Spring is upon us and that means you will be receiving your April 2023 issue of CAAR Communicator soon. Feature articles include "The Barton Report & Current Policy" and "Blinded by Science"  

At the Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Conference 2023, hosted by University of Manitoba’s National Centre for Livestock and the Environment and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in March, Henry Janzen, Honorary Research Associate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta stated that the possibility of net-zero GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions from production agriculture as highly unlikely because of too much leakage.

Dr. Stuart Smyth said that environmental sustainability is more important than economic sustainability

Are you considering a summer intern? Do you already have one lined up?

Give your crop-growing customers these Agronomist tips for yielding better-performing soybean crops.

Learn who took home awards presented at the 2023 CAAR’s Choice Awards Banquet.

Federal grant money is part of an $18 million project to improve the port’s import and export shipping.

CN and CP have moved a lot of grain this season—but could they do better?

CAAR membership renewal, investment fundraising & Perk$

It has been three long years since I last attended an indoor farm show. Yesterday, I travelled to Brandon, Manitoba for the opening day of 2023 Manitoba Ag Days.

What we know about the strange “ban” on Lambda-cyhalothrin insecticide.

Make sure your employees understand the importance of health and safety with these tips.

The interim report developed for the National Workforce Strategic Framework for Agriculture and Food & Beverage Manufacturing is a thing of beauty. But something integral to its success is missing.

With Canada having to reduce its GHG emissions, the ag industry needs more innovative technologies. So how do we do that?

2.9 That’s how many billions of dollars Canada’s ag industry lost because it lacked the necessary labour, according to a 2020 survey. See Page 18.

3 The number of quick and easy ways to get your new hire interested in your work-related health and safety. See Page 12.

7 The Royal Bank of Canada says that there are seven things our country can do to turn it into a global leader in agriculture innovation and technology, while also reducing our ag greenhouse gas emissions. See Page 26.

30 The required amount of metric tonnes of GHG emissions Canada needs to annually reduce by 2030. One way to eat at that number is to use more grain oils as vehicle fuel. See Page 14.

100 That’s the percentage of effort CAAR Scholarship Award winner Alice Hehli said she will be able to put into her school work now, no longer having to worry about finances. See Page 36.

449.8 This is the molecular weight of Lambda-cyhalothrin, a compound that was used as the main ingredient in highly effective brands of insecticide. Banned, but not banned in Canada, its loss affects our crops as well as our feed imports. See Page 8.

No Concerns with New Pesticides & Ag Plastic in Québec Changes

You should soon be receiving your February 2023 CAAR Communicator issue.  This issue is particularly important because it includes a 4-page spread with details about the 2023 CAAR Conference on February 6 to 8, 2023.  

Hi Everyone!

I’m Stu Rasmussen, Chairman of the CAAR Board of Directors. Mitch Rezansoff, your Executive Director, has kindly given me this platform for this issue of your CAAR Communicator.

The Canadian National & and Canadian Pacific railroads have each said they are well-positioned to move Canadian ag products during the 2022-23 winter season. So how are they doing?

In this sellers’ market, candidates want to know if your company is the perfect fit.

Based on current models, many drought-afflicted areas will require fewer fertilizer inputs.

By Andrew Joseph, Editor

A primer on the pros and cons of alternative fuels.

Get to know Board members:

Wes Arnfinson, Eric Gregory, Martin Kiefer, Darrel Knight, Stan Loewen, Taylor Olsen, Stu Rasmussen, Scott Russell, Craig Senchuk, and Stewart Whillans.

CAAR welcomes Nikeisha to the team!

7 - In a seller’s market, job candidates may try to interview the company for job fit. See the seven questions you could be asked. See Page 12.

10 - Meet your 2022-23 CAAR Board of Directors. See Page 26.

12 - This is the percentage of surveyed Canadian farmers who indicated they would reduce planting next season owing to high fertilizer costs. See Page 13.

69 - As the fifth-largest source of GHG emissions per the Canada Energy Regulator, the ag sector is responsible for 69 megatonnes of it. See Page 17.

77 - Even though this was an improvement from the previous week, this was the percentage of grain hopper cars delivered by CP Rail during the season’s Week 7. See Page 5.

By now, you should have received your December 2022 CAAR Communicator issue.  It is now available online.

By now, you should have received your October 2022 CAAR Communicator issue.  It is now available online.

How geopolitics wants farmers to figure out how to do more with less to create less but more.

CN aims to satisfy farmer demand for better service.

Efforts to resolve the crisis of a labour shortage in the ag world keep government agencies busy.