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Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday July 8, 2020
A state-of-the-art grain export facility has opened on the west coast.G3 Terminal Vancouver can receive up to three 150-car trains on its loop track and the dock can accommodate vessels up to Capesize...
Jul 08, 2020
Canada’s deficit projected to hit $343-billion
OTTAWA - The federal government has given a shocking new figure for Canada's fiscal picture.Finance Minister Bill Morneau says, for the year ending in March 2021, the deficit will hit a historic $343-...
Jul 08, 2020
Holsom Road greenhouse given green light in split vote
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Ruben's Veggies has been given the green light to proceed with its 40-acre greenhouse on Holsom Road following a marathon Cypress County meeting which saw councillors vote six to ...
Jul 08, 2020
Listen: New app shows carbon capture potential of shelterbelts
A new app developed by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) can determine the carbon offset value of shelterbelts.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Bryan Mood with the USask's C...
Jul 07, 2020
Greenhouse development pits homeowners against vegetable grower
DUNMORE, AB - It's a tender balance for rural municipalities when weighing supporting agriculture against increasing their tax base through county residential sub-divisions. That balancing act was on ...
Jul 07, 2020
Hail damage reported across the prairies
Farmers reported damage to multiple crops after storms produced pea-to-quarter size hail in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA) said the storms occurred from mid t...
Jul 07, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday July 7, 2020
Canadian Pacific (CP) had its best-ever quarter and June for moving grain products. CP's Vice-President Sales, Marketing Grain and Fertilizers Joan Hardy said the two records are the latest in a stand...
Jul 07, 2020
Listen: Agriculture groups support new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement
On July 1, the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) entered into force.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to the chair of the Global Institute for Food Security on the benefits to farme...
Jul 06, 2020
New agreement changes pulse crop research
There will be changes in the way new pulse crop research is conducted.A funding agreement between Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) and the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre (CDC) wi...
Jul 06, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Monday July 6, 2020
More than 100 rural bridges in Saskatchewan will be replaced the next four years.The provincial government announced $31.5 million in funding will be directed to rural bridge improvements.There are ro...
Jul 06, 2020