CANTERRA SEEDS has announced the acquisition of Alliance Seed, a pedigreed seed business previously owned by Paterson Grain. This acquisition supports CANTERRA SEEDS’s goal of expanding its footprint in the pedigreed seed market, the company says, by bringing high-performing, proven varieties such as CDC Endure milling oats and AAC Leroy VB CWRS wheat to more... Read More
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Former federal agriculture minister Charlie Mayer has passed away. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Mayer moved to Manitoba to farm in the 1960s, raising Simmental cattle, potatoes, grain, and three daughters. He served as president of the Manitoba Beef Growers Association prior to being elected as the Progressive Conservative MP for the Manitoba riding of... Read More
National corn and soybean grower groups in the U.S. are disappointed with decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission this week to move ahead with anti-dumping and countervailing duties on 2,4-D herbicide imports from China and India. In its April 29th decision, the ITC said it determined that a domestic industry is "materially injured" by... Read More
BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada has announced the 12 organizations that will each receive a portion of the $160,000 Growing Home with BASF prize fund. The company established the Growing Home with BASF initiative in 2023 to give back to rural communities. Every year, growers nominate the organizations that they believe are most deserving in their... Read More
The Alberta government is preparing to lift its suspension of the loan program offered by Canada's largest cattle feeder association. Alberta Ag Minister RJ Sigurdson issued an order on January 27th, 2025, prohibiting the Picture Butte Feeder Co-op (PBFC) from issuing new loans under the Alberta government's Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee program. The order was... Read More
In a stunning outcome of the April 28 election, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre lost his Carleton riding to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy, who has never served as an MP. This was Poilievre's eighth election for the riding, one that was notable for a few reasons this election. First, Carleton was one of the ridings affected by... Read More
New Agriculture Minister Kody Blois is among around 165 Liberal MPs that are projected to have won their seat in the 2025 federal election, as the party now led by Mark Carney rode an unprecedented swing in political popularity following Justin Trudeau's departure to win a fourth consecutive mandate. The final seat count is too... Read More
Farmers and ranchers across Canada will have three more months to decide whether to sign up for the AgriStability business risk management program. The federal, provincial, and territorial governments announced on Friday they have agreed to extend the enrolment deadline for the 2025 program year from April 30 to July 31. "The uncertainty of current... Read More
For 75 years, Nuffield Canada has awarded international travel scholarships to curious and open-minded individuals in agriculture, empowering them to explore innovations, policies, and practices around the world and bring transformative ideas back to Canada. The organization annually awards a handful of chosen applicants with $20,000 bursaries in order to bring new perspectives and ideas... Read More
New ownership is looking to breath new life into one of the most well-known snowmobile and ATV manufacturing companies and brands. Arctic Cat has been acquired by former Arctic Cat executive Brad Darling and an investment group, as of April 23, 2025. Darling was with the powersport company for 17 years prior to leaving in... Read More