Tag: Western Canada

Western Canadian winter wheat crop conditions no cause for alarm

Source: Ashley Robinson Commodity News Service, Producer.com, February 13, 2018  WINNIPEG (CNS) – While it has been a cold winter with little snow cover there is still hope for the Canadian Prairies’ winter wheat crop as soil temperatures haven’t hit danger levels yet. “I checked the soil temperatures this morning across the Prairies and most of the… Continue reading Western Canadian winter wheat crop conditions no cause for alarm

Early look at western Canada: major crop acres up, minors down

Source: Michael Raine, Producer.com, January 29, 2018  A few acres up in the major crops will appear as big reductions for pulses and some special crops this year. However, there are exceptions. Cereal and oilseed acres are expected to increase by about two percent, according to Agriculture Canada’s first seeding intentions analysis of the year.… Continue reading Early look at western Canada: major crop acres up, minors down

Rona Ambrose says ‘western alienation’ is very real and dangerous

Source: Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press, November 7, 2017  MONTREAL — The concept of “western alienation” is real and dangerous, and people in the region feel as though their aspirations aren’t in line with those in the rest of Canada, Rona Ambrose said Tuesday. “We have a population in Alberta feeling as though their goals aren’t… Continue reading Rona Ambrose says ‘western alienation’ is very real and dangerous

High gas prices strike parts of B.C., Alta., catching drivers off guard

Source: Daksha Rangan, CTV News, November 3, 2017  Gas prices have spiked in parts of Western Canada this week, with some stations in Metro Vancouver charging $1.46 per litre on Friday. Soaring prices stunned commuters and analysts, leaving the latter confused over the timing of the spike. “Normally at this time of the year we are… Continue reading High gas prices strike parts of B.C., Alta., catching drivers off guard

Lacombe grower to lead wheat research organization

Source: Brian Cross, The Western Producer, October 17, 2017  Western Canada’s newest farmer-funded research organization has elected its first executive committee. The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) will be led by chairperson Terry Young, a wheat grower from Lacombe, Alta., vice-chair Laura Reiter from Radisson, Sask., and secretary-treasurer Cale Jefferies from Glenboro, Man. The executive… Continue reading Lacombe grower to lead wheat research organization

Sask. university students paying highest tuition in Western Canada

By Kevin O’Conner, CBC News, September 7, 2016  Average tuition for 2016-17 is $7,177, according to StatsCan Saskatchewan university students will pay the highest tuition in Western Canada this year, a Statistics Canada report says. According to a study released by the federal agency on Wednesday, a year of tuition in Saskatchewan for the 2016-17… Continue reading Sask. university students paying highest tuition in Western Canada

Crop production hit by dry weather in the east, wet weather in the west

By The Canadian Press, August 23, 2016  Statistics Canada says dry weather in Eastern Canada and rain on the Prairies are expected to hurt crop production this year after surveying farmers in July. The agency says production of corn for grain is expected to drop almost nine per cent from last year to 12.3 million… Continue reading Crop production hit by dry weather in the east, wet weather in the west

Wheat facing downgrade fears

By Brian Cross, The Western Producer, Brian Cross, August 18th, 2016  The crop is susceptible to disease, lodging and bleaching because of above-average precipitation Persistent rain across Western Canada is prompting concerns that prairie farmers will add to a glut of low quality milling wheat that is already weighing on world markets. The good news,… Continue reading Wheat facing downgrade fears

Driving More Winter Wheat Acres in Western Canada

Written by RealAgriculture Agronomy Team, RealAgriculture.com, August 8, 2016  Winter wheat acres in Western Canada have fallen by half over the last five years. According to Statistics Canada, just over 1.3 million acres of winter wheat were seeded in the fall of 2011, while only 635 thousand acres were planted in the fall of 2015 (see the… Continue reading Driving More Winter Wheat Acres in Western Canada