Nutrien Ltd. said it's shutting down its Trinidad nitrogen operations at the Point Lisas Facility indefinitely.The company said it made the decision due to ongoing natural gas constraints and uncertainty.The move comes after Nutrien implemented a controlled shutdown of the facility on Oct. 23, 2025, due to port access ...

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. set records for grain shipments in Canada and the United States for September and the third quarter as a whole.The railway said it moved 2.94 million metric tonnes of grain and grain products in Canada in September to set a new record for the month.The total came as it moved 30,324 car...

The slow start to harvest in Saskatchewan picked up last week with the dry weather allowing producers to continue to get the crop off. Harvest is now 66 per cent complete, up 22 percentage points from the previous week. However, that's still behind the 5-year average of 91 per cent, and 10-year average of 82 per cent....

The conditions this year have been anything but cooperative for farmers in Saskatchewan.Farmers have faced waterlogged fields, high temperatures, hail, rain, and uncertainty around Canada's relationship with the United States. They are now facing a new threat: rising diesel prices.Bill Prybylski, president of the Agric...

The price of diesel has nearly doubled since last year. That's just one reason why the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is urging producers to take another look at a whole-farm business risk management program before the extended enrollment deadline of Oct. 1. Bill Prybylski is the president o...

The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) and Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) will merge next year to create a unified organization to serve dealers and distributors across the United States and Canada. The new organization will be known as Associated Equipment Dealers (AED). NAEDA represents o...

There has been a change in senior leadership for a Manitoba farm group. Jim Smolik has been hired as the interim executive director of the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). Smolik started his career as a third-generation farmer in Dawson Creek, B.C. During his time farming, he gained experience in leadership and i...

What if a simple kitchen staple like baking soda could help Canadian farmers tackle stubborn weeds? Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research scientist, Dr. Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill recently completed research that explored an alternative method for controlling weeds. He investigated a technique called abras...

When many people think of soil, they think of dirt. Agri-Environmental Specialist Jacqueline Drieschner with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture said soil is much more than the ground beneath our feet. It is a living system that supports plant growth and plays an important role in crop productivity. "Soil...

Western Canadian partnerships could accelerate the adoption of made-in-Canada artificial intelligence (AI) tools.Protein Industries Canada is investing in two new AI projects to help Canadian farmers and the value-added agriculture sector improve on-farm productivity with new tools. Together, the projects represent a t...

An agri-food trade researcher said the United States is sabotaging agricultural trade with traditional allies, including Canada, while eroding its competitiveness with China and Russia. An independent Agri-Food Policy Note from Agri-Food Economic Systems examined how a U.S. withdrawal from its traditional alignment wit...

Harvest is nearly halfway complete across Saskatchewan, but persistent wet conditions continue to cause delays on many farms.According to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week ending on Monday, harvest is 41 per cent complete across the province. But while producer...

Syngenta Canada is stepping into nature-based crop protection and enhancement products derived from living microorganisms, plant extracts, or organic matter. Biologicals serve as a complement to traditional synthetic chemicals, helping farmers improve soil health, manage pests, and increase crop output. The company la...

Some Manitoba farmers continued to face harvest challenges after another week of significant rainfall slowed field work and raised concerns about crop quality. In this week's crop report, Manitoba Agriculture reported that the Southwest Region received the highest precipitation totals in the province between Sept. 14 a...

As the combines roll, farmers are contemplating the commodity markets and when will be the best time to sell.Portfolio manager of Ventum Financial David Derwin said canola and wheat prices had big swings but overall remain on track to go higher over the long term. Canola prices have been on a positive trend since the ...

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has launched a 60-day expression of interest process for its new $1-billion initiative, inviting organizations to bring forward major agri-food processing and manufacturing projects across Canada. Part of the federal government's National Food Security Strategy, the specialized financing is des...

Manitoba RCMP said a 66-year-old man has died in a farming accident. Blue Hills RCMP said the man appears to have been struck by farming equipment in the rural municipality of Glenboro South Cypress, about 170 kilometres west of Winnipeg.Police said the man was from the nearby community of Ninette, Man. RCMP and Manito...

The provincial crop report shows that harvest progress ground to a halt last week. Just 32 percent of the crop is in the bin province-wide, well short of the five-year and 10-year averages of 71 and 63 per cent. Some areas are even further behind due to the rainfall, says provincial crops extension specialist Augustine...

The latest crop report shows what we already knew - the widespread rain in the province brought harvest progress to a trickle. Just 32 per cent of the crop is in the bin, an increase of five per cent from the week prior. That's well behind the five-year average of 71 per cent, and the 10-year average of 63 per cent. ...

Farmers are hoping to get back on their fields after the wet start to September. Producers in some areas are having difficulty even going from point A to point B. Stuart Lawrence farms in the Rosetown area and is the chair of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, and said they've had less rain that some producers in the province...

For a Saskatchewan farmer, this year's wet conditions are a reminder of how challenging harvest can be."You kind of take those easy harvests for granted," said farmer Glen Munholland. "This one's reminding us what can happen."Munholland farms canola, spring wheat, red lentils and barley near Strasbo...

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is expressing concern over the latest U.S. efforts to restore Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling. Cam Dahl said M-COOL requires all retail packages of meat in the US to indicate where the animal was born, raised, processed, and packaged, increasing costs due to having to segregat...

The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) and Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) have entered into a formal, strategic partnership to transform Canada's wheat and barley breeding system. Chair of the CWRC Jocelyn Velestuk says the partnership builds upon the work they're already doing to revamp the breeding s...

The first grain vessel to export from the Port of Churchill since 2020 was loaded and sailed to Europe, marking another major milestone in the return of commercial shipping through Churchill.Approximately 30,000 tonnes of Canadian durum wheat was supplied by Saskatchewan-based AGT Foods. The vessel is the first of thre...

The latest Saskatchewan crop report shows the fall harvest in the province is now 27 per cent complete. Breaking the harvest down region by region, the southwest is at 55 per cent complete, followed by the southeast at 26 per cent, the west-central at 25 per cent, the east-central at 14 per cent, the northeast at sev...

Intense rain across much of Manitoba delayed the harvest this past week. Manitoba Agriculture released its weekly crop report, and oilseed specialist Sonia Wilson said there are wide variations in harvest progress. "This past week we had some very heavy rain coming through most of the regions, so we saw especially...

Wild rice harvesting is underway in Northern Saskatchewan. Garth Muirhead has been busy harvesting wild rice at Meeyomoot Lake, which is about 70 kilometers south of La Ronge. He began harvesting Sept. 1 and expects to continue until the end of the month. As with the last couple of years, Muirhead noted rice worms con...

Many weeds in Saskatchewan have developed herbicide resistance. Wild oats, green foxtail, kochia, wild mustard, and shepherd's purse are the most common. The Ministry of Agriculture is offering help to growers to determine resistance and offer alternatives to deal with the pests. Crops Extension Intern Royce Moellenbec...