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,...

Saskatchewan's annual hay salvage and ditch mowing program is underway across the province, giving farmers and ranchers a chance to collect some extra hay at no charge.The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways said landowners and lessees with property adjacent to a highway ditch will be permitted to cut and bale free hay i...

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) will remain involved with the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) for now. An Interim Participation Agreement announced last week will see ABP provide gap funding for the national organization from July 1 to Aug. 31. ABP will also stay involved in meetings and discussions, but as a non-member...

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 number of New World screwworm cases has risen to 15 in the southern United States with more animals testing positive in Texas over the weekend. New World screwworm is a parasitic fly whose larvae eats warm-blooded animals alive and can infect livestock, pets, and wildlife. The larvae burrow into living tissue of a...

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...

A new report from economic think tank MEI says supply management costs Canadian consumers an average of $244 per year. MEI came up with that figure by comparing Canadian prices for dairy products, eggs and poultry with similar markets in the U.S. Midwest. Canada's supply management system has been around in its curren...

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...

Manitoba pork producers are applauding a new African Swine Fever (ASF) zoning agreement with Japan. Canada and Japan have mutually recognized containment zones in the event of an ASF outbreak. African swine fever is an internationally reportable disease that has devastated swine herds around the world, though it has no...

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 ...

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) brought together livestock producers, ranching families, industry leaders, government representatives, researchers, and partners to Swift Current for three days of learning, dialogue, and celebration of the province's livestock sector. The annual convention focused on ...

Most of Saskatchewan is nearing the finish line for seeding operations. Provincially, 93 per cent of seed is in the ground, still well behind the five and 10-year averages. The west-central region leads at 98 per cent complete, followed by the southwest at 97 per cent, the southeast at 96 per cent, the northwest at 95 ...

The latest Manitoba crop report suggests 93 per cent of spring seeding is complete. However, the northwest region is nowhere near finished. Weekend storms damaged fields and washed out roads and bridges in the Swan Valley and San Clara areas. James Frey is an applied research and production specialist with Manitoba Agr...

With Canada's 2026 spring wheat crop underway, Cereals Canada has resumed biweekly updates to its interactive Growing Season Progress Report. The report will be updated until harvest is complete in all three Prairie provinces. Market and trade specialist Matilda van Aggelen said the information provides timely insights...

A group of livestock organizations is working together to examine the benefits and drawbacks of beef cattle traceability. The Canadian Cattle Association, National Cattle Feeders' Association and Canadian Beef Breeds Council say the Traceability Task Force was created to support disease and emergency preparedness and r...

The Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-Food has launched the first phase of the CANZA Marketplace, a digital platform designed to help farmers adopt climate-smart agriculture and be rewarded for positive environmental outcomes. Evan Fraser, executive director of the Arrell Food Institute and a founding partner of CANZ...

Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) and a North American construction and infrastructure development company have signed an agreement to support infrastructure at the Port of Churchill. Under the memorandum of understanding, AGG and Aecon Group will explore ways to strengthen Canada's northern trade corridor and Arctic sovereig...