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Pork sector worries tariffs will hit labour pool
Keeping workers available for post-tariff recovery a key goal
Manitoba Pork and the Canadian pork council are lobbying the Canadian and Manitoba government for strategies to protect the sector from U.S. tariffs.
Tariffs threaten Indigenous farmers, economic sovereignty says National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food
U.S. tariffs threaten Indigenous farmers and agri-businesses, as well as community food security and economic sovereignty said the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food.
Final episode of Ag in Motion documentary airs
The final episode of the Western Producer’s documentary series, Welcome to the Farm Show, wrapped up with episode three, Six Inches of Topsoil, premiering last last month.
“I love the farmer”: Trump pledges more tariffs on Canadian goods
Tariffs will hurt American farmers and manufacturers say Democrats
Donald Trump tells Congress he will impose reciprocal tariffs on Canadian goods and says American farmers will soon have no one to compete with.
Later called better when spraying for fusarium
Some advice to growers still recommends spraying earlier, but researchers say recent studies point in the opposite direction
Prairie wheat growers could be getting poor control of fusarium head blight because they’re applying fungicides too early.
Tariffs Day 1 | Trade war commences as Canadian agricultural sector braces
Canada and China respond in kind, agriculture groups call for support and strategy
US tariffs are on, the Canadian agriculture sector is very worried.
Grain volumes up at Prince Rupert
Recovery is welcome because port has been under-used recently
When compared to the 2023 calendar year, grain exports at the port of Prince Rupert were 26 per cent higher in 2024, the Prince Rupert Port Authority said in a January release.
Pork organizations in talks over how to shield Canadian farmers from tariff impacts
Pork industry groups across Canada are engaged in serious discussions with the federal and provincial governments over how to protect producers as best they can from U.S. tariffs.
Rail biggest transport cost
One would think that most of the durum from Western Canada should logically be shipped through the St. Lawrence Seaway to a customer in Algeria. But that’s not what happens.
