Not only is there a valuable crop to bring in, harvest is also the time of year for gleaning plenty of new information and insights into different and new varieties of edible beans — how they yielded and performed in different geographies and conditions. In this new Edible Bean School episode, Dennis Lange, pulse specialist… Read More
Author: Kheppner
Update: As of 7am Pacific time on Tuesday, workers represented by the Grain Workers Union at the six main grain terminals in Vancouver are on strike. Grain exports from Western Canada could face another major labour disruption starting Tuesday. 650 workers at the six main bulk grain terminals at the Port of Vancouver could legally… Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reportedly asked cabinet veteran Anita Anand to serve as federal transport minister following Pablo Rodriguez’s departure from cabinet on Sept. 19 to seek the leadership of Quebec’s provincial Liberal party. As transport minister, Anand will oversee the function of Canada’s railways and ports, including the transportation of grain and other… Read More
The board of directors for a large farmer-owned grain elevator in western Saskatchewan has decided to idle its facility as a result of negative margins that it anticipates will continue into next year. North West Terminal Ltd. (NWT) at Unity, Sask. is suspending all purchases of grain, and has cancelled its elevator license with the… Read More
The New Democratic Party’s lead MP on agricultural files for the past six and half years is moving on. With the resumption of Parliament this week, Alistair MacGregor is leaving the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food and leaving his role as the NDP’s agriculture critic, which he has held since early 2018. “I will… Read More
Provincial grain grower organizations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario have pledged a total of $13.4 million toward construction of Cereals Canada’s proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) in downtown Winnipeg, Man. Unveiled earlier this summer, the plan is to build a $102 million facility that would serve as a hub for Canada’s grain industry,… Read More
The U.S. government has moved a step closer to imposing duties on imports of generic 2,4-D herbicide from China and India, raising concerns among farm groups about future North American supplies of the herbicide. Corteva Agriscience filed a petition earlier this year calling for anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of 2,4-D into the U.S.,… Read More
The Chinese government shared more details as it formally started its anti-dumping investigation into canola from Canada on Monday. China’s Ministry of Commerce says the investigation, which was announced days after the Trudeau government unveiled steep tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel, and aluminum, is expected to take up to one year, with a September… Read More
Regardless of political stripe, governing takes energy and ideas. There are many signs Canada’s current government, led by Justin Trudeau, is lacking both. Signs that the government’s battery is weak and running low. Look no further than the news this week from Liberal campaign director Jeremy Broadhurst — arguably the third most important political player… Read More
Soil test results from across North America show levels of several key crop nutrients are generally trending lower — a sign that nutrient removal rates are exceeding the replacement of those macronutrients, potentially limiting crop yields. For example, 46 per cent of soil samples from across North America tested below the critical level of phosphorus… Read More