Crops

Here is a look at your Opening Grain Prices for January 23: Durum 447.6 = Feed Barley 242.58 = Canola 602.12 +4.9 Chickpeas 1168.44 = Flax 591.04 = Lentils 777.5 = Oats 290.32 = Yellow Peas 466.38 = Feed Wheat 238.46 = One Red Spring Wheat 323.76 +2.76

The expression is “it’s just nice to be nominated”. Last Mountain Distillery in Lumsden has brought back some prestigious awards from the Canadian Whisky Awards, held in Victoria, B.C.. For the fifth year in a row, Last Mountain has been named as having the best Wheat Whisky of the year for its “Straight Wheat Whisky”. […]

Here is a look at your Closing Grain Prices for January 22: Durum 447.6 = Feed Barley 242.58 = Canola 597.22 +9.8 Chickpeas 1168.44 = Flax 591.04 = Lentils 777.5 = Oats 290.32 = Yellow Peas 466.38 = Feed Wheat 238.46 = One Red Spring Wheat 321 +1.93

Here is a look at your Opening Grain Prices for January 22: Durum 447.92 = Feed Barley 242.58 = Canola 587.42 -2.9 Chickpeas 1168.44 = Flax 591.04 = Lentils 777.5 = Oats 290.32 = Yellow Peas 466.38 = Feed Wheat 238.46 = One Red Spring Wheat 319.07 +0.86

There will be no strike at Viterra, as employees voted in favour of the offer presented to them.  The General and Grain Services Union, which represents 436 Viterra workers of Local 1 (Viterra Country Operations and Maintenance) and Local 2 (Viterra Regina Head Office), tallied the votes Friday on the January 4 offer from the […]

The union which represents about 436 Viterra employees is counting members votes Friday on accepting or rejecting the company’s latest offer. Negotiations for a new deal between the General and Grain Services Union Locals 1 & 2 and Viterra Canada Inc have been ongoing for over a year, but stalled over wages, a better work-life […]

It’s been a positive experience so far for a woman who was one of the first people selected in the Wheat Growers Farmer Mentorship Program. Carlie Bowditch says part of the reason she applied for the program is looking up to a member of the organization – Kaitlyn Kitzan – as well as a desire […]

A peer-to-peer platform for people in the agriculture industry to share their struggles with mental health, has been doing well since it launched last year. The Do More Agriculture Foundation launched “Ag Talk” at Canada’s Farm Show last June. Megz Reynolds, the Executive Director of Do More Ag, said the website has seen steady growth […]

Container shipping rates on key global trade routes are soaring following the United States and British air strikes on Yemen rebels. The Houthi forces have been attacking container ships in the Red Seas, with assistance from Iran. Major companies have also stopped using the Suez Canal and are sending vessels around the Cape of Good […]

The 41st edition of the Western Canadian Crop Production show is in the books. There was good traffic flow all three days in spite of the bitter cold. New to the show was the Innovation Awards, which were presented on Thursday. “It’s something we’ve seen at different events and you know we have some of the […]