Reading Time: < 1 minute CleanFarms has launched a twine roundup to corral baling twine in Alberta, and award cash prizes to agriculture charities.
Round-up offers big cash prizes for recycling plastic baler twine in Alberta
Initiative aims to award funds to 4-H, other favourite agriculture charity organizations
Second opinion on grain grade available: Canadian Grain Commission
Farmers can ask for a final quality determination from the Canadian Grain Commission if they disagree with their grain grade or other quality assessment from the elevator
Pigs eat well on frost-damaged faba beans
Research suggests untapped market between faba growers hit by frost and the local pig barn
Reading Time: 3 minutes Research finds feeding frost-damaged faba bean to weanling pigs caused no difference in feed intake or average daily gain compared to other faba beans, nor did dehulled beans, mid-tannin or undamaged beans.
Farmfair International continues winning streak in 2024, says organizer
New events highlight this year’s Edmonton cattle exhibition on its 50th anniversary
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 2024 edition of Farm Fair International is celebrating the event's 50th year and a rebound after nearly fading away.
U.S. farm bill, biofuels and vCOOL among American trends worth watching FCC says
Voluntary country of origin labelling (vCOOL) for beef and pork, biofuel tax credit changes, and an impending U.S. farm bill are three U.S. agriculture trends worth watching according to recent analysis from Farm Credit Canada (FCC).
Canada, First Nations agree on unmet agricultural claims
A handful of specific agricultural benefit claims between the federal government and nine First Nations were settled on Friday.
Once fully settled, these claims—unmet promises in treaties 5, 6 and 10 territories throughout the Prairie provinces—will represent almost $1.4 billion in combined compensation to these First Nations.
Canadian Grain Commission predicts financial shortfall
In a release Oct. 16, the organization said that “Since the Canadian Grain Commission reduced its official inspection and weighing fees in 2021, the organization has inspected and weighed lower-than-expected grain volumes, leading to a gap between revenue and costs.”
Bayer to acquire canola processing plant
The HyTech canola treatment and packaging facility will be under new management as of November
Reading Time: < 1 minute The HyTech canola treatment and packaging facility west of Lethbridge will be under Bayer's management as of November.
AgSmart expo changes hands
The annual event will still take place at Olds College of Agriculture and Technology, but has had a change in management
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ownership of the AgSmart Educational Expo will shift from the Olds College ofAgriculture and Technology to the Red Deer-based Agri-Trade Equipment Expo group.
Saskatchewan company pitches decarbonized fertilizer
Genesis Fertilizers says post-production carbon capture will remove carbon dioxide and send it deep underground
Reading Time: 3 minutes Genesis Fertilizers says post-production carbon capture at their incoming fertilizer plant in Saskatchewan will remove carbon dioxide and send it deep underground.
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