Tag Archives: Agriculture
Agriculture Roundup for Monday, May 15, 2023
Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. is considering slowing down its previously announced plan to ramp up potash production as falling prices and lower sales volumes take a bite out of profits. CEO ...
Alice McFarlane May 15, 2023
Conditions favourable for farmers around P.A. during seeding
Seeding is underway in Saskatchewan; however, work is slowly moving along compared to previous years.According to the province's first crop report of the season, which includes data gathered between M...
May 12, 2023
New outbreaks of African Swine Fever reported in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.
Deadly pig disease continues to spread Swine Health Information Center Executive Director Dr. Paul Sundberg said ASF has spread to another Indonesian island as well as into Greece. “There’...
Alice McFarlane May 12, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Friday May 12, 2023
An independent investigation by the Jamaican government has found the majority of Jamaican farmworkers who come to Canada each season are satisfied with their living and working conditions under the S...
Alice McFarlane May 12, 2023
High level of optimism as farmers begin seeding
An important season is underway in Saskatchewan. Farmers have started seeding in most areas of the province. Saskatchewan is home to more than 40 per cent of Canada’s cultivated farmland, produc...
Alice McFarlane May 11, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday May 11, 2023
A Chinese ban on Canadian beef remains in place seventeen months after it was introduced, despite industry officials expecting it to be short-lived. Dennis Laycraft with the Canadian Cattle Associatio...
Alice McFarlane May 11, 2023
Interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program increased
The federal government is making a change to the Advance Payments Program (APP) that will save farmers money. Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the interest-free limit has be...
Alice McFarlane May 10, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday May 10, 2023
The Canola Council of Canada is now accepting letters of intent for the 2024 Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP). It was designed to assist canola growers in increasing yields and profitability, ...
Alice McFarlane May 10, 2023
New online nutrient calculator uses Prairie data
Farmers and agronomists have a new tool at their disposal that will help them get a more complete picture of the nutrient requirements of key crops grown across Western Canada. Two University of Saska...
Alice McFarlane May 09, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, May 9, 2023
The BASF Safety Scouts program returns for its third year supporting families to engage children in learning about the value and importance of farm safety. The initiative is providing refreshed conten...
Alice McFarlane May 09, 2023
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