The Manitoba government has announced provincial funding for a top-up to the AgriStability program that was proposed by federal Agriculture Minister Kody Blois prior to the federal election campaign. Premier Wab Kinew announced $10.7 million to match federal AgriStability funding during a visit to the Maple Leaf Foods hog processing plant at Brandon, Man. on... Read More

CNH Industrial, the parent company of Case IH and New Holland, as well as other brands, has announced it is temporarily halting all shipments from North American plants and European plants as of April 1, 2025. A statement on the decision to ground shipments was made just ahead of the so-called "Liberation Day" tariff announcement... Read More

It is the first warm day of spring and the smell of a good ribeye steak on the barbecue wafts in from an open window. That familiar scent might make your mouth water, but what truly defines the best-tasting beef? Is it the breed—Angus, Hereford, or Charolais? The feeding system—grass-fed, grain-fed, or grain-finished? Or does... Read More

In this 26th episode of The Truth About Ag, Evan Shout sits down with Shaun Haney, founder of RealAgriculture, to talk about the journey that took him from small-town Alberta to becoming one of the most trusted voices in Canadian ag media. Shaun opens up about his early days growing up in Picture Butte, how... Read More

"Turn your obstacles into opportunities and your problems into possibilities." - Roy T. Bennett I am not sure what your plans were for U.S. "Liberation Day," but I was tied to a TV to listen to what U.S. President Trump was going to say about his tariff strategy. Through a Canadian lens, I would say... Read More

Canada and Mexico were spared new tariffs in the U.S. president's "Liberation Day" announcement on April 2. Speaking from the Rose Garden with most of his cabinet accompanying him, President Trump announced so-called "reciprocal" tariffs ranging from 10 to 50 per cent on a long list of countries starting April 9, with a baseline 10... Read More