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Americans will elect a new President Tuesday — the culmination of nearly a two-year process to elect a new US President. Republican candidate, and former President, Donald Trump and Democrat Vice-President Kamala Harris are on the ballot. Polls leading up to election day have been neck-and-neck. In addition to voting for a President, Americans will […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 82% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 12, a modest decline from the 84% order fulfillment performance seen in week 11.  In supplying 80% of cars ordered by shippers in week 12, CN performance saw a slight decline from the 82% order fulfillment performance seen the prior […]

A recent peer-reviewed study revealed that Canadian dairy farms dispose of between 600 million to one billion liters of milk on-farm annually. This staggering waste, which should be inconceivable under a supply management system designed to balance production and demand, has brought renewed attention to the long-standing debate over the legalization of raw milk sales. […]

Employers at British Columbia ports say they are going ahead with locking out more than 700 foremen across the province after strike activities from union members began. The lockout will shut port terminals operated by members of the BC Maritime Employers Association, which are located across the B.C. coast from Victoria and Vancouver up to […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -The Saskatchewan Party remains in power with a fifth consecutive majority government, albeit smaller compared to four years ago, while the NDP gained additional seats. The panel discusses who could potentially be the […]

The 35th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown held its Grain and Forage Show Awards evening last (Thu) night.   The highlight of the night was when the 2024 Farmer Recognition Award was handed out to Blaine and Glenda Buckle, and their boys, Justin and Steven.        In the Commercial Grain Show, the Cereal Champion […]

CANOLA JAN  645.90  down 4.50CANOLA MAR  656.50  down 3.00MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC  5.99 3/4  down 4 1/2KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC  5.66 3/4  down 2 1/2CHICAGO WHEAT DEC  5.68  down 2 1/2CORN DEC  4.14 1/2  up 3 3/4                                 SOYBEANS JAN  9.93 3/4  […]

November 7, 1885, a historic day in Canada’s economic development with the momentous completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), marked by the driving of the last spike. This pivotal event not only symbolized the physical unification of the country but also ignited a tradition of profitable railways lobbying for governmental support that has persisted […]

CANOLA JAN  650.40  up 10.20CANOLA MAR  659.50  up 11.40MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC  6.04 1/4  down 4 3/4KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC  5.69 1/4  down 6 1/2CHICAGO WHEAT DEC  5.70 1/2  down 2 3/4CORN DEC  4.10 3/4  down 3/4                                 SOYBEANS JAN  9.94 1/2  […]

H5N1 avian flu has been detected for the first time in a pig. The US Department of Agriculture says it was in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon. Pigs represents a particular concern for the spread of avian flu because they can become co-infected with bird and human viruses, which could swap genes […]