Source: Alec Salloum, CBC News, February 15, 2018 Protein Industries Canada is made up of industry, academic and agriculture entities across the Prairies A Saskatchewan-based group will be receiving as much as $150 million or more from the federal government for agriculture innovation. Protein Industries Canada, which includes businesses and organizations across the Prairies, will receive money from the federal… Continue reading Sask. wins federal bid that would help Canada become the world leader in supplying plant-based proteins
Month: February 2018
Nutrien to cut 33 office positions in Sask., moving others into province
Source: Micki Cowan, CBC News, February 15, 2018 Company says it will move 100 corporate positions to Sask. from U.S., Alta. offices Nutrien is cutting a number of jobs at its corporate office in Saskatoon, according to a company vice-president. Eight people will lose their job in the next few weeks at the Saskatoon office, and another… Continue reading Nutrien to cut 33 office positions in Sask., moving others into province
Grain, oil shipments sitting idle on Prairies as railways struggle to meet demand
Source: Sarah Rieger, CBC Sports, February 16, 2018 The Transportation Modernization Act could introduce reciprocal penalties on railways A shortfall of railcars and crews have left shipments of grain and oil marooned on the Canadian Prairies. “Canada’s major railways have been struggling to keep up and the harsh winter weather hasn’t helped,” said Lynn Jacobson of the… Continue reading Grain, oil shipments sitting idle on Prairies as railways struggle to meet demand
Montreal fears mountains of snow ‘will be here until July’
Source: Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press, February 16, 2018 MONTREAL — Within sight of downtown Montreal and around the corner from a popular strip mall is a giant mass — 22 football fields long, 10 storeys high — that can initially be mistaken for the brown-and-grey-coloured mountain ranges in the southwestern United States. The mass is… Continue reading Montreal fears mountains of snow ‘will be here until July’
‘Appalling’ comment on Saskatchewan Indigenous man’s death probed by RCMP
Source: The Canadian Press, February 15, 2018 OTTAWA – The RCMP says it will undertake a code-of-conduct investigation into a private Facebook group posting by a person believed to be an officer who reportedly said Colten Boushie deserved to die. A report on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network says an RCMP officer on the Prairies posted… Continue reading ‘Appalling’ comment on Saskatchewan Indigenous man’s death probed by RCMP
Larger beef operations necessary to keep national herd stable
Source: Karen Briere, Producer.com, February 15, 2018 SASKATOON — Canadian beef herds are going to have to get a whole lot larger if overall cattle numbers are to hold steady, the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference heard. Dr. Murray Jelinski from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine said census data shows that producers are getting older and… Continue reading Larger beef operations necessary to keep national herd stable
New Democrats hear Leap Manifesto push as convention nears start
Source: Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press, February 16, 2018 OTTAWA – New Democrats and others were presented with an unapologetically radical vision of Canadian politics Thursday, as they sought to tap into the magic that helped create the “insurgent campaigns” of Bernie Sanders in the U.S. and Jeremy Corbyn of Britain. The vision was presented at… Continue reading New Democrats hear Leap Manifesto push as convention nears start
Saskatchewan Farms Balance Sheet and Working Capital
By Shankar Das, Regional Farm Business Management Specialist, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture In 2017, the west region of the province, particularly the south-west region, experienced severe dry conditions that affected crop yields, water quality, feed supplies and contributed to the worst wildfires we have seen in years. The producers and ranchers are getting ready for another season… Continue reading Saskatchewan Farms Balance Sheet and Working Capital
Hangry Is Officially A Word
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has recently added more than 1,100 new words, senses, and sub entries. While words like ‘hangry’ are most likely part of your vocabulary, they now have an official stamp of approval as part of a new group of words being added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Modern words like… Continue reading Hangry Is Officially A Word
Polar vortex crashes Family Day weekend
Source: Peter Quinlan, Global News, February 15, 2018 Polar vortex presses in for the Family Day long weekend after -40 to -50 wind chills return. The nicest day of the weekend will be Saturday as we bump up to around -13 degrees in the afternoon before daytime highs fall back into the mid-minus teens Sunday… Continue reading Polar vortex crashes Family Day weekend