Unionized workers at the former AgPro Grain elevators in Alberta and Manitoba have voted in favour of owner Viterra’s offer on a new contract, the company reported Monday. Of the workers who voted, 85.5 per cent voted to accept Viterra’s offer of a five-year agreement, the company said in a release. The Grain Services Union […] Read more
Viterra’s AgPro staff vote to take deal
Farm water program topped up for SW Sask.
Saskatchewan’s farm and ranch water infrastructure program (FRWIP) will get up to an extra $9 million in federal cash to support projects in the province’s dry southwest. On top of the province’s $6 million in FRWIP funding, the extra cash, to be delivered through the federal/provincial AgriRecovery program, brings total FRWIP funds to $15 million. […] Read more
Ottawa backs plan to highlight Canadian pork
A voluntary program for Canadian processors and retailers to identify Canadian-grown pork on store shelves will get $1.39 million in federal funding. Southern Ontario MP Gary Schellenberger made the announcement late Friday, saying the project “will provide Canadian families with the information they want to choose home-grown Canadian pork.” The voluntary program will be available […] Read more
CWB to send Pool A barley final payment
Pool A feed barley delivered to the Canadian Wheat Board in the 2007-08 crop year will earn a final payment of $50.78 per tonne, effective June 12, the CWB announced Friday. Payments will be direct-deposited June 24 or mailed on June 27, the CWB said. Farmers have until June 18 to defer the payment if […] Read more
Ont. soybean planting completed: OMAFRA
Emergence has been good in most Ontario soybean fields after planting wrapped up in the first week of the month, Ontario’s ag ministry reported Thursday. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) in its June 12 crop report noted “some crusting concerns from heavy rains” in a few soybean-producing areas. “If you […] Read more
Lethbridge firm to deliver CASS in Alta.
Execuserv Plus, a Lethbridge management consulting firm, has signed on to deliver the Canadian Agricultural Skills Service (CASS) program to farmers in southern Alberta. The company’s contract runs until March 31, 2009, when the five-year federal/provincial Agricultural Policy Framework officially ends, the province said Friday. The APF, which funded CASS, was extended in November to […] Read more
CWB forecasts below-average wheat crop
Recent rain alone won’t offset two to three years of dry conditions across much of the Prairies, which will be partly responsible for a below-average wheat and durum harvest in 2008, the Canadian Wheat Board forecast Thursday. The board’s preliminary crop forecasts project a 2008 Prairie wheat and durum crop of 21.2 million tonnes, up […] Read more
Canada’s wild birds flu-free in 2007
Ongoing surveillance of Canada’s wild bird population turned up no cases of highly pathogenic avian flu in 2007, according to the annual inter-agency wild bird influenza survey. The 2007 survey included testing of wild birds along main Canadian migratory routes as well as in Iceland, where birds were sampled during their migration from Western Europe […] Read more
Sask. wildlife lands open for grazing
Saskatchewan will temporarily open about 90,000 acres of Fish and Wildlife Development Fund lands this summer for farmers to graze livestock. Starting Sunday (June 15) and running until Sept. 15, livestock producers dealing with drought in southern Saskatchewan can apply to graze animals on eligible wildlife land on a first-come, first-served basis. Producers interested in […] Read more
UPA keeps seats on ag lender’s board
Legislation passed Wednesday to update the governance of La Financiere agricole du Quebec (FAQ) will continue to set aside five seats on FAQ’s board for the province’s general farmer organization. Under the legislation as passed, l’Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) will designate nominees for five of 15 seats on the provincial ag lender’s newly expanded […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
