Agriculture News Archives

The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked its license with a Plum Coulee grain dealer effective February 11.

While a rain in February is normally devastating for alfalfa, the heavy rainfall of this past month might have little impact, thanks to the snow cover on most fields.

At home, the National Farmers’ Union of Canada (NFU) claims to be interested in advancing the interests of Canadian cattle producers. Abroad, they conspire with one of the most negative groups ever known to the Canadian cattle industry, R-CALF.

Saskatchewan’s agriculture minister has announced a 71 million dollar program to assist the province’s cattle and hog producers and called on the federal government to provide additional support.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz issued a formal letter to the Canadian Wheat Board asking them to allow the Auditor General to conduct a full audit of all operations.

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is calling on the federal government to re-open its challenge of U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling legislation following a call for additional voluntary labelling measures.

Research conducted at the University of Manitoba has confirmed the availability of phosphorus for loss into the environment varies according the source of that phosphorus.

The Government of Canada introduced amendments to the Canada Grain Act to modernize the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) in order to better reflect the current realities facing grain farmers.

The Canadian Pork Council says calls for voluntary U.S. Country of Origin Labelling provisions that go beyond what’s required by law add additional confusion to the issue.

A swine nutritionist with the University of Minnesota says the inclusion of corn distillers dried grains in swine rations can result in dramatically reduced overall feed costs.