Imports into Canada of animals and animal products susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) from Germany have been suspended until further notice, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), after confirmation of the disease in a herd of water buffalo near Berlin last week. Germany's beef and pork, along with milk and milk products, are... Read More
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The Canada U.S. Trade Council (CUSTC) is a new industry and labour council formed to collaborate on tariff and CUSMA issues, say its organizers. The voluntary initiative, launched January 10th, includes participants from a cross-section of Canadian trade-dependent industries, including steel, aluminum, forest products, oil and gas, agri-food, and dairy as well as broader industry... Read More
Climate Fieldview has come out with a major update to the platform, just ahead of the busy growing season. Andria Karstens, product value lead for Fieldview, says that growers and agronomists can look for more processing power, better hardware and secure Bluetooth connections as features of the Drive 2.0 version. Karstens, at the Western Canada... Read More
Farm groups are voicing frustration and disappointment with outgoing Transport Minister Anita Anand's decision this week to approve the acquisition of Viterra by Bunge. The conditions laid out in the order-in-council are "woefully inadequate," according to Grain Growers of Canada, the umbrella organization for 14 national, provincial, and regional crop producer organizations. In a Jan.... Read More
A pilot program aimed at bringing more competition to Canada's rail system is among the casualties of outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to prorogue Parliament. The federal government announced an 18-month trial for extended interswitching in the 2023 federal budget, and the clock started ticking on the program in September 2023. Interswitching allows a... Read More
The Canadian government is giving the green light to Bunge's US$8.2 billion acquisition of Viterra, with a series of conditions. The two multi-national grain companies originally announced their plan to combine operations under the Bunge banner in June 2023. Approval by the Canadian government was communicated in an order-in-council published on January 14th, 2025. The... Read More
The numbers are in on the final tally of combine and tractor sales in Canada and the U.S. for 2024, and sale volumes in both countries finished the year down double digits. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has published its year-end data, and the numbers are negative across the board. There are some differences between... Read More
Canadian colleges and universities are already feeling the pinch to budgets from announced changes by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in late 2024 that will curtail the number of international students allowed into Canada. Algonquin College, based in Eastern Ontario, is one college that has already announced major plans to restructure in light of... Read More
The seeding or planting window is already pressed for time. Manually having to add products into the planter or seed box can slow down progress, but pre-mixing some products, as is the case with some biological products, can decrease efficacy. Indigo Ag has come up with a handy invention that delivers flowable powder biological products... Read More
Southwestern Ontario is home to some of Canada’s most productive farmland, and a "perfect storm" of low interest rates, stretches of high commodity prices and relatively good weather have driven farmland prices to dizzying heights in the region. Ryan Parker from London, Ont.- based Valco Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants, which produces an annual survey... Read More