELFORT, Sask. – Several organizations have created a website designed to bring attention to the global shipping container crisis and its affect on Canada.

Container Crunch outlines the impact shipping container shortages are having on consumers, and the economy overall.

The website stated the federal government has jurisdictional responsibility over the transportation system. The groups are asking government to immediately open an investigation under section 49 of the Canada Transportation Act to investigate and determine all major contributors and create a joint industry-government task force to identify immediate actions that can be taken to lessen current supply chain disruptions.

The website is supported by Pulse Canada, Canadian Special Crops Association, Western Canadian Wheat Growers, Western Canadian Shippers’ Coalition, Prairie Oat Growers Association, Freight Management Association of Canada, Responsible Distribution Canada, and Grain Growers of Canada.

You can view Container Crunch here.

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Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are looking for ways to remove arsenic from drinking water.

Khaled Zoroufchi Benis, a Ph.D. candidate with the College of Engineering and colleagues are developing a process that turns agricultural waste, like wheat and canola straw, into a filter that adsorbs the toxin.

The team is using the Canadian Light Source at USask to make their water purifying process more efficient.

Over 200 million people in more than 70 countries, including some in Canada, are drinking water with a high concentration of arsenic.

This global risk to human health can cause cancer, nausea, and blood vessel damage.

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Six members and officials from the National Farmers Union (NFU) will attend the United Nations COP26 Climate Conference.

These farmers come from Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia.

The NFU is a national farm organization committed to the interests of farmers and farm families, advancing food sovereignty, working toward social and economic justice for Canadians, and improving the sustainability of Canada’s food systems.

The conference is Oct. 31 to Nov. 12. in Glasgow, Scotland.

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