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File photo of a Saskatchewan grid road in winter. (Daxus/iStock/Getty Images)

Environment Canada calls for colder-than-normal Prairie spring

By GFM Network News March 1, 2022

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 of the three Prairie provinces, […] Read more

EU flags in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. (Jorisvo/iStock/Getty Images)

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EU predicts pain for farmers, consumers from Ukraine crisis

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 28, 2022

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 that Russia and Ukraine made […] Read more

File photo of a Loblaw-owned Real Canadian Superstore location in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Loblaw beats estimates for quarterly revenue

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 25, 2022

Reuters — Canadian retailer Loblaw Cos. beat market estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as demand for groceries and other essential items stayed strong. The pandemic-led trend of cooking at home has sustained even as COVID curbs have eased, continuing to help sales at grocery stores that benefited during last year’s lockdowns. Companies such as […] Read more

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Flooding in Manitoba hinges on coming spring melt

By GFM Network News February 19, 2022

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre (HFC) released an initial spring flood outlook report Friday citing the risk of moderate to major flooding in most the province’s southern basins. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk said the amount of flooding will depend on weather conditions from now until spring melt. The HFC advised that, while […] Read more

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Gasoline, diesel prices set to continue rising

By GFM Network News February 17, 2022

MarketsFarm — The steady rise in crude oil prices is based on three factors, according to Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Service at Lakewood, N.J. One of those factors is the amount of crude oil produced by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), along with some […] Read more

Accumulated precipitation in Western Canada from Nov. 1 to Feb. 15. (AAFC)

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Expect Prairie temperatures below normal until month’s end

By GFM Network News February 17, 2022

MarketsFarm — The Prairie weather outlook for the rest of February is likely to remain below normal, according to Scott Kehler, chief scientist for Weatherlogics in Winnipeg. “[But] not as cold as it has been for most of the winter,” he added. Much of January and February have been highlighted by temperatures well below normal. […] Read more

An image created by Nexu Science Communication, together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus, the type of virus linked to COVID-19. (Nexu Science Communication via Reuters)

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Canada to ease travel requirements as COVID cases decline

By GFM Network News February 15, 2022

Updated — Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will ease entry for fully vaccinated international travelers starting Feb. 28 as COVID-19 cases decline, allowing a rapid antigen test for travelers instead of a molecular one, officials said Tuesday. Antigen tests are cheaper than a molecular test and can provide results within minutes. The new measures, which […] Read more

RCMP on Feb. 14, 2022 reported seizing the guns, ammunition and other items shown here during a search of three trailers "associated to" a group involved with the Coutts, Alta. border blockade. (An earlier version of this caption incorrectly quoted RCMP as saying the trailers were at the blockade.) (Photo courtesy Alberta RCMP)

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Alberta border blockade expected to disperse Tuesday

Decision comes amid arrests, reported violence at blockade

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News February 15, 2022

Amid reports of violence involving a farm tractor and trucks — and seizures of weapons — the protest blockade that shut Alberta’s busiest U.S. trade corridor is reported to be winding down starting Tuesday. Several media outlets on Monday quoted organizers of the blockade at the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta. as saying they […] Read more

A man and a child ride away from a protest site at Windsor, Ont. on Feb. 12, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Carlos Osorio)

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Windsor-Detroit trade corridor reopens after police clear protesters

Prairie premiers oppose use of Emergencies Act

By GFM Network News February 14, 2022

Windsor/Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — North America’s busiest trade link reopened for traffic late Sunday evening, ending a six-day blockade, the Canada Border Services Agency said, after Canadian police cleared the protesters fighting to end COVID-19 restrictions. Canadian police made several arrests on Sunday and cleared protesters and vehicles that occupied the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, […] Read more

A man reacts as protestors continue blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge at Windsor, Ont. on the evening of Feb. 11, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Carlos Osorio)

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Farm and agrifood groups press for clear border crossings

Injunction granted to clear Ambassador Bridge blockade

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News February 12, 2022

Groups representing Canada’s farm and agrifood sectors want to see an “immediate” end to multiple border blockades thrown up in recent weeks by protestors in three provinces — while the auto sector has secured a court order that one blockade be taken down. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle fall sharply as Trump says he’s working to lower beef costs

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest reaches completion

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on yield uncertainty, firming cash markets

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