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Rail companies set record for grain and grain products
CALGARY, AB - Canadian Pacific moved more than three million metric tonnes (MMT) of grain and grain products in October.At 3.04 MMT, it's the first time ever that CP has moved more than three million ...
Nov 03, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday November 3, 2020
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has suspended licences for three companies that purchase pulse and specialty crops from western Canadian farmers.CGC temporarily revoked the licences for Canpulse F...
Nov 03, 2020
Red Hat Co-op now identifying as Big Marble Farms
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It was 54 years ago when Red Hat Co-op was established by a group of southern Alberta greenhouse growers.But changes are happening, as the Red Hat brand is now being transitioned in...
Nov 02, 2020
Listen: Lack of containers slows pulse crop exports
There is a big demand for containers to move goods from China to North America.Pulse Canada vice-president of corporate affairs Greg Northey says customers are covering the cost of having those contai...
Nov 02, 2020
Managing grain in storage
MELFORT, Sask. - This is a good time for producers to check their bins for heating. Regular monitoring of grain storage for temperature change always gives the best chance to address concerns before t...
Nov 02, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Monday November 2, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. - The Mandatory Isolation Support for Temporary Foreign Workers Program will be extended until the end of the month.Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the decis...
Nov 02, 2020
New agreements to develop more wheat and barley varieties lead to more profitable crops, experts say
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Area agriculture representatives believe the recently signed agreements to help develop more varieties of wheat and barley will better ensure crops are hardy enough to withst...
Nov 01, 2020
Alberta Ag research takes a closer look at industrial hemp
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's a project that continues to build on earlier research and it involves a centuries old product - hemp. Farming Smarter Research Coordinator, Mike Gretzinger, calls the 3-year pr...
Oct 30, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Friday October 30, 2020
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has launched a new internet tool to help farmers take the guesswork out of crop yields.Agroclimate Information Services Manager Catherine Champagne said Ag Canada has ...
Oct 30, 2020
UBC team applies machine learning and image recognition to build an agricultural robot
A University of British Columbia student design team has created the prototype for a fully autonomous agricultural robot.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to team member Wendie Wu.alice.mcfarlane@j...
Oct 30, 2020