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

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

By David Ljunggren, Reuters November 1, 2024

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 only about 15 per cent […] Read more

Margaret Johnson. (Stephen MacGillivray Photography/Margaretjohnson.newbrunswickpc.ca)

General, News

New Brunswick ag minister headed for opposition bench

Liberals topple Higgs' Tory government in election

By Dave Bedard October 22, 2024

New Brunswick's incumbent agriculture minister and opposition ag critic are bound for a legislature under new management following Monday night's election.

Abbotsford-Mission MLA Pam Alexis speaks on B.C. Agriculture Day in the provincial legislature on Oct. 25, 2022. (Legislative Assembly Of B.C. video screengrab via Facebook)

General, News

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

Governing party to be confirmed next week as votes recounted

By Dave Bedard October 22, 2024

Pam Alexis, the minister of agriculture and food for David Eby's New Democrats since late 2022, was defeated in her constituency of Abbotsford-Mission in Saturday night's election by Conservative challenger Reann Gasper, by a spread of almost 2,700 votes.

News

Steffes Group enters Canadian farm auction scene

By Gord Gilmour October 18, 2024

The Steffes Group has acquired Bruce Schapansky Auctioneers, of Tisdale, Sask., the firm announced in a press release Oct. 18.

Columns, Editor's column

Editor’s Rant: The message of the medium

By Dave Bedard October 9, 2024

I’ve certainly lived in enough places where the FM options on your car radio all fade away before arrival. So even if it’s not my first choice in the car or anywhere, if you’re worried about the potential disappearance of AM radio service, you won’t need to work hard to convince me. My own personal […] Read more

News

Second day of CAPI conference tackles ESG

ESG will be key to sustainability reporting in coming years

By Jonah Grignon October 3, 2024

Day two of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) Canadian Agri-Food in a Sustainable World conference in Ottawa focused on environment, social and governance (ESG) requirements. Panels covered ESG and the changing Canadian ag landscape from national and global perspectives.

Photosensitizers are expected to help control "soft-bodied" insects such as aphids, Loveland's Francisco Manzano says.

Biologicals, News

Nutrien buys into biocontrol

How did the seller — oil company Suncor — wind up in crop pest control?

By Robert Arnason October 3, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia — Photodynamic inactivation is not a phrase used in everyday conversation, but it could become an effective control of insect and fungal pests in agriculture. “Photodynamic Inactivation (PDI) of micro-organisms using natural photosensitizers has shown itself to be a powerful tool to combat bacteria and fungi (in crops),” says a 2019 paper published […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Reuters

Study indicates methane emissions from dairy farms higher than previously thought

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect October 3, 2024

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 wiping out large parts of […] Read more

Columns, Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Rant: The traveller’s dilemma

By Dave Bedard September 25, 2024

I note with interest that the organization formerly known as the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association has picked a venue for its next annual convention. I mean “with interest” as in “I’ll be interested to see if they get the same blowback they got 25 years ago, but I’m betting not.” The group, which recently […] Read more

Reuters

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

By David Shepardson September 6, 2024

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, asked the U.S. Agriculture Department and Cybersecurity […] Read more

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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