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CFA’s Hay West program up and running

Sep. 20, 2021 at 5:25 pm CDT

A revival of the “Hay West” initiative, aimed at shipping feed from Eastern Canada to supplement drought-dented supplies in the West, has gone live. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture on Friday announced its Hay West 2021 initiative is “now operational and seeking applicants to both receive and supply hay.” Applicants […]

Prairie crops downgraded in latest StatsCan estimates

Sep. 14, 2021 at 12:16 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

StatsCan confirms Canada’s crop production down in 2021

Aug. 30, 2021 at 2:06 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Plans afoot to move hay from East to drought-hit West

Aug. 19, 2021 at 7:59 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Wheat ends mixed, near 8-1/2-year high

Aug. 16, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Feds halt CN, CP trains through B.C. wildfire area for two days

Jul. 9, 2021 at 4:51 am CDT

Updated — A federal ministerial order has been issued halting Canadian National and Canadian Pacific rail movement through the Kamloops area of British Columbia for 48 hours from midnight Friday. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced the order late Thursday, ahead of an authorized tour Friday by evacuated residents to the […]