Farm groups react as U.S. inches closer to tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Feb. 1 he will implement threatened 25 per cent tariffs against Canada. Prime minister Justin Trudeau quickly announced retaliatory tariffs matching Trump’s at 25 per cent. Follow all our coverage of the tariffs situation here The U.S. tariffs will take effect Feb. 4. Canada’s will take effect the same day […] Read moreNews
White House says Trump to impose tariffs on Canada, others Saturday
UPDATED: February 3, 2025 – 1000 CST – list of items Canada will be applying retaliatory tariffs on – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday will implement tariffs of 25 per cent on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10 per cent on Chinese goods with immediate effect, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt […] Read more
Federal government defers implementation of modified capital gains tax to 2026
Glacier FarmMedia – Ottawa | Reuters—Canada’s government on Friday announced that it would defer the implementation of the controversial changes in the capital gains tax to January 1 next year. People who fell under the scope of the proposed changes of the tax regime were concerned whether they would have to continue paying the modified […] Read more
Why are Arctic highs so cold?
The answer can be found in where the air originates and how the air levels interact
Glacier FarmMedia – Last weekend I received a question from one of my younger readers, which showed a good understanding of weather fundamentals. He asked, “why are high pressure systems in the summer so warm, but winter high pressures tend to be so cold?” As a teacher in my other life, I believe in taking advantage of […] Read more
Smithfield sets valuation
REUTERS — Smithfield Foods is targeting a valuation of up to US$10.73 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, moving closer to its much-anticipated stock market return in the country after more than a decade. Hong Kong-based WH Group, the world’s largest pork producer, is spinning off Smithfield into a listed company as it looks […] Read more
Front-of-package labels proposed
REUTERS — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed requiring packaged foods to carry a front-of-package nutrition label. The proposal plays a key role in the agency’s nutrition priorities, which are part of a government-wide effort to fight the nation’s chronic disease crisis. If finalized, the proposal would give consumers readily visible information about […] Read more
JBS backs off net-zero pledge
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) — JBS, the world’s largest meat packer, became in 2021 the first of its peers to commit to cutting or offsetting all its emissions by 2040, and to ending illegal deforestation across its long supply chain that starts in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. It used terms such as “commitment” […] Read more
Geopolitics and uncertainty expected to shape the future
Export Development Canada official highlights key challenges facing the world, from U.S. spending to global instability
While 2024 wrapped up with a lot of anticipation, 2025 looks increasingly uncertain. That was the message from Ross Prusakowski, deputy chief economist with Export Development Canada, during the Canadian Soybean Harvest Update held late last month. Much of his presentation focused on the U.S. economy and its substantial global influence, the impacts of geopolitics […] Read more
New Alta. farm show planned
The Cypress Farm and Ranch Show will host its inaugural event in Medicine Hat June 12-14 during the Medicine Hat Stampede. It will allow farmers, ranchers and exhibitors to network and see the latest innovations in agriculture. The show will be held at Medicine Hat’s Cypress Centre in conjunction with the World Professional Chuckwagon Association […] Read more
VIDEO: Biologicals company celebrates ‘new beginning’
It’s pretty common to celebrate the milestones in life, and the folks at Saskatoon’s Novonesis lab and production facility are no different. The company, formerly known as Novozymes, specializes in plant biosolutions, and for one day during the recent Crop Production Show, it opened the doors to its state-of-the-art facility to mark a number of […] Read more
