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B.C. rains shut CN, CP mainlines and Highways 1, 7

Nov. 16, 2021 at 2:45 pm CST

The effects of rainstorms pelting southern British Columbia’s Interior have reached into the Prairies by effectively cutting off grain traffic to Vancouver. Canadian National Railway said Tuesday that heavy rainfalls in the region have led to mudslides and washouts on its network. Crews are inspecting affected areas and “carrying out […]

Severe B.C. rainstorms spur landslides, shut roads

Nov. 15, 2021 at 8:51 pm CST

By David Ljunggren

Another La Nina winter predicted

Oct. 22, 2021 at 3:36 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Canola exports down 72 per cent through eight weeks

Oct. 1, 2021 at 7:31 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mandated cuts in fertilizer use could be costly for Canada, report warns

Sep. 30, 2021 at 9:36 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. spring wheat crop down sharply in 2021

Sep. 30, 2021 at 4:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat production in the United States was down sharply in 2021, according to the latest annual small grains report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total spring wheat production was pegged at 9.01 million tonnes by the government agency, down 44 per cent from the 15.99 million […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

India unveils new rice variety to reduce water use, labour

Sep. 28, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched an array of new high-yielding crop varieties, including herbicide-tolerant rice that can be directly sown into the soil, cutting expenditure on water and farm workers. In India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, the conventional method of rice […]

By Mayank Bhardwaj

Canada’s second-largest pension fund reveals new climate targets

Sep. 28, 2021 at 5:10 pm CDT

Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s No. 2 pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec announced plans on Tuesday to completely exit oil production by the end of 2022 and reduce carbon intensity by 60 per cent by 2030. As part of the same plan to reach net-zero emissions […]

By Maiya Keidan

AAFC lowers ending stocks estimates on crops

Sep. 27, 2021 at 4:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian producers will see much tighter grain and oilseed stocks at the end of the current 2021-22 marketing year than what was expected last month, while those for pulse and special crops remain mostly steady. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) September supply/demand estimates, released Friday, project 2021-22 ending […]

By Adam Peleshaty

BASF warns on seeding choices for drought-hit imi-treated fields

Sep. 22, 2021 at 11:13 am CDT

Updated, Sept. 22 — The maker of Odyssey, Solo and Viper is warning grain growers whose fields were excessively dry in 2021 that those herbicides may not break down soon enough in those soils to allow certain seeding choices in 2022. BASF Canada on Monday issued an “urgent notice to […]

By Dave Bedard

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