As negotiations continue to reinstate the Feeders Association Loan Guarantee program to the Picture Butte Feeder Co-operative, the provincial cattle feeders association is making its feelings known.
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Alberta feeder co-op still in limbo over loan program
ACFA encouraging producers affiliated with Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative to stay informed and cooperate in keeping loan program viable
CME Group introduces new spring wheat futures contract
The CME Group’s new offering will compete with the 142-year-old contract offered by the Minneapolis Grain Exchange
The CME Group has launched its hard red spring wheat futures contracts.
Where they stand: The 2025 federal agriculture debate
Candidates from the five main federal parties summarized their stances on agriculture in a debate hosted by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Thursday. Topics included tariffs, trading relationships, climate change, red tape reduction and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) renegotiation. Follow all our Federal Election 2025 coverage here Kody Blois, Liberal MP for Kings-Hants, Nova […] Read more
Who is likely to win a trade war between the U.S., China?
Some analysts think it’s a war China cannot afford to fight, while others believe the country is in better postion than last time
China’s slumping economy might not be able to withstand a prolonged trade war with the United States, according to an analyst.
Paraquat lawsuit settlement proposed in U.S.
The future of two Canadian cases targeting the herbicide’s connection with Parkinson’s disease remains up in the air
Syngenta has reportedly entered into an agreement to settle thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging that its paraquat herbicide causes Parkinson’s disease.
Reminding Americans why Canada matters
A Canadian agri-food delegation visited Washington to make the case that tariff-free trade benefits both countries
There’s one thing that Canadian farmers and all Canadians need to know, says Stephen Heckbert. South of the border, no one is talking about Canada.
Glyphosate class action moves forward in Canada
Bayer defends safety of the herbicide, but legal costs may force withdrawal from U.S. market
Multiple law firms across the country – in Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia and elsewhere – are now recruiting Canadians to join a class action lawsuit related to Roundup and cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Potential benefits from U.S. maritime executive order
Executive order to resurrect U.S. shipbuilding industry could give Canadian agri-food exporters a competitive advantage
Canadian farmers and exporters could greatly benefit from one of Donald Trump’s latest executive orders.
Private poultry processor in Alberta shuts down
Mobile slaughter licenses allow the slaughter of animals on farm without the same rigorous inspections as facilities
Small scale poultry producers in Alberta will be forced to reconsider their chicken-growing plans this year after one of the last privately-owned provincially inspected poultry processors closed its doors.
Is 100 bushel barley a legitimate yield target?
New barley varieties are high yielding and lower protein, so farmers can bump nitrogen rates to drive these varieties harder
Chad Ferguson, a SaskBarley director and farmer from Naicam, Sask., said the agronomic information is out there for barley, so farmers can achieve higher quality and better yields.
