dennis guy

The maple tree sap started flowing a couple of weeks early this year in eastern Canada and that’s not really a good thing.  Stretches of mild weather in January and in February is expected to produce smaller volumes of processed syrup, along with a less than perfect product.  Extended...

Canada is moving closer to a grocery industry Code of Conduct.  It’s an attempt to level the playing field for fresh produce farmers, food manufacturers, and for independent grocers.  Canadian consumers have very few choices in where they buy their groceries.   Recent...

The Extreme Heat that gripped the western U.S. in late June, impacted the fruit industry in Canada as well. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

Farm Credit Canada, the country’s largest agriculture and agribusiness lender, has published its semi-annual farmland values report. Canadian farmland prices continued their steady climb last year. Average value of Canadian farmland increased 5.4% in ...

Canadian consumers have stayed close to home over the past year. They’ve stayed even closer to their refrigerators and pantries. And when they did leave home, it was to go to the grocery store, where the meat counter was a very popular spot.  ...

The Canadian government has introduced new mandatory quarantine rules to discourage international travel. What kind of impact is that having on farmers in Canada? If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

The USDA recently announced that food prices will likely increase 1%-2% in the New Year. It looks like that trend will be felt across Canada as well. Dennis Guy reports that those north of the border are preparing for record food prices in 2021 ...

Southern Canada is a world leader in greenhouse vegetable production.But as Dennis Guy points out sunlight can be a scarce commodity in the northern regions. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ... Read More ...

Telus Corporation, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, recently announced that it is buying up and consolidating farm technology, agribusiness data management and food supply chain management companies. And as Dennis Guy reports, all of that is being merged into a single business unit. ...

As Dennis Guy explains, most Canadians agree that President Donald Trump will not be remembered as a friendly neighbor. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com