Seeds Canada is announcing the hiring of its next chief executive officer. Dan Wright will replace outgoing CEO Barry Senft, effective January 19, 2026. He most recently served as head of North American Enogen and Canada seed business at Syngenta, and has previously held senior roles with Monsanto and Bayer. Wright is also a past-president... Read More
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After a notably mild autumn across much of North America, a powerful shift in the jet stream is ushering in widespread cold and wintry weather — and it may be here to stay for a while. Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien's weather wizard, breaks down the atmospheric setup behind the chilly conditions. “There’s a very, very large... Read More
Two directors are returning and one new name will join the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) board of directors following a successful election which closed November 28. Joining the SPG board is Dan Flynn of Lucky Lake. SPG welcomes back Robyn Henry of Hodgeville and Stuart Lawrence of Rosetown, who were both re-elected. The newly elected... Read More
RME (formerly Rocky Mountain Equipment) has acquired Agri-Centre, a New Holland dealership with locations at Linden and Stettler, Alberta, effective December 1, 2025. With this deal RME adds two central Alberta locations with more than 40 employees serving their communities, the company says. "RME will be Right by You as Western Canada’s trusted equipment partner,... Read More
Ryan and Romy Schill of Circle R Livestock Ltd and Revolution Wool Company located at Wallenstein, Ont., and Pierre-Luc Barré and Virginie Bourque of La Ferme Yves Barré Inc located at St. Damase, Que., were named national winners from six regional farms at Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) Program’s national event held in Toronto, Nov... Read More
Richardson International has closed its US$375 million deal to acquire the pasta business of 8th Avenue Food & Provisions from Post Holdings, as of Dec. 1, 2025. The deal expands Richardson's presence in the finished pasta market, as it includes a durum mill and three pasta manufacturing facilities — at Carrington, North Dakota (durum milling... Read More
Right-to-repair discussions in agriculture are tied to two federal bills — C-294 and C-244 — which address interoperability and the right to repair and allow provinces to develop their own related legislation. For farmers, the focus is on gaining access to the diagnostic information needed to understand equipment error codes and communicate repair needs. At... Read More
The 2025 federal budget announced several updates to AgriStability, aiming to strengthen Canada’s primary business risk management program for agricultural producers. The budget allocates $109.2 million for 2025–26 to support the federal-provincial-territorial cost-shared program, which provides financial assistance when a farm’s margins fall sharply due to factors beyond a producer’s control. Starting in 2025, AgriStability’s... Read More
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) will enter 2026 under the continued leadership of Drew Spoelstra who was elected to his third consecutive term as president of the farm lobby organization at its annual meeting in late November. A dairy and cash crop farmer from Binbrook, Ont., Spoelstra says keeping agriculture at the forefront of... Read More
The organization representing Canada's pulse crop sector is welcoming the launch of negotiations on a trade deal with India. Prime Minister Mark Carney met with India's Narendra Modi at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, earlier this week. The two leaders agreed to formally launch talks on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that... Read More