A low-level photo of potato plants in a field.

Tariffs mute Manitoba welcome for new potato processor

European potato company Agristo will break ground on a new North Dakota plant this year, but U.S. tariffs may stop Manitoba producers from taking advantage

With a driving distance 234 kilometres south of Manitoba’s southern border, the recently announced Agristo potato processing plant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, should be exciting news for the province’s potato producers.




Study teases out bird flu infection trends across livestock species

Bird flu finds fertile ground in dairy cells: study

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) readily infected cells from milk-producing organs in dairy cows, but beef cells held it off, and virus behaviour was different depending on if it spread through a bird or another mammal

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) readily infected cells from milk-producing organs in dairy cows, but beef cells held it off, and virus behaviour was different depending on if it spread through a bird or another mammal.








Agriculture Canada has talked before about getting out of wheat breeding, but researchers think this time there’s substance to the talk. | File photo

Wheat breeding faces ‘seismic shift’

The future of variety development is uncertain if Agriculture Canada changes focus

Glacier FarmMedia – The future of wheat breeding in Canada is on uncertain ground. Agriculture Canada may be moving away from field-ready wheat development and toward upstream research, attendees heard during Edmonton’s Crossroads Crop Conference late last month. The event featured a round table of four prominent wheat breeding figures, with an eye to what […] Read more