Crop Management
Manitoba Agriculture issued its final crop report of 2025, showing the overall provincewide harvest at 97 per cent complete as of Oct. 20. Nearly all major crops have finished combining, with 37 per cent of Manitoba’s sunflowers finished, plus 71 per cent of grain corn and small amounts of soybeans and potatoes left to do.
Crop Management
Why feds imposed EV tariffs
Automotive industry and trade analysts say getting rid of tariff would be no slam dunk
Moe and Kinew have a fight on their hands when it comes to eliminating the EV tariff. Canada has to worry about pissing off the U.S. and Mexico and hundreds of thousands of auto workers.
Container dispute embroils Port of Vancouver
A container terminal company says the port’s Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project is hindering its expansion plans
GCT wants to expand its existing container terminal at the Port of Vancouver, but it is running into opposition from the port itself.
Gap in emission regulations hamstrings Canadian hybrid truck manufacturer
Canadian manufacturer wonders if adopting EU emissions standards as equivalent to U.S. EPA rules is the answer
A B.C. company building hybrid engines for heavy trucks says they have the opportunity to build something leading edge in Canada, but our own laws are stopping them from doing it.
Agco worries about outlook for North America
Company says uncertainty caused by actions taken from the U.S. administration has American farmers on edge
Agco chief executive officer Eric Hansotia recently had both good and bad news to share about the demand for new farm equipment.
Sorting out the noise on fertilizer biologicals and biostimulants
With more companies entering the biologicals and biostimulant space, Prairie farmers are being urged to look past the hype and dig into the data
Biologcials and biostimulants are gaining traction, but experts say Prairie grain growers still need to ask hard questions and look for data that backs up companies’ claims.
Defence investments could benefit agriculture
A bump in NATO spending commitments could lead to infrastructure investments that would benefit rural areas
A bump in Canada’s NATO spending commitments could lead to infrastructure investments that would benefit rural areas
Prolonged drought causes unprecedented productivity loss: Study
Colorado State University — Extreme, prolonged drought conditions in grasslands and shrublands would greatly limit the long-term health of crucial ecosystems that cover nearly half the planet, says new research published in the journal Science. “Climate change is bringing more severe and longer-lasting droughts to many locations around the world. Some ecosystems have shown resilience […] Read more
Trump’s tariffs take their toll on U.S. producers
Farm leaders say it is aggravating to watch government policy trump market dynamics and drive prices lower
U.S. farmers say Trump’s tariffs have been devastating for growers in that country.
Environmental farm group has Ottawa’s attention
Farmers for Climate Solutions has become a new and powerful player in the world of Canadian agricultural policy
In 2021, Farmers for Climate Solutions published a report on how Canada should reduce emissions from agriculture. Not long after, the federal government implemented most of the recommendations in the report.
