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FILE PHOTO: Tugs are seen in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo

Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike, employer group says

Nov. 1, 2024 at 9:14 am CDT

Reuters – Unionized workers started an unlimited strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal on Thursday amid stalled talks on a new labor contract, the employers’ association said. The strike affects two terminals operated by Termont, which handle about 40 per cent of the port’s container traffic but […]

New Brunswick ag minister headed for opposition bench

Oct. 22, 2024 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

B.C.’s ag minister downed in fraught election

Oct. 22, 2024 at 11:27 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Steffes Group enters Canadian farm auction scene

Oct. 18, 2024 at 4:01 pm CDT

By Gord Gilmour

David McInnes speaks with Isabelle Mégré and Bruce Marchand Oct. 3 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Credit: Jonah Grignon

Second day of CAPI conference tackles ESG

Oct. 3, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Jonah Grignon

Study indicates methane emissions from dairy farms higher than previously thought

Oct. 3, 2024 at 11:35 am CDT

To reach net zero by 2050, the UK must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and methane emissions from farm livestock pose a thorny problem. Ruminants such as cattle and sheep emit methane from their digestive systems and their manure. Scientists are trying to find ways to reduce these methane emissions without […]

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect

Top view of drone flying over green wheat field in spring. Technology innovation in agricultural industry

U.S. lawmakers want risks posed by Chinese agriculture drones addressed

Sep. 6, 2024 at 9:43 am CDT

Reuters – A dozen U.S. lawmakers on Friday urged the Biden administration to address the use of Chinese manufactured agriculture drones, saying their use on American farms poses national security risks. The House Republicans, including Representatives Elise Stefanik, Ashley Hinson and John Moolenaar, who chairs a select committee on China, […]

By David Shepardson

USDA forecasts smaller drop in 2024 farm income

Sep. 5, 2024 at 3:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. farm income will fall for a second consecutive year in 2024, but not as much as previously expected as prices of livestock and egg products boom and production expenses ease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday. Declining farm income could ripple across the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. to spend $7.3 billion on rural clean energy projects

Sep. 5, 2024 at 9:37 am CDT

Reuters – President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday said the U.S. will spend $7.3 billion from 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act to fund clean energy projects helmed by rural electric cooperatives. The 16 funded projects will reduce energy costs and increase reliability for rural Americans, who tend to pay more for […]

By Leah Douglas

Prairie forecast: Weak systems make for tricky forecast

Aug. 14, 2024 at 9:59 am CDT

The slack or weak pattern looks to continue into much of next week, which makes it difficult to pinpoint which areas could see showers or thunderstorms, and on which days. Best chances for precipitation look to be over the eastern Prairies. This type of pattern also makes it difficult to predict where forest fire smoke will be.

By Daniel Bezte

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