Much of Ontario’s winter wheat has fallen victim to hot, dry, June growing conditions, and yields will likely suffer, reports RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson. On this episode of the Wheat School, Johnson describes how drought-like growing conditions that brought high temperatures (34 degree days, 24 degree nights) and high winds for the better part of a… Read More
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Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is headed on a tour across Canada over the next month. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the “Growing Canadian Agriculture” tour will kick off in La Prairie, Quebec on June 25, and wrap up in Abbotsford, BC on July 17, with stops in Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward… Read More
The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) was created to “help deliver transformative innovation to agriculture in both the developed and the developing world.” Every second year, the Saskatoon-based organization hosts the Emerging Technologies for Global Food Security Conference, and this year I was on hand to take it all in. On the agenda was… Read More
While highlights included the brand-new International Trade Centre building and a record number of innovation program entries, attendance at the 41st edition of Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina was down again from the previous year. Organizers say 34,853 people visited the grounds at Evraz Place last week from Wednesday through Friday. “We programmed the… Read More
It’s day 3 of Canada’s Farm Progress Show, and Friday’s show features several interviews from the farm show in Regina, including: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on his government’s fight against the federal carbon tax, Canada-U.S. trade relations and his recent trip to Washington Federal Conservative shadow minister for agriculture John Barlow on rising steel prices,… Read More
A&W has announced plans to be the first national burger chain in Canada to add a plant-based burger to its menu. The restaurant chain says it will offer “The Beyond Meat Burger” at all its restaurants across Canada starting July 9th. “We are a burger loving company with a lot of firsts, but this is… Read More
When it comes to opposing the federal carbon tax, the premier of Saskatchewan believes his government is not only on solid ground politically, but also in the courts. “I’m confident on both fronts. I truly am. I’ve never felt better about our stance with respect to the legal argument that we’ve put forward,” says Premier… Read More