The latest news from the agricultural sector
2025-06-13
EPA proposes registration for diflufenican products
This new active ingredient will help farmers control weeds Read more
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2025-06-13
AAFC funding to focus on creating wheat resistant to key diseases like Fusarium
CWRC commits $19.9M to support AAFC wheat breeding, ensuring Prairie farmers get high-quality, disease-resistant and weather-tolerant wheat varieties through 2028. Read more
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2025-06-13
SPG Lowers Pulse Crop Levy Rate
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers cuts levy rate from 0.67 to 0.60 percent starting August 1, 2025, to benefit growers amid strong market conditions and stable revenue. Read more
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2025-06-13
Ontario Bean Growers are having a day and you are invited
Research Day takes place on August 20. Read more
2025-06-13
Canada Grows Hope Abroad
A Canadian-built hydroponic farm in Moldova now feeds refugees and locals, offering sustainable, year-round access to fresh crops using advanced indoor farming technology. Read more
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2025-06-13
Alberta’s Dean Edge Named World Auctioneer Champion
Dean Edge from Alberta wins 2025 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship becoming the third Canadian to earn the title and pledging to promote the livestock industry across North America. Read more
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2025-06-13
USDA Revises Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages of Native Spearmint Oil for the 2024-2025 Marketing Year
The Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee administers the marketing order which authorizes implementation of research and promotion programs and the regulation of the flow of product to... Read more
2025-06-13
Alberta Forage Network to close at the end of the month
The Alberta Forage Industry Network (AFIN) will transfer its responsibilities for representing the Alberta forage industry to the Agricultural Research and Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA)... Read more
2025-06-13
Winners announced for scaling up greenhouse berry production
Launched in 2022, the $33 million Homegrown Innovation Challenge has become a catalyst for Canadian ingenuity, championing sustainable agricultural innovations that reduce our reliance on imports and... Read more
2025-06-13
Labor Shortage and Wage Issues Alarm Farmers
Farmers Discuss Labor Struggles and Wage Hikes with Congress Read more
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2025-06-13
Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation honours seven students
Seven outstanding students from across Canada have been selected as the 2025 recipients of the Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation (CABEF) scholarships. Read more
2025-06-13
Wheat Growers Express Concerns Over Bill C-202, Call for Balanced Trade Policy That Works for All Canadian Farmers
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is urging Senators and policymakers to reconsider the long-term consequences of Bill C-202, which seeks to restrict the inclusion of supply-managed... Read more