Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has expanded AgriStability criteria to include pasture-related feed costs as an eligible expense for livestock producers. AgriStability is a business risk management program that protects Canadian producers against large declines in income due to production losses, cost increases, or market conditions. Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced Wednesday... Read More
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The top political figures responsible for agriculture in Canada and the United States quietly met face-to-face for the first time on Friday (Feb. 20). Canada's Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald stopped in Washington, DC on his return from the trade mission in Mexico to meet with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. The pair have spoken previously,... Read More
Last week, the U.S. president designated glyphosate-based herbicides and elemental phosphorus as "critical" to national defence and instructed the secretary of agriculture to secure domestic production of these farming inputs. The focus on something as controversial to this administration as glyphosate caught more than a few off guard, as secretary of health and human services,... Read More
The Government of Canada today announced a major expansion of market access for Canadian beef and pork products into Indonesia, market access made possible through the September signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Canada and Indonesia. Canadian exporters are now able to ship over-thirty-month (OTM) bone-in beef, and for the first time,... Read More
Confirmation of glufosinate resistance in waterhemp in the U.S. is a troubling sign for a key tool for managing weeds in canola and soybeans. "We have reports from at least three to possibly six states that have identified Liberty-resistant waterhemp," explains Brian Jenks, weed scientist with North Dakota State University (NDSU), referring to the widely-known... Read More
Beef Farmers of Ontario held its annual general meeting this week and has elected a new executive to lead the organization. Jason Leblond from the northern Ontario region will begin a term as president to lead the 12 member board, and Don Badour, from eastern Ontario, will serve as vice-president. Also on the board, Don... Read More
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture surveyed over 200 fields in 2025 for several diseases that impact canola and have now published surveillance maps ahead of the growing season. As part of the General Canola Disease Survey a total of 201 fields were sampled in 2025 for verticillium stripe and clubroot. In addition to the Ministry of... Read More
The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is introducing a new financial incentive aimed at supporting producers who have achieved certification under its national sustainability standard. The CRSB Certified Producer Incentive will provide a $400 payment in 2026 to eligible beef producers who maintain active certification by June 30, 2026, or who were certified at... Read More
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) is moving to a new leadership model, announcing the appointment of a general manager and a revised organizational structure designed to strengthen collaboration and decision-making across the organization. In a news release, OSCIA confirmed that Julie Henderson has been appointed to the newly created role of general... Read More
Ontario’s field crop sector continues to evolve — with new pests, shifting disease pressure, changing markets, and the ongoing need to turn research into practical, on-farm decisions. To help meet that demand, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) is looking to bolster its Field Crops Unit with two full-time, permanent provincial specialist... Read More