Tag Archives: Agriculture
Fact File: Video spreads fake story about John Deere exiting Canada
Rumours that farming equipment giant John Deere is leaving Canada spread this week on social media alongside a video claiming the company would be moving its factories to the United States. In fact, J...
Nov 20, 2025
Canadian Barley Research Coalition invests $1.15 million in barley breeding
Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) will provide $1,148,900 over three years in a Core Barley Breeding Agreement with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). The producer-funded investment will...
Nov 19, 2025
Farmers from across Canada gather for National Farmers Union convention
Food sovereignty and justice are themes this year at the gathering of the advocacy group. Phil Mount, vice-president of policy at the union, said food sovereignty is a timely topic as the trade war wi...
Nov 19, 2025
Premier Moe says he’s supportive of pipeline to northern B.C., reallowing tankers
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said he’s hopeful the federal government and Alberta can make progress on getting a pipeline built and allowing some tanker traffic on the northern B.C. coast. Moe...
Nov 19, 2025
Alberta ag societies benefit from provincial funding
Alberta agricultural societies will get much needed funds. The Alberta government will provide $2.5-million for major agricultural society facility upgrades. In the past, ag societies got help with im...
Nov 18, 2025
Canadian wheat crop a pleasant surprise
Canadian wheat growers produced a good quality wheat crop with above-average volumes and yields in 2025. In its annual New Wheat Crop Report to global and domestic customers of Canadian wheat, Cereals...
Nov 18, 2025
'Valid' questions for CFIA but few simple answers in wake of B.C. ostrich cull
Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy night at a British Columbia farm this month "probably weren't infected" with avian influenza at the time...
Nov 18, 2025
'Gas-for-wine': South Africa seeks deal to boost trade, investment with Canada
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Johannesburg for the G20 summit, Canada and South Africa are talking about a deal to boost bilateral trade and investment that could see more South Afri...
Nov 18, 2025
Federal and Manitoba governments announce more steps toward port project
One of the federal government’s proposed nation-building projects - the expansion of the Port of Churchill and the rail line that serves the remote northern community - will require a lot of wor...
Nov 17, 2025
Manitoba farmers encouraged to seed forages on marginal land
Planting forage on marginal land benefits both farmers and the environment. It improves soil fertility, enhances water filtration, increases carbon sequestration, and reduces weeds and disease. Forage...
Nov 14, 2025
