Tag Archives: Agriculture
Agriculture Roundup for Monday July 13, 2020
The United States Department of Agriculture released its July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on Friday. The U.S. corn yield was pegged at 178.6 bushels per acre which wa...
Alice McFarlane Jul 13, 2020
Scouting for wheat midge
MELFORT, Sask. – Grain farmers in east central Saskatchewan should be scouting their fields for wheat midge. The adult wheat midge is a very small, orange fly about half the size of a mosquito. ...
Alice McFarlane Jul 10, 2020
Listen: Canada’s grain supply chain expands with G3 Vancouver Terminal opening
G3 has opened its new grain terminal at the Port of Vancouver. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Brett Malkoske G3’s Vice-President of Business Development and Communications. – alic...
Alice McFarlane Jul 09, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday July 9, 2020
May was the second biggest month for Canadian wheat exports this crop year. The Sask Wheat market outlook said Indonesia was the biggest buyer of Canadian wheat at 352,000 tonnes, followed by China at...
Alice McFarlane Jul 09, 2020
May and June in P.A. see wetter than normal conditions
Prince Albert and area have seen wetter than normal conditions for the past few months. Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada said the city and surrounding area saw ab...
Lisa Brady Jul 08, 2020
Listen: Irrigation expansion in the works for Saskatchewan
A $4 billion mega irrigation project has been announced for Lake Diefenbaker. Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association chair Aaron Gray tells Alice McFarlane with Ag Access he is looking forward t...
Alice McFarlane Jul 08, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday July 8, 2020
A state-of-the-art grain export facility has opened on the west coast. G3 Terminal Vancouver can receive up to three 150-car trains on its loop track and the dock can accommodate vessels up to Capesiz...
Alice McFarlane Jul 08, 2020
Listen: New app shows carbon capture potential of shelterbelts
A new app developed by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) can determine the carbon offset value of shelterbelts. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Bryan Mood with the USask's ...
Alice McFarlane Jul 07, 2020
Hail damage reported across the prairies
Farmers reported damage to multiple crops after storms produced pea-to-quarter size hail in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA) said the storms occurred from mid ...
Alice McFarlane Jul 07, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday July 7, 2020
Canadian Pacific (CP) had its best-ever quarter and June for moving grain products. CP’s Vice-President Sales, Marketing Grain and Fertilizers Joan Hardy said the two records are the latest in a...
Alice McFarlane Jul 07, 2020
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