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2023 Manitoba Pulse Crops Expected to be Unaffected by Spring Flooding

2023 Manitoba Pulse Crops Expected to be Unaffected by Spring Flooding

Mar 29, 2023 | 4:23pm
Springtime still seems distant for southern Manitoba as snow remains and freezing temperatures persist. However, provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange says current conditions are setting up well for seeding after temperatures rise and snow melts. In its latest flood outlook released last Wednesday, the province projected a major risk of flooding along the Red River due to […]
Federal Budget Provides Increased Funding for Farm Cash Advance Program

Federal Budget Provides Increased Funding for Farm Cash Advance Program

Mar 29, 2023 | 4:17pm
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s latest budget envelope for Canadian farmers up against rising costs of production includes a temporary boost to the interest-free portion of cash advances. Freeland’s 2023 federal budget, released yesterday, includes $13 million in 2023-24 for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to temporarily increase the interest-free limit for loans under its Advance […]
Bangladesh to Purchase Potash From Canada

Bangladesh to Purchase Potash From Canada

Mar 28, 2023 | 5:21pm
Canada will be exporting more potash to a South Asian country. On March 17th, federal Trade Minister Mary Ng announced a contract between Canpotex, a Saskatchewan-based potash supplier, the government of Bangladesh and the Canadian Commercial Corporation. Established in 1946, the Canadian Commercial Corporation is a Crown corporation that supports international trade by helping Canadian […]
Hopper Car Service Improves

Hopper Car Service Improves

Mar 28, 2023 | 5:12pm
CN and CP Rail supplied a combined 91% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 33, an improvement from the previous week’s 88% and the best performance seen for the two railways combined since week 4 in late August. The improvement in performance reflects a slight decline in performance for CN and improved performance for CP. […]
Japan To Resume Imports of Canadian Processed Beef

Japan To Resume Imports of Canadian Processed Beef

Mar 28, 2023 | 5:04pm
Japan is lifting the last of its restrictions against Canadian beef, 20 years after BSE devastated this country’s cattle industry.  The federal government says Japan is reopening its doors to processed beef and beef patties from Canada. The move puts an end to the market access barriers Japan put in place in 2003, after a case […]
Canada’s Food and Beverage Manufacturers Experience Sales Growth: FCC Report

Canada’s Food and Beverage Manufacturers Experience Sales Growth: FCC Report

Mar 28, 2023 | 4:34am
Canada’s food and beverage manufacturing sector saw strong sales growth in 2022 despite a challenging environment according to the latest FCC Food and Beverage Report. Food and beverage manufacturing sales increased 10.6 per cent to $156 billion in 2022, with gains predominately coming from higher export values and strength in the grain and oilseed milling industry. Modest sales […]
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SARM encourages young people to get involved in rural councils

Mar 23, 2023 | 11:35pm
SARM has launched a campaign to attract young people to join rural municipal councils. President Ray Orb says more young families are calling rural Saskatchewan home. He says having more young people on council ensures a vibrant rural municipal government. Orb says getting involved on council helps young people gain knowledge and advance rural development […]
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Alberta man charged with improper care of livestock

Mar 23, 2023 | 11:35pm
Alberta RCMP have charged a Wheatland County man with causing unnecessary suffering to animals and selling un-inspected meat, after they were called to look into reports of someone who was slaughtering sick and injured cattle. Mounties say when they got onto the property, they found employees actively slaughtering cattle. During the investigation, they say they […]