The impact of historic-high flooding on Alberta’s agriculture industry isn’t expected to be severe. “It is early. I would say at this point we don’t have any reports of catastrophic damage to crops and livestock,” said provincial Agriculture Minister Verlyn Olson. “I’m sure there will be cases where there is some damage but for the most […] Read more
Alberta’s farms escape worst of flooding
Young cattle producers take small-screen challenge
Efforts to win a trip to a major beef industry leadership conference in Australia have a group of young Canadian cattle producers showcasing their lives and livelihoods on YouTube. Members of the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) development program, backed by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and others, have created short videos for a contest managed by […] Read more
EU takes step back from market-driven farming
Reforms agreed by European Union negotiators on Wednesday offer subsidies to keep farms producing in regions where conditions are hard, going against the bloc’s shift towards relying on market forces in agriculture. Since 1992, the EU has been altering its common agricultural policy (CAP) to encourage farmers to grow crops in response to market prices, […] Read more
Hog haulers warned not to wash trucks with recycled water
To help prevent a deadly virus infecting U.S. pigs from reaching Canada, livestock truckers are being warned to steer clear of trailer washes that use recycled water. The Manitoba Pork Council “has received new information that suggests many livestock truck washes based in the U.S. and Canada use recycled water,” said Miles Beaudin, the council’s […] Read more
Minogue: Prairies’ biggest iron dealer network still growing
As farm implement dealerships grow and consolidate, farmers are beginning to wonder what’s in it for them. At Canada’s Farm Progress Show here last week, Grainews sat down with Jim Wood, vice-president for agriculture for the largest dealership network of them all: Rocky Mountain Equipment. Publicly-traded RME operates 39 Case IH, Case Construction and New […] Read more
Cargill’s High River beef plant resuming operations
One of Canada’s biggest beef packing plants, just north of the flood-battered town of High River, Alta., expects to be reopened and running nearer to its full capacity on Tuesday (June 25). The Canadian arm of U.S. agrifood giant Cargill said Monday the beef fabrication, trim and grind, rendering, cooler, shipping, warehousing, maintenance, administration and […] Read more
U.S. puts Russia on notice in WTO compliance report
The United States, in the first report on Russia’s compliance with its World Trade Organization commitments, said on Wednesday it was closely watching Moscow for any violations that thwart U.S. exports to the world’s sixth-largest economy. But in the report required by Congress, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office did not announce any definite plans for […] Read more
Deregulation sparks rise in grain container trade
Deregulation of grain trading in Australia has led to an explosion in shipments in containers rather than bulk — a trend that may be repeated in Canada, although on a less spectacular scale, industry sources said on Tuesday. Australia, where grain markets were deregulated in 2008, now ships around two million to 2.5 million tonnes […] Read more
NEW CONTEST: Win free farm fuel
A farmer somewhere in Canada will receive a month of free farm fuel, worth up to $5,000, from Country Guide magazine in our latest contest. Farmers who’d like to subscribe or renew their subscriptions to Country Guide before the end of this year, at a special rate of 43 per cent off the normal subscription […] Read more
A snow blower for harvesting trees
Reading Time: 2 minutes It looks a bit like a silage-harvesting system, and the RT400 Fecon tracked mulcher is one powerful chewing machine. The European, 400-horsepower bio-harvester was recently put through its paces by staff from the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre’s Edmonton office, who wanted to see its purpose-built, front-mounted chipper in action. “When using a mulching head, you […] Read more
