Canada’s ag retail sector is under increasing pressure from all sides. Labour shortages, regulatory complexity, and volatile global markets are creating a tough environment for service providers already stretched thin, says Myrna Graham, executive director of the Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers (CAAR). “Retailers are the interface between the manufacturer or the distributor and the grower,”... Read More
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North America’s railways are at a crossroads. After decades defined by consolidation and cost-cutting, the sector is pivoting toward growth, but trade volatility, regulatory uncertainty, and merger politics may shape how far it can go. In this conversation with RealAgriculture's founder Shaun Haney, Anthony Hatch, of ABH Consulting, lays out the forces at play in... Read More
Canada's deep integration with the U.S. food market has served the industry well—but it's also left it exposed. With 76 per cent of Canadian food and beverage exports headed to the U.S., Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is urging industry and policy leaders to consider a $12-billion diversification shift to reduce that reliance to 50 per... Read More
As soybean harvest progresses, growers are increasingly concerned about a missing player in global trade: China. Scott Metzger, vice president of the American Soybean Association (ASA) and a soybean producer from southern Ohio, says the absence of Chinese buying this season is having a serious economic impact on American farms, pulling down the overall veg... Read More
Starting this crop year, Cereals Canada, through a partnership with Grain Farmers of Ontario, will offer quality analysis of both Western and Eastern wheat classes for its Harvest Assessment Program. "Cereals Canada is the trusted source for quality information on Western Canadian wheat, and our technical experts understand the data needed to support our domestic... Read More
The Supreme Court of Canada granted a stay order on Wednesday delaying the cull of a 400-bird ostrich flock in B.C. that was infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza in late 2024. The Universal Ostrich Farm near Edgewood, B.C. has attracted major attention in its fight to prevent the euthanization of the birds. Tensions escalated... Read More
ADM and Alltech have signed a deal to form a new joint venture company that will bring together 44 animal feed mills in Canada and the U.S. that currently operate under the Masterfeeds, Hubbard Feeds, or ADM banners. The company will be majority-owned by Alltech, with equal representation from each parent company on its board.... Read More
As October approaches, so does World Mental Health Awareness Month, and with it, the return of Talk It Out Tag, an awareness campaign designed to make mental health conversations more accessible across Canadian agriculture. To learn about what this game of tag entails, we ask Dr. Merle Massie, executive director of the Do More Ag... Read More
The grain elevator of North West Terminal Ltd (NWT) at Unity, Sask. will have a new sign out front, on news that Bunge has signed a purchase agreement for the assets. The terminal had stopped taking grain last September, citing financial difficulties. NWT’s grain facility has total storage capacity of 63,000 metric tonnes, making it... Read More
Mexico has confirmed a new case of new world screwworm less than 70 miles (113 km) from the U.S. border near Sabinas Hidalgo, located in the state of Nuevo León. New world screwworm (NWS) is a livestock pest that feeds on live tissue of livestock and even humans. It causes large, festering wounds, and can... Read More