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- Removing international chairs from the tableby dee Hobsbawn-Smith on April 23, 2026 at 4:39 pm
Taking away the ability for international students to attend Canadian culinary schools has been deterimental to the food industry.
- AM Market Report – April 23, 2026by Mike Jubinville on April 23, 2026 at 1:31 pm
GOOD MORNING…HERE IS YOUR MORNING MARKET NEWS OVERNIGHT GRAIN TRADE ICE canola futures traded either side of unchanged through the overnight session, but are leaning higher now…up $3/tonne. Chicago soybean futures are trending 1 to 2 cents/bu lower this morning. A poor finish yesterday and continuing into this morning has been disappointing for soybean bulls. Read more
- Prairie Weatherby Bruce Burnett - Analysis on April 23, 2026 at 12:55 pm
Western Canadian radar indicates that the low pressure system is pushing through south central Saskatchewan this morning bringing a rain snow mix to the region. The system is expected to move slowly northward over the next two days and is expected to drop significant amounts of rain and/or snow across the central and northern areas Read more
- The Good, Bad & Uglyby Bruce Burnett - Analysis on April 22, 2026 at 9:18 pm
The Good: The canola market closed the day unchanged at C$735 per tonne. This was good news for the canola market as outside markets posted losses during today’s trading session. Soybean futures were down by 10 to 11 cents per bushel in today’s trading session. Soybean oil futures dropped by 0.91 per cent during today’s Read more
- Why farmers hate paying taxes – and ways to avoid itby Craig Macfie on April 22, 2026 at 7:54 pm
Many accountants tell their clients they should want to pay income taxes, because it means that the farm has been profitable long enough to exhaust the usual tax deferral strategies.