The provincial grower groups from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and even Ontario have ponied up funds to support the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange, kicking off the $100+ million funding campaign. News of the support came last week, and reaction has been mixed, as is often the case when producer groups commit large funds to a project…. Read More
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Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio. Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Wade Sobkowich with Western Grain Elevator Association on the Vancouver port strike; Rob Stone with Sask Wheat on the funding for GATE; Adriane Good with Saskatchewan Agriculture on salvaging grain crops for feed; and, RealAgriculture’s Amber… Read More
Thanks for tuning into RealAg on the Weekend! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Matt Makens with Makens Weather on the weather forecast; Rob Stone with Sask Wheat on the funding of the GATE project; Greg Cherewky with Pulse Canada on the India pulse tariffs; and, James Moore, with Dentons, on the return of parliament…. 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
Bunge’s proposed acquisition of Viterra could result in more than $700 million in annual economic losses to farmers, according to a new report authored by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan. The study, conducted by Drs. Richard Gray, James Nolan, and Peter Slade, received research support from the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), Alberta… Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses: Tracy Broughton with Sask Canola on the amalgamation vote with Sask Flax; Carl Potts, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, on plant breeding; and, Brett Halstead with Sask Wheat reflects on his past four years as chair. Thoughts… Read More
Four Saskatchewan farm groups are urging the Saskatchewan government to conduct a thorough risk assessment of Bunge’s proposed $8.1 billion acquisition of Viterra. The leaders of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, SaskCanola, Sask Wheat, and SaskBarley have written a letter to Agriculture Minister David Marit calling for a review of the multinational grain handler… Read More
The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) are calling on the Canadian Grain Commission to reverse its decision to harmonize export and primary test weight and total foreign material tolerances in wheat. Announced in June, the harmonization is set to take effect August 1, 2023, at the… Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kody Blois, chair of standing committee on agriculture to discuss recommendations for supporting Canadian agriculture. As well as Carmen Prang, Saskatchewan Wheat to talk about seed testing and an update on the use of Lambda-cy products. We… Read More
A year after beginning to explore the idea, votes at Monday’s annual general meetings of both the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and the Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission will see the two groups amalgamate into one. Brett Halstead, chair of Sask Wheat, spoke with RealAgriculture field editor Atley Hamlin right after the vote (listen to… Read More