Reading Time: 3 minutes Government, industry and educational institutes must act now to address the labour challenges confronting the emerging plant-based protein industry in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to a new report.
Protein sector faces labour crunch: report
Nearly two thirds of agri-food companies can't hire all the workers they need
At Ag in Motion: World may face wheat shortage this year
An analyst says millers should be getting antsy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wheat is finally becoming a “sexy” crop after years of being the ugly duckling, an analyst says. Stephen Nicholson, global grains and oilseeds strategist for Rabobank, said a series of supply-side threats is making things exciting. Canada’s crops are withering in the fields. MarketsFarm is forecasting 30.4 million tonnes of all-wheat production, well below the […] Read more
At Ag in Motion: Significant Prairie yield drop expected
'A lot of damage done' by drought, Bruce Burnett says
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm has released its first yield estimates for Western Canada’s crops and the outlook is grim. Analyst Bruce Burnett just recently completed a crop tour covering most of Saskatchewan. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of good news on the crop front,” he told growers attending the Ag in Motion show in Langham, Sask. “There […] Read more
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