Insights and Stories of Jeff Melchior

Nov. 1, 2024 at 10:43 am CDT

Fall soil sampling can be supercharged using tips from the Canola Council of Canada. The big ones include collecting a lot of sub-samples in each field, tapping soil depths and sampling known unproductive acres. It’s typical to collect one benchmark composite sample based on a field’s most productive acres. However, […]

By Jeff Melchior

Oct. 30, 2024 at 11:02 am CDT

Farmers can ask for a final quality determination from the Canadian Grain Commission if they disagree with their grain grade or other quality assessment from the elevator

By Jeff Melchior

Oct. 25, 2024 at 5:21 pm CDT

Voluntary country of origin labelling (vCOOL) for beef and pork, biofuel tax credit changes, and an impending U.S. farm bill are three U.S. agriculture trends worth watching according to recent analysis from Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

By Jeff Melchior

Oct. 21, 2024 at 1:30 pm CDT

A handful of specific agricultural benefit claims between the federal government and nine First Nations were settled on Friday. Once fully settled, these claims—unmet promises in treaties 5, 6 and 10 territories throughout the Prairie provinces—will represent almost $1.4 billion in combined compensation to these First Nations.

By Jeff Melchior

Oct. 16, 2024 at 2:04 pm CDT

In a release Oct. 16, the organization said that “Since the Canadian Grain Commission reduced its official inspection and weighing fees in 2021, the organization has inspected and weighed lower-than-expected grain volumes, leading to a gap between revenue and costs.”

By Jeff Melchior