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Grain farmers made less in first half of 2024 compared to livestock producers

Grain farmers made less in first half of 2024 compared to livestock producers

Crop receipts fell $3.3 billion while livestock receipts increased by $1.5 billion
Agriculture This Week: Balance in rail dispute hard to achieve

Agriculture This Week: Balance in rail dispute hard to achieve

One needs to be careful when you limit the actions of workers and company officials in terms of the tools of strike and lock-out as a way to get a deal moving forward.
Hail causes total crop loss in some areas

Hail causes total crop loss in some areas

Crop Report Aug. 20 to 26.
Southwest dodges storms: harvest 43 per cent complete

Southwest dodges storms: harvest 43 per cent complete

Census Division 3 – Assiniboia, Gravelbourg, Mankota, Ponteix and Rockglen areas; Census Division 4 – Cadillac, Consul, Eastend, Maple Creek and Val Marie areas; Census Division 7 – Beechy, Central Butte, Craik, Herbert, Hodgeville and Moose Jaw areas; Census Division 8 – Cabri, Elrose, Fox Valley, Leader, Swift Current and Tompkins areas.
Rain causes delays in Northeast Sask crop region

Rain causes delays in Northeast Sask crop region

Census Division 9 – Calder, Canora, Pelly, Preeceville, Sheho and Yorkton areas; Census Division 10 – Foam Lake, Kelliher, Leroy, Raymore and Wadena areas; Census Division 11 – Davidson, Colonsay, Langham, Lanigan, Nokomis, Outlook and Saskatoon areas.
Northeast producers waiting on crop maturity

Northeast producers waiting on crop maturity

Census Division 14 – Choiceland, Hudson Bay, Kelvington, Melfort, and Nipawin areas; Census Division 15 – Cudworth, Humboldt, Kinistino, Prince Albert, Rosthern and St. Brieux areas.
West-Central producers have 15 per cent in the bins

West-Central producers have 15 per cent in the bins

Census Division 12 – Biggar, Delisle, Rosetown and Sonningdale areas; Census Division 13 – Cut Knife, Kerrobert, Kindersley, Macklin, Plenty and Wilkie areas.
Harvest goes into full swing for Northwestern producers

Harvest goes into full swing for Northwestern producers

Census Division 16 – Blaine Lake, Canwood, North Battleford, Radisson and Spiritwood areas; Census Division 17 – Glaslyn, Maidstone, Meadow Lake, Pierceland and St. Walburg areas.
CGC revokes licences from Purely Canada Foods Corp

CGC revokes licences from Purely Canada Foods Corp

People in the grain trade expect there are some producers outside of the time parameters who will be ineligible for compensation.
Bourgault Tillage Tools purchases Herschel Parts

Bourgault Tillage Tools purchases Herschel Parts

As part of the sale, Bourgault Tillage Tools has onboarded all the employees at Herschel Parts. 
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