Insights and Stories of Alana Vannahme

Ritz defends Canada’s biofuel programs

May. 30, 2008 at 6:03 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz defended the use and production of biofuels in Canada at a May 30 meeting between federal, provincial, and territorial ministers of agriculture, saying Canada’s biofuel initiative strikes a good balance between food and fuel. Following the meeting, Ritz was asked to […]

“No way” barley monopoly ends by Aug. 1

May. 26, 2008 at 1:36 pm CDT

By Alana Vannahme

Little damage seen in Man., Sask. frosts

May. 22, 2008 at 2:29 pm CDT

By Alana Vannahme Dwayne Klassen

Livestock industry bracing for U.S. COOL

Apr. 29, 2008 at 2:10 pm CDT

By Alana Vannahme

Hog producers await China ruling on Paylean

Apr. 17, 2008 at 1:58 pm CDT

By Alana Vannahme

Ont. facing up to 40 per cent fewer hog farms

Apr. 9, 2008 at 3:21 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canadian hog producers will continue to liquidate their herds in the coming year with no apparent end in sight to soaring corn prices, according to industry sources. The release of the March 31 U.S. Department of Agriculture prospective plantings report confirmed what most people in the […]

By Alana Vannahme

Hay industry upbeat on exports, prices

Apr. 9, 2008 at 1:49 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Declining U.S. hay acreage will provide greater export opportunities for Canadian producers in the upcoming 2008-09 crop year, with prices expected to firm, according to industry sources. Hay acreage in the U.S. for 2008-09 was pegged in the March 31 U.S. Department of Agriculture prospective plantings […]

By Alana Vannahme

Damaged CPR line expected open shortly

Apr. 8, 2008 at 2:58 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The Canadian Pacific (CPR) rail line affected in Monday’s train collision 12 miles south of Weyburn, Sask., is expected to return to operation as soon as the end of the day, according to Mike LoVecchio, CPR’s senior manager of media relations. “Now that we’re moving to […]

By Alana Vannahme

Sunflower growers not worried over increased U.S. acres

Apr. 2, 2008 at 2:46 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canadian sunflower producers say increased oilseed sunflower acreage in the United States will not hurt the Canadian market as demand from U.S. crushers is also expected to increase. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2008-09 prospective planting report, released March 31, forecast U.S. oilseed sunflower […]

By Alana Vannahme

Cool spring expected on Prairies

Mar. 28, 2008 at 1:44 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Cool temperatures are expected in most Prairie province regions this spring while precipitation forecasts range from below to above average, according to industry experts. “The forecast calls for it to be cooler than usual during the spring in Manitoba, especially in the central and northern parts […]

By Alana Vannahme