Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) announced Wednesday that the Hudson Bay Railway will move grain from The Pas to the Port of Churchill for the first time in six years. AGG said that the return of grain shipping, scheduled to happen on Friday, is a sign of what's to come. "It's a strong signal of the progress made to r...

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has revoked the license of a Regina, Sask. company. Grasslands Brokerage & Consulting owes money for grain deliveries. CGC advised if you are a farmer that is owed money you should contact the CGC Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program immediately. It also warned If you do business...

Rigas Karamanos is the 2025 recipient of the Les Henry Award, recognizing his contributions to research, teaching and extension in soil fertility and agronomy across the Canadian Prairies. Karamanos said it was an honour to receive an award named after a colleague and friend. "Les played an important part in the e...

Canada's Young Farmers program launched to connect producers across the country Farm Management Canada launched Canada's Young Farmers at its annual general meeting, creating a national program to connect, support and amplify the voices of young farmers and emerging agricultural leaders. Participants identified priorit...

A Toronto-based technology company will lead a three-year project to develop innovative AI-driven solutions for crop health monitoring and yield forecasting.The federal government is providing roughly $1.65 million to A.U.G. Signals Ltd. through the AgriScience Program.A.U.G. Signals will continue its research and tech...

Alberta is investing more than $7 million in Lakeland College to expand and modernize hands-on agricultural training at its Vermilion campus and help students build careers close to home. The funding will support upgrades and expansion of the beef yard and the relocation of horse pen facilities. The work is intended to...

Alberta farmers and 4-H clubs submitted 76 entries in Cleanfarms' Great Twine Round-Up contest, keeping used agricultural baler twine out of the environment and sending it for recycling. The five-month contest, part of the Alberta Ag-Plastic. Recycle It! pilot program, ended May 31. The initiative was led by the multi-...

The 2026 Saskatchewan canola crop has had plenty of moisture, and in some eastern areas too much. Sask Oilseeds agronomist Ian Epp estimated many canola crops are seven to 10 days behind normal. "There are pockets that were really wet up in the northeast or the east side of the province, especially that are maybe ...

Farmers are receiving less of the food dollar while consumers continue to pay more at the grocery store, according to the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan's 2026 Farmers and Food Prices Report. Now in its fourth year, the report examines the relationship between farm-level commodity prices and retail ...

The United States confirmed yesterday it's not going to renew the Canada - U.S. - Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in its current form for another 16 years. This means the trade deal will be reviewed on a yearly basis for the next decade or until an agreement to extend it is made at any point between now and when it expires i...

Damage from intense rain earlier this week in Manitoba will be assessed over the next few days. Manitoba Agriculture released its weekly crop report Tuesday, and Dennis Lange, pulse and soybean specialist and editor of the report, said isolated thunderstorms brought hail, strong winds, intense rain and possible tornad...

With the right training and experiences, young farmers can provide meaningful input into agricultural discussions and policy changes at the local, provincial and national levels. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is continuing a program for farmers aged 18 to 40 to help cultivate the next ge...

Cereals Canada has elected Adam Dyck of Warburtons as chair of its board of directors. The board, made up of representatives from producer organizations and industry, welcomed four newly elected directors: Emiley Saunders of Sask Wheat; Korey Peters and Doug Martin, producer representatives with Manitoba Crop Alliance;...

A program created to improve road safety while offering feed for local producers is underway. Farmers and ranchers can salvage hay in the ditches of Saskatchewan highways. Landowners and lessees who own property nearest to a highway ditch have the first opportunity to cut or bale free hay until July 8. After that date,...

Canada had a strong year for cereal crop exports, according to Cereals Canada's 2025 Annual Report. The report said the organization supported international customers and strengthened demand for Canadian cereals through targeted market development programming, technical expertise and proactive market access work. Canad...

Seeding is nearly complete in Saskatchewan, with planting at 99 per cent. The area from Hudson Bay to Yorkton is lagging at 85 to 95 per cent complete, with some pockets below 80 per cent. The east-central region on average is 96 per cent complete. Crops Extension Specialist Augustine Osei said three per cent of acres ...

Manitoba farmers had completed 97 per cent of seeding by last week's Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation crop insurance deadline. Crop report editor Dennis Lange said it has been an interesting year. "Variable amounts of precipitation occurred across the last seven days, with isolated showers sweeping throu...

Protein Industries Canada has announced a new artificial intelligence project aimed at creating more value from agricultural resources. The project, with Crush Dynamics and Atomic47 Labs, will develop an AI-enabled fermentation platform that uses existing industrial sensors and machine learning to monitor fermentation ...

The ICE Futures November canola contract is holding its own. It peaked at around $800 a tonne earlier this month and has now traded around $750, which David Derwin, a portfolio manager at Ventum Financial in Winnipeg, said is still at a good level. "Definitely the pattern and the trends are much more supportive of...

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has launched an investigation into whether wheat gluten is being sold in Canada at unfair prices. The investigation focuses on imports from producers operating in or exporting from Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom. The complaint was filed by ADM Agri-Industries, a wheat glut...

Suncrest College hosted leaders from the community, industry, education and municipal government to discuss the future of agriculture education in rural Saskatchewan. Dr. Tom Thompson, former president of Olds College, led the session Visioning Agriculture Futures in Melfort forum. It focused on how education, communit...

Five people will be honoured as the 2026 inductees into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association. Dr. Brian Rossnagel, Ken Forth, Guy Charbonneau, Gary Bowers and Dr. David Bailey will be formally inducted at a ceremony in Laval, Que. CAHFA Chair Phil Boyd said the inductees have helped shape Canadian agricul...

Saskatchewan farmers are close to completing spring seeding, although the east central region remains behind because of wet conditions and heavy rain. Ministry of Agriculture crops extension specialist Augustine Osei, based in Weyburn, said seeding is 97 per cent complete provincially, up from 93 per cent last week and...

Despite unprecedented weather across several regions, spring planting is 96 per cent complete in Manitoba. Pulse and soybean specialist Dennis Lange said unusual weather stood out this past week. "Everybody's talking about the weather. Record-setting precipitation fell in areas of the south Interlake and eastern r...

SaskOilseeds and Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan (AITC-SK) want Saskatchewan students to better understand agriculture and the role it plays in the province's future. AITC-SK and SaskOilseeds have renewed a three-year partnership to support agricultural education for students and teachers across Saskatchewan....

Seven students from across Canada are receiving support for their post-secondary education. The 2026 recipients of the Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation (CABEF) scholarships are from across Canada. Each will receive a $2,500 scholarship to support post-secondary studies in agriculture or agri-food at a Canadi...

Mustard growers in Saskatchewan now have an opportunity to be more involved in the industry. Nominations are being accepted for one director position on the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission (Sask Mustard) Board of Directors. Sask Mustard is a producer-funded levy organization that operates under the Agrifood...

Alberta's three largest crop commissions have launched a mobile app for Alberta's Crop Protection Guide, better known as the Blue Book, to give farmers and agronomists on-the-go access to crop protection guidance. Developed by Alberta Canola, Alberta Grains and Alberta Pulse Growers, the Blue Book app is available for ...