Western Canada Agriculture Update Newsletter

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Agri-food sustainability in a risky world

Good metrics should be credible, comparable, and transparent.

CGC issues multiple licenses on March 18

One company, Red River Seeds in Morris, Man., is the leading buyer of rye grain in Western Canada.

Canadian potatoes gain access to Mexico

Potatoes generated approximately $2.1 billion in farm cash receipts in 2024, highlighting their importance to Canada’s rural economy.

Alberta pulse growers eligible for 30.3 per cent tax credit

Producers are eligible to claim up to a maximum of 15 per cent for non-incorporated farm operations and up to a maximum of 35 per cent for incorporated operations of the determined 30.3 per cent.

University of Calgary expands diagnostic services for livestock

The telepathology service allows Dagnostic Services Unit pathologists to support field necropsies remotely in real time.

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Canola May 26
727.30	727.30	726.10	726.40	-1.90

Feeder Cattle May 26
347.000	347.000	342.550	343.425s	-6.450

Lean Hogs Jun 26
107.100	107.100	104.675	104.750s	-2.775

Live Cattle Jun 26
233.450	233.475	231.000	231.700s	-2.300

Soybean May 26
1166-0	1168-2	1165-0	1167-6	-0-6

Wheat May 26
608-0	609-0	606-6	606-6	-1-2

Cdn Dollar Jun 26
0.73785	0.72821	0.72785	0.72799s	+0.0001

Swine Genetic Sales & Technical Service

Hypor/TTT Stock Co | Southern Alberta

Seasonal Agronomy & Operations Assistant

Schoorlemmer Seeds Ltd | Rycroft, AB

Sales Agronomist/Regional Agromomist

ASLE Technologies Group | Alberta and Saskatchewan

US Winter Wheat

Could get very interesting this week!

April 3-8, 2026 | East Central, AB

Allen Olson Auctions

April 7, 2026 | Brandon, MB

Fraser Auction Ltd.

Equipment Auction

April 10, 2026 | Bruno, SK

Ritchie Bros.

Equipment Auction

Canadian conditions need Canadian solutions

Canadian agriculture operates under conditions unlike anywhere else. That means solutions can’t simply be imported.

Overview of SymphonyVision | Duo

SymphonyVision | Duo gives farmers the ability to apply chemicals more efficiently, reduce input costs, and achieve more precise, effective weed control across every acre.

Conserving Canada's working farmlands

An interprovincial working group is working to ensure voluntary protection of farmland receives the same federal tax treatment as land conserved for ecological purposes.

Ranch/Pasture

Acres: 319.00

Location: Corbett Creek, Alta.

2023 Brandt 16105HP

Brandt Ag

Watrous, Sask.

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