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Grain logistics and labour woes need more than a bandage fix

Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Canada’s largest port, the Port of Vancouver, is at a standstill this week, as labour negotiations between the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 broke down and resulted in a lockout and strike on Monday. This is not the first time this port has been impacted by labour.

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Grain logistics and labour woes need more than a bandage fix

Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Canada’s largest port, the Port of Vancouver, is at a standstill this week, as labour negotiations between the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 broke down and resulted in a lockout and strike on Monday.

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Logistics Grain Production Crop

Union targeting critical grain movement timing with port strike, says WGEA

Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The timing couldn’t be worse for a port strike and the union representing grain workers in the six main grain terminals in Vancouver knows it. In the world of labour relations, this is what’s known as leverage; the Grain Workers Union Local 333 has it and the union is attempting to use it to its. Read More

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Grain Logistics Production Crop

CN flags new rest rules and return of extended interswitching as wild cards for new crop grain movement

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 3, 2023

Canada’s railways are navigating two notable federal policy changes — new rules regarding downtime for railway workers and the return of extended interswitching — as they prepare to move the 2023 crop from Western Canada to market. Both CN and CPKC have published their 2023-24 grain plans to mark the start of the 2023-24 crop.

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Government policies and logistics could weigh heavily on Black Sea exports in ’24

Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

There is an early weather market making some noise for soybeans and corn in Brazil and funds making waves in the canola and wheat markets, however there are some developments around the Black Sea region that may not be getting as much coverage that could also have big impact on crop prices next year.

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Logistics Marketing Crop Grain

Railways to pay $7.1 million to Western Grains Research Foundation for exceeding revenue entitlement in 2022-23

Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 22, 2023

million to the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) for exceeding their maximum grain revenue entitlements for the 2022-23 crop year, according to a ruling issued Dec. CN’s grain revenue of $1,079.5 Canada’s two railways — CN and CPKC — must pay a combined $7.1 million was $3.46 Read More

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Grain Crop Logistics

Upgrades to the farm yard and bin set up can save labour

Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The phrase work smarter, not harder is perhaps best applied when you’ve got no other choice — a one-person or two-person farm has no choice but to get creative when it comes to handling grain, the logistics of seeding and harvest, and more. But it’s not just farms with only a few people that benefit.

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CN and CPKC publish their plans for moving grain in 2023-24

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 2, 2023

Both of Canada’s major railways — Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) — have published their annual grain transportation plans, coinciding with the start of 2023-24 crop year on August 1. Read More

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Grain Crop Logistics Production

Ontario port gets $2 million to upgrade grain drying system

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Port of Johnstown will receive $2 million towards the purchase and installation of a new grain dryer with heat capture and air recycling features that will minimize fuel consumption by roughly 20 to 40 percent. The reduction in fuel use will result in an estimated 344 metric tonnes of CO2e, annually. Funded through the. Read More

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Grain Logistics Production Crop

Farmers voice frustration over port strike, expressing concern over Canada’s global reputation

Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

650 grain workers at the Port of Vancouver have been on strike since Tuesday, and now, workers at the Port of Montreal have served 72-hour strike notice. Moving anything in or out of Canada — and especially grain — carries a huge question. Moving anything in or out of Canada — and especially grain — carries a huge question.

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Grain Logistics Production Crop

Farmers feeling the squeeze over Seaway strike

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 26, 2023

An estimated $20 million per day of grain isn’t moving through the St. An estimated $20 million per day of grain isn’t moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway after members of UNIFOR went on. Read More Unlike some other North American ports, the St. Lawrence Seaway after members of UNIFOR went on. Read More

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Government inaction on rail strike has Canada “sleep walking into a calamity”

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 21, 2024

At a press conference today, several producer groups, including the Grain Growers of Canada, the Canola Council of Canada, Read More

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RealAg Politics: Replacement worker hurdles, Transport Canada rail review, and science-based policy

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 5, 2023

On this show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Steve Pratte, senior manager, transportation and biofuel policy with the Canadian Canola Growers Association, on Transport Canada’s upcoming railway policy review; Erin Gowriluk, president of Canada Grains Council, on the importance of science-based policy; and, Alanna Koch, Read More It’s time (..)

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GROWMARK Partners with InnerPlant on InnerSoy Pilot

World Agri-Tech

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Using specialized equipment such as drones or satellites to detect the plant’s signals, farmers get the earliest possible warning to take action to protect their crops. This pilot gives GROWMARK and our FS cooperatives the first ag retail access to InnerPlant’s cutting-edge technology developed to help farmers manage crop health risk.”

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Poll: What do you think of the proposed Bunge/Viterra merger?

Real Agriculture

MAY 29, 2023

American grain giant Bunge and Viterra, owned by Switzerland’s Glencore, are reportedly in talks to become one super grain company. In a reversal of a few years ago, this time it appears it is Bunge setting out to take on Viterra to create a company that would have extensive assets in nearly every grain type. Read More

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Grain Logistics Production Crop

Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

As committed stakeholders and beneficiaries of the farm bill, we cannot continue to wait for updated policies, provisions, initiatives and critical funding that support our collective interests.

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Farming Farming Seeding Ruralism

As Saltwater Encroaches on Farms, Solutions Emerge from the Marshes

Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

Unlike most crops, the grasses don’t mind being submerged and can hold salt in their roots and excrete it through glands in the blades. What exactly that will look like is still developing and it will likely include growing new crops in new places.

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Bunge-Viterra consolidation could cost farmers more than $700 million per year: U of S report

Real Agriculture

APRIL 30, 2024

Bunge’s proposed acquisition of Viterra could result in more than $700 million in annual economic losses to farmers, according to a new report authored by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan. The study, conducted by Drs.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As the Walton Family Foundation’s executive director recently wrote in a blog post , “The relentless demand for increased production and higher crop yields has come with a high cost—degraded soil health and lower water quality.” If Walmart does that, it goes against every grain of their corporate culture.”

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Grain logistics and labour woes need more than a bandage fix

Grain logistics and labour woes need more than a bandage fix

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Union targeting critical grain movement timing with port strike, says WGEA

CN flags new rest rules and return of extended interswitching as wild cards for new crop grain movement

Government policies and logistics could weigh heavily on Black Sea exports in ’24

Railways to pay $7.1 million to Western Grains Research Foundation for exceeding revenue entitlement in 2022-23

Upgrades to the farm yard and bin set up can save labour

CN and CPKC publish their plans for moving grain in 2023-24

Ontario port gets $2 million to upgrade grain drying system

Farmers voice frustration over port strike, expressing concern over Canada’s global reputation

Farmers feeling the squeeze over Seaway strike

Government inaction on rail strike has Canada “sleep walking into a calamity”

RealAg Politics: Replacement worker hurdles, Transport Canada rail review, and science-based policy

GROWMARK Partners with InnerPlant on InnerSoy Pilot

Poll: What do you think of the proposed Bunge/Viterra merger?

Farm Bill Coalition Letter

As Saltwater Encroaches on Farms, Solutions Emerge from the Marshes

Bunge-Viterra consolidation could cost farmers more than $700 million per year: U of S report

Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

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