Canadian Food Inspection Agency potato wart survey turns up no cases of the disease for 2024.
Potatoes
CFIA’s 2024 potato wart survey comes back clean
Prevention and responsibility can be shared
Animal Health: Crop growers and cattle producers can benefit by working together
In writing for the past several years for Grainews it was nice trying to create articles that had application to the cattle, grain and mixed farmers out there. Better long-term solutions are created by looking from both sides of the fence at a problem. These create win-win situations, where both sides of a deal, trade […] Read more
Good weather holds through harvest
Eppich News: Wandering cows and calves made rounding them up a challengee
On Sept. 30, Gregory drove John and Barb to Saskatoon because Barb was experiencing severe pain in her side. She’s had trouble with her gall bladder for quite a while, but this time it was too much. She was supposed to have emergency surgery that day but ended up being pushed off until the next […] Read more
UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields
Under a scorching sun in Democratic Republic of Congo, many of the farmers tending to their fields in the troubled eastern region are guarded by United Nations peacekeepers.
Potato growers’ feedback wanted in final response plan consultation
Potato growers are once again asked to give their feedback on a national potato wart response plan as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) launches a final round of public consultations.
Alberta harvest wraps up
Harvest operations in Alberta are virtually complete for 2024, the province’s crop report said. Combining advanced three points to 99 per cent finished as of Oct. 22 as well as being three points above the five-year average.
Alberta weekly crop report: Harvest yields are coming in lighter than expected
Combining of major crops in Alberta progressed 23 points during the week ended Sept. 10, reaching 54 per cent, according to the province's latest weekly crop report. While dry weather helped to advance the harvest, crop yields were not meeting expectations.
Federal government pledges AgriRecovery funds for New Brunswick potato growers
New Brunswick potato growers have been promised up to $25 million in AgriRecovery funds after excessive moisture in 2023 caused "extraordinary" costs.
Hail hits crops at more than 1,600 farms across Prairies
More than 1,600 Prairie farms were hit by hail between July 29 and August 11, with the heaviest damage in Alberta, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHC).
Seeding very close to wrapping up in Alberta
Spring planting in Alberta has almost wrapped up for this year, with the agriculture ministry pegging it at 97 per cent complete province-wide as of June 4. Seeding advanced 20 points on the week with the pace at the five-year average. The greatest overall progress was made in northeastern, northwestern and central Alberta. The northeast […] Read more