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- Alberta irrigation districts to favour ‘high value’ cropsby Jeff Melchior on April 19, 2024 at 7:56 pm
Glacier FarmMedia – Southern Alberta’s 11 irrigation districts will reallocate water towards high value, high water crops such as potatoes, sugar beets and corn in order to fulfil an agreement to do more with less water, said the chair of the Alberta Irrigation Districts Association (AIDA). The reallocation will come at the expense of less Read more
- Plentiful barley supplies may pressure pricesby Sean Pratt on April 19, 2024 at 7:52 pm
SASKATOON — Canadian barley supplies are likely to be burdensome in 2024-25, according to a market outlook published by the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission. Supplies are forecast to be in the range of 10.7 to 11.7 million tonnes. Related stories: “This is well above the 2023-24 supplies at 9.65 million tonnes and the five-year average Read more
- Rail strike loomsby Gord Gilmour on April 18, 2024 at 10:07 pm
Glacier FarmMedia – Another rail strike could be drawing near. Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are in the middle of a strike vote. The vote comes after three collective agreements, covering CN and CPKC engineers and conductors as well as rail traffic controllers at CPCK, expired December 31. The TCRC electronic strike Read more
- VIDEO: WP 100 Webinar Series – Biologicals in Crop Productionby Robin Booker on April 18, 2024 at 8:52 pm
As part of The Western Producer’s 100 Farmers, 100 Questions 100 Years Series, we asked farmers for their thoughts and concerns, and explored the management practices they are using on their farms. In the second session of this webinar series, which was broadcast live on April 18, 2024, The Western Producer’s Robin Booker chats with Read more
- BRICS grain cartel unlikelyby Sean Pratt on April 18, 2024 at 8:16 pm
SASKATOON — Russia is spearheading efforts to establish an OPEC of the grain trade, but industry officials in North America doubt it will happen or that it will have much influence if it does. Russia is urging the BRICS trade alliance to form an inter-bloc grain exchange, according to an article published by World Grain. Read more