Insights and Stories on General

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather

Mar. 23, 2022 at 8:43 pm CDT

London | Reuters –– With climate change fueling dangerous weather worldwide, the United Nations is pledging that early-warning weather monitoring will cover everyone on the planet in five years. “Half of humanity is already in the danger zone,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said earlier this week. And yet, “one-third of […]

Stellantis’ battery plans take shape in Italy, Canada

Mar. 23, 2022 at 2:49 pm CDT

By Giulio Piovaccari Steve Scherer

Fuel prices may remain high beyond Russian invasion, expert says

Mar. 22, 2022 at 4:52 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

Mar. 15, 2022 at 12:34 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Rate of rise in farmland value ‘surprised’ in 2021

Mar. 14, 2022 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Farm lessons from the 1980s

Mar. 11, 2022 at 10:02 am CST

Roger Pelissero remembers when the 1980s farm crisis dominated headlines in newspapers and the evening news, although he didn’t need to read the paper or turn on the television to know that farmers were in trouble. “We had friends in Western Canada growing commodities and grain who had to give […]

By Jodi Helmer

Alberta ag societies aiming to ‘get the summer off the ground’

Mar. 4, 2022 at 9:45 am CST

The past two years have been challenging for everyone, including Alberta’s agricultural societies. But many are now gearing up for an active summer. “They’re very hopeful that summer will be open and without restrictions,” said Tim Carson, CEO of the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies. “The mood is quite positive. […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Canada to raise tariffs on Russian imports

Mar. 3, 2022 at 3:25 pm CST

Reuters — Canada will remove Russia and Belarus’s most favoured nation status as trading partners, and will provide additional lethal aid to Ukraine, including rocket launchers and hand grenades, Canadian officials said Thursday. The only other country that does not enjoy the most favoured nation status with Canada is North […]

Environment Canada calls for colder-than-normal Prairie spring

Feb. 28, 2022 at 7:42 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Colder-than-normal temperatures are in the long-range forecast across most of the Canadian Prairies, according to the latest long-range outlook from Environment Canada. The latest seasonal forecast from the government agency, released Monday, calls for a 40-50 per cent chance of below-normal temperatures from March through May for most […]

By MarketsFarm

EU predicts pain for farmers, consumers from Ukraine crisis

Feb. 28, 2022 at 5:56 pm CST

Brussels | Reuters — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and EU sanctions on Moscow will prove painful for farmers, consumers, fertilizer makers and exporters of farm products, the European Commission warned on Monday. Michael Scannell, deputy director-general of the Commission’s agriculture division, said grain buyers should brace for higher prices given […]

By Reuters