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Bill C-234 is no longer in the hands of the senate. It's now heading back to the house of commons with amendments tacked on that will have to be reviewed.

The Food Banks of Saskatchewan got off to a great start on its "Feeding Holiday Cheer" Campaign. Executive Director of the organization Michael Kincade says they got a $250-thousand donation from Nutrien in late November.

How to make the agriculture industry more productive was the theme of a report released by Farm Credit Canada. FCC looked at agricultural productivity, which they defined as how much inputs are used compared to how much output is produced.

The latest Cattle Market Update from Canfax, for the week ending December 8, shows the majority of feeder steer and heifer prices were down last week.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 94% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 18, a modest decline from the 96% order fulfillment performance seen the previous week and having now declined for two consecutive weeks.

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has appointed a seasoned-veteran with Global Affairs Canada to be the inaugural Executive Director of a new trade office in Manila, Philippines.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan released a comprehensive report that attempted to address two key issues: how much a farmer earns from food bought at the grocery store and how much those commodities are connected to food price

Extreme disappointment is the reaction around the agriculture community, as Bill C-234 was amended to remove the carbon tax exemption for natural gas and propane used to heat & cool barns and other farm buildings.