The tariff tit-for-tat between Canada and China has a new development on the agriculture front, as China's Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday, June 30, that it will impose provisional anti-dumping measures on Canadian pea starch. Under the new measures, importers of Canadian pea starch must provide a 73.5 per cent security deposit to Chinese customs... Read More
Category: Agriculture Policy
Canada’s Farms and Fuels Alliance (FFA) is urging the Carney government to deliver on its clean fuel commitment this summer by introducing a credit multiplier for domestic ethanol under the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR). The coalition—representing Canadian corn farmers and ethanol producers—continues to warn the Carney government that subsidized U.S. imports are crushing the domestic... Read More
Despite recent comments from U.S. President Donald Trump questioning whether the United States needs Canada or Mexico as trading partners, leaders from across North American agriculture remain firmly committed to preserving the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA/USMCA). While guest hosting AgriTalk, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney brought together Jim Wiesmeyer of Wiesmeyer's Perspectives, American Farm Bureau chief economist John... Read More
The agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have been negotiating with Iran is not only centred around an end to the war and the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, but also a potential win for U.S. agricultural exports of corn, wheat and soybeans. It's being framed as a humanitarian effort to... Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 7–2 in favour of Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, in the landmark Monsanto Co. vs. Durnell case, where John Durnell, a farmer from Missouri, sued Monsanto alleging that the herbicide Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In the original case, decided in 2023, Durnell alleged that Monsanto failed to adequately... Read More
As we approach the July 1 milestone, the USMCA/CUSMA review process is officially shifting from a distant policy discussion into high gear. But let’s be clear: July 1 isn’t the finish line. It’s the starting line for a review process likely to outlast the upcoming U.S. midterms. I’ve been deep in the trenches tracking what... Read More
Rising land values have forced a shift in how Canada's largest agricultural lender approaches the upcoming $50-billion intergenerational asset transfer, according to Farm Credit Canada (FCC) CEO Justine Hendricks. Speaking with Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture at the FCC head office in Regina, Hendricks describes the wave of upcoming farm successions one of the most "complex,... Read More
Trade agreements within North America have significantly lowered food prices for consumers, according to new research from Purdue University. The study, funded by the Corn Refiners Association, quantified the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Purdue professor of agricultural economics and study co-author Dr. Joseph Balagtas... Read More
As Canada navigates trade disruptions, geopolitical uncertainty, and growing concerns about food security, agriculture is increasingly being viewed as a strategic national asset. That shift in thinking is creating new conversations about how policy tools—including tax incentives—can help drive investment, innovation, and long-term growth across the sector. In this episode of the Ag Policy Connection... Read More
Health Canada’s recent letter of "no objection" on drone pesticide application marks a significant step forward for the technology in Canadian agriculture. While the decision allows products with aerial registrations to be applied by drone under existing label directions, questions remain around provincial requirements, operator compliance, and best management practices. In a conversation with RealAgriculture’s... Read More