A lot of time and attention goes into cattle research, discovering new ways of doing old things and then extending that information to producers across the country who can make use of it on their own farms and ranches. One important part of research — and then extension — in agriculture is having a good... Read More
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As Thanksgiving approaches, many students across the country will be making plans to head home for family celebrations. The ones that are unable to make it home though, may be looking at this upcoming holiday with a sense of impending loneliness. This fall, Think Turkey, a partnership between Turkey Farmers of Canada and the Canadian... Read More
Corn growers in eastern Canada have a new tool in their pest management toolbox with the registration of VT4PRO with RNAi technology from Bayer Crop Science. The company says the trait will deliver the latest in corn rootworm defence, with above-ground control and effective root protection, providing a broad spectrum of defence for growers against... Read More
The New Democratic Party's lead MP on agricultural files for the past six and half years is moving on. With the resumption of Parliament this week, Alistair MacGregor is leaving the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food and leaving his role as the NDP's agriculture critic, which he has held since early 2018. "I will... Read More
Provincial grain grower organizations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario have pledged a total of $13.4 million toward construction of Cereals Canada's proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) in downtown Winnipeg, Man. Unveiled earlier this summer, the plan is to build a $102 million facility that would serve as a hub for Canada’s grain industry,... Read More
India has extended its exemption of 50 per cent duties on yellow pea imports by another two months. On Friday, India's directorate general of foreign trade published an order delaying the expiration of the import tariff exemption from October 31, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The Indian government originally lifted the prohibitive duties on pea... Read More
Due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the U.S. cattle population, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising against all Canadian cattle — dairy or beef — travelling to and participating in agricultural exhibitions in the U.S. at this time. The CFIA does not recommend travelling to these shows as it... Read More
The U.S. government has moved a step closer to imposing duties on imports of generic 2,4-D herbicide from China and India, raising concerns among farm groups about future North American supplies of the herbicide. Corteva Agriscience filed a petition earlier this year calling for anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of 2,4-D into the U.S.,... Read More
With harvest underway across Canada, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank is welcoming a four-year renewal of funding from the Government of Canada. A $100 million grant announced by Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen on Thursday extends the long-running agreement that sees donations to the charity — many coming from farms and agribusinesses — matched by... Read More
In the last few years, the push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) across several sectors has increased. In 2022, the Government of Canada released their 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan. While this plan includes many different industries — transportation and oil and gas, to name a few, agriculture is also on the list. One of... Read More