Farmers are being asked to submit samples of spring-harvested canola and flax to the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) for research it’s doing that could help farmers and processors. “Farmers who participate in this project will receive a detailed report (for free) on the quality of their spring-harvested crop, which they can use to make informed
CGC wants samples of spring-harvested canola and flax
Just like the fall harvest sample program, farmers will get a grade and quality information in return
Grain shipping. It’s a good news-bad news story
The grain-handling system keeps setting records, even as carry-out keeps rising
[UPDATED: June 5, 2020] Despite major setbacks earlier in the shipping season and COVID-19, Canada’s railways are setting grain shipping records. *Year-to-date movement to Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Thunder Bay is two per cent ahead of last crop year’s (2018-19) pace, which ended with a record of 34.9 million tonnes shipped. Total shipments to all
COVID-19 hasn’t derailed Canadian grain shipping – yet
So far so good. That’s how Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association, describes the impact COVID-19 has had on the grain supply chain. “We continue to monitor things,” he said in an interview May 6. “There could come a time when something occurs that puts us in the same boat as
Growing gap in country and terminal grain stocks first sign of trouble
One of the first red flags (see graph) for grain movement came in January when grain stocks at country elevators started to build faster than stocks in export terminals as grain shipping slowed, Mark Hemmes, Canada’s grain monitor, said in an interview May 6. By around week 27 (Feb. 2-8) country elevators, on average, were
Pallister muses about cuts to Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.
KAP says doesn't want Manitoba farmers' most important business risk management program to be undermined
Premier Brian Pallister appears to be determined to make funding cuts to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), despite calls for caution from the Keystone Agricultural Producers. During his regular COVID news conference Tuesday, Pallister was asked why MASC salary cuts of up to 20 per cent are being considered. “Manitoba Ag Services has been
Canola council not giving up on China market
More than a year after losing its biggest canola seed market the council is still working to restore normal exports
The Canola Council of Canada remains committed to regaining full access to the Chinese market for Canada’s canola seed. “Our priority is certainly to restore full trade and have all Canadian exporters included in that trade and we will keep working on this file until full trade is restored,” Jim Everson said during a webinar
CP Rail working to fix private rail crossing kerfuffle
KAP says private crossings are safe for now, despite CP threats to remove them if agreements hadn’t been reached with landowners by April 30
Private rail crossings along CP Rail’s Bredenbury Subdivision are safe for now. But if landowners want to keep them to access their fields they will eventually have to sign an agreement with CP and pay for upgrades and maintenance, which in some cases could be thousands of dollars. That’s the understanding the Keystone Agricultural Producers
Canola Growers’ cash advances delayed by COVID, new rules
Canadian Canola Growers Association has made some changes that are causing farmers some short-term pain for long-term gain
COVID-19 and new government cash advance rules are slowing Canada’s biggest cash advance administrator from getting badly needed money to farmers this spring. But the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) says it’s now in a better position to serve farmers no matter how long the pandemic lasts. In mid-March CCGA CEO Rick White moved 50 employees focused on the
Has COVID-19 nixed AAFC’s 2020 research program?
With spring seeding underway Prairie wheat and cereal commissions are urging AAFC to find ways to do some of its research, while keeping staff safe
It could be the lost year for agriculture research in Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) says its research could be sidelined by COVID-19 this year. But the Prairie wheat and barley commissions that invest millions of dollars in that work are urging the federal department to reconsider and continue important projects. Why it matters: A disruption in research will mean
Canola council wants federal research to go forward
However, because of the pandemic, 2020 canolaPaloozas have been cancelled
The Canola Council of Canada believes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) can still take on high-priority research projects this growing season, including canola yield trials and research into yield-robbing canola diseases, despite COVID-19. However, this year’s canolaPalooza events in the three Prairie provinces showcasing the latest canola agronomy have been cancelled because of the virus,
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