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CN Rail Blames Small Profits on Sluggish Economy

CN Rail Blames Small Profits on Sluggish Economy

CN Rail is lowering its earnings forecast for the year after falling profits and revenue last quarter and a sluggish economic environment.
Strikes Similar to BC Port Job Action Could Become Commonplace: Expert

Strikes Similar to BC Port Job Action Could Become Commonplace: Expert

A labour movement researcher says more large-scale disputes like the industrial action at British Columbia's ports may be on the horizon.
B.C. Ranchers Struggle as Drought Sends Hay Prices Soaring

B.C. Ranchers Struggle as Drought Sends Hay Prices Soaring

The B-C government says drought conditions and wildfires in the province are making it difficult for farmers and ranchers to feed their animals.
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister calls FPT Ag Minister Meetings productive

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister calls FPT Ag Minister Meetings productive

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit believes the recent meeting of his federal, provincial, and territorial counterparts, was the most productive one.
European Union Considers Helping Transport Grain out of Ukraine

European Union Considers Helping Transport Grain out of Ukraine

The European Union will look at helping fund the costly transportation of grain out of Ukraine after Russia halted a deal that allowed Black Sea exports vital to global food security.
APAS Asks Grain Farmers to Help Livestock Producers in the Event of Drought

APAS Asks Grain Farmers to Help Livestock Producers in the Event of Drought

Saskatchewan farmers forced to write off drought-afflicted crops are being asked to consider ways to turn those crops into cattle feed instead.
FCC Supports Customers Impacted by Dry Conditions in Western Canada

FCC Supports Customers Impacted by Dry Conditions in Western Canada

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering support to customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba facing financial hardship as a result of dry conditions that are impacting crop quality and grazing lands.
Saskatchewan Farmers say Drainage can be Done Without Causing Damage to Farm Land

Saskatchewan Farmers say Drainage can be Done Without Causing Damage to Farm Land

A group of Saskatchewan farmers say they're draining water in a way that doesn't harm others downstream. The farmers recently provided a tour of their land to show that the contentious practice doesn't cause flooding if it's done properly.
AAFC Updates Supply and Demand Estimates

AAFC Updates Supply and Demand Estimates

Canadian wheat ending stocks for both the current marketing year and 2023/24 were revised lower by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division in its updated supply/demand estimates, released Friday, with tighter oats and pulse stocks
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Grain Warehouses

Russia Attacks Ukrainian Grain Warehouses

Russia destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River in a drone attack today (Mon), targeting a vital export route for Kyiv in an expanding air campaign that Moscow began last week after pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal.