Tag Archives: Agriculture
Agriculture Roundup for Monday December 21, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. – A meat-processing plant in Guelph, Ont. is temporarily closing following a COVID-19 outbreak. At least 82 people at the Cargill plant have tested positive. Roughly 130 workers, ...
Dec 21, 2020
Optimism for cattle producers as 2020 rolls to an end
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's been a hectic year for cattle industry this year as the global pandemic caused beef processors to reduce production, jamming up feedlots that took heavy losses from livestock t...
Dec 19, 2020
Megascale agri-food processing has benefits – and big risks
CALGARY, AB. — Megascale agrifood-processing facilities are commonplace in Canada, primarily for greater efficiency and increased profitability. Agrifood processing has certainly been using the ...
Dec 18, 2020
Listen: Keep canola markets open by following key guidelines
If deregistered canola varieties get into overseas shipments it could cause serious harm to export markets. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Canola Council Agronomy Specialist Ian Epp about the...
Dec 18, 2020
Alberta celebrates 70 years being “Rat-free”
EDMONTON, AB – This year marks 70 years of Alberta's Rat Control Program. Started in 1950, the program ensures Albertans are safe from the environmental and economic destruction rats cause (chew...
Dec 18, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Friday December 18, 2020
Farm groups representing beef, pork, grains, and horticulture want the provinces to approve the federal proposal on AgriStability. It was a good year for grain farmers, but the pandemic had a serious ...
Dec 18, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday December 17, 2020
A new report said consolidation of Canada’s beef processing plants has made the industry vulnerable to disease outbreaks, warning shutdowns similar to what occurred early in the COVID-19 pandemi...
Dec 17, 2020
Ottawa provides funding for environmental farm research in Manitoba
MELFORT, Sask. – The federal government is funding on-farm research in Manitoba to help farmers develop strategies to combat climate change. The $5.9 million will be used for farmers and scienti...
Dec 16, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday December 16, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. – There has been increased interest in the Advance Payments Program. Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) administers the program. CCGA director of Finance & Operations ...
Dec 16, 2020
Prairie wheat commissions question a recent article on the impact of wheat prices on food costs
MELFORT, Sask. – Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA), and Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) are concerned that a recent Canadian Press article inacc...
Dec 16, 2020
