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Prairie wheat and barley commissions concerned about impact of SVUAs

Prairie wheat and barley commissions concerned about impact of SVUAs

Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA), Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley), Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), and Alberta Barley have significant concerns about
Crop insurance enhancements announced

Crop insurance enhancements announced

Today, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced enhancements to the 2020 Crop Insurance Program.
APAS President meets with Chinese Ambassador

APAS President meets with Chinese Ambassador

APAS President Todd Lewis and Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu discuss longstanding trade relationship
Smart Earth Camelina to ship first load of camelina oil by rail

Smart Earth Camelina to ship first load of camelina oil by rail

Saskatoon-based Smart Earth Camelina Corporation (Smart Earth) is shipping the first rail tank car filled with camelina oil, originating from the Canadian Prairies to an end user in Vancouver, in collaboration with its crush partner Virtex Farm Foods
Grain and oilseed industry braces for a 25% labour shortfall

Grain and oilseed industry braces for a 25% labour shortfall

Over the next decade, Canada’s grain and oilseed industry is expected to see one in four jobs go unfilled due to a lack of available workers. The resulting economic impact could be devastating to the industry’s growth.
Minister Bibeau in the U.S. to meet with agricultural leaders

Minister Bibeau in the U.S. to meet with agricultural leaders

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, is in Washington, D.C. today to reaffirm Canada’s commitment to collaborating with the U.S.

Passion may be the ultimate weapon in helping Canadian wines succeed

Every Canadian grape that becomes wine must first survive a range of diseases. One of those enemies is leafroll disease.

Garden Chat: From Weert, Netherlands to Outlook, Sask

Weert (pronounced Ue-rt) is a Dutch city (over 50,000) in the south of the Netherlands near the Belgium border. It is also in an area from which Jop (pronounced Yop) Van Melick came from to eventually call Outlook home.
Livestock producers receive tax relief for 2019

Livestock producers receive tax relief for 2019

New regions added under the Livestock Tax Deferral Provision for 2019
Canada’s grain farmers call for action after ‘harvest from hell’

Canada’s grain farmers call for action after ‘harvest from hell’

Grain Growers of Canada launch harvestfromhell.ca – a platform for farmers to share the impact of the carbon tax on their farms
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