Tag Archives: Agriculture
Riders coach to kick of Agribition
It is a role reserved for dignitaries like agriculture ministers and city officials. However, the 53rd edition of the Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) will officially begin at the hands of the Head C...
Nov 25, 2024
Alberta Milk launches holiday match campaign with Alberta Children’s Hospital
Alberta Milk will be matching donations up to $100,000 for children's health. The Holiday Match Campaign is in partnership with the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation (ACHF). From Nov. 27 to Dec. ...
Nov 22, 2024
Every seed has a story that needs to be heard
Don't throw away your seeds, because they hold valuable ancient agricultural knowledge.It's one of the key messages from the 13 Moons Food and Seed Sovereignty learning circle project from SAGE - kant...
Nov 22, 2024
Avian flu continues to spread in British Columbia
British Columbia poultry farmers are on high alert as dozens of avian flu infections have raced through farms. Shawn Hall with the B-C Poultry Association said the industry has raised its biosecurity ...
Nov 22, 2024
AGT Food and Ingredients announces sale of Shortline Rail and Bulk Handling Facility
AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. (AGT) has sold its shortline rail and bulk handling infrastructure to a global alternative asset management firm, GCM Grosvenor. The sale includes MobilGrain and its oper...
Nov 21, 2024
Finetuning fertilizers for better crop yields
Many agricultural soils are deficient in the nutrient zinc despite the fact that farmers use fertilizers enriched with the element. This limits crop yields and reduces food quality. It's estimated tha...
Nov 20, 2024
Crop hail claim payouts reach $230 million
Member companies of the Canadian Crop Hail Insurance Association (CCHA) paid out $230 million to Western Canadian grain farmers. With coverage in place, damaging storms resulted in nearly 11,000 claim...
Nov 20, 2024
Federal ag minister concludes trip to China
Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay has returned to Canada after a one-week mission to China. MacAulay and his delegation travelled to Beijing where they met with Chinese industry leaders, imp...
Nov 19, 2024
Prospect of deal with Indonesia promising for agri-food sector
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Indonesia counterpart President Prabowo Subianto announced the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement agrifood producers were delighted. Greg ...
Nov 19, 2024
High protein content in the Canadian wheat crop
Canadian farmers grew a very good wheat crop this year. That information was shared in the New Wheat Crop Report released by Cereals Canada today. The 2024 report provides a quality and functionality ...
Nov 18, 2024
