Veteran pulse crop agronomist Dennis Lange has passed away. Based in the Altona, Man. area, he served as Manitoba Agriculture's provincial pulse crop and soybean specialist from 2011 until his sudden passing at home on July 8, after spending the previous day with colleagues at the Crop Diagnostic School at Carman. He was 58. Lange... Read More
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The federal government is chipping in more than $4 million to help the Canadian beef sector expand its global footprint and defend export markets. Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald announced the funding Wednesday at the Calgary Stampede. The money is being delivered through the AgriMarketing Program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Just over $3.74 million... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published proposed amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) in an effort to reduce barriers to interprovincial trade of meat and support food security, in line with goals of the National Food Security Strategy (NFSS). The CFIA is proposing targeted, time-limited amendments to the SFCR, to... Read More
One of North America's largest John Deere dealers is poised to expand its footprint in the Northern Plains, as RDO Equipment Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire True North Equipment’s John Deere agriculture locations across northern North Dakota and Minnesota. The deal, which remains subject to final approval by John Deere, is expected... Read More
What does the FIFA World Cup tell us about geopolitics? Find out in this episode of the Frontlines podcast! For this episode, host Shaun Haney and geopolitical analyst Jacob Shapiro use the global football tournament as a springboard to discuss nationalism, international institutions, and the role sport plays in bringing people together, while acknowledging that... Read More
Brandt commits to building a $8.5 million structure to house livestock for the 2026 event With all the changes happening or planned for Regina's REAL District in the announced sale of buildings to the Brandt Group of Companies, questions had begun to mount on the fate of the 2026 Canadian Western Agribition, slated for November... Read More
Bayer's decision to spin its United States glyphosate business into a new subsidiary known as Ruveon LLC will have no commercial impact on Canadian farmers or retail partners, according to company officials. Bayer announced the consolidation of its entire glyphosate business in the U.S., including pricing, marketing, production, and logistics, into Ruveon on July 1.... Read More
This week's USDA acreage report offered few surprises for corn and soybeans, but wheat provided the biggest bullish takeaway, according to Jim McCormick, chief operating officer with AgMarket.net. Speaking with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney following Monday's report, McCormick said U.S. corn acreage remained unchanged from the March estimate at 95.3 million acres. While some... Read More
This episode opens with Taylor Phillips, with Maverick Ag, setting the table on AI and tools in a practical way: what they are, how they are used, and why the starting point should be the problem you are trying to solve, not the technology itself. That carries into the full conversation with Nick Horob, creator... Read More
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