Grain Growers of Canada launched its ‘Vote for Grain’ to encourage farmers to engage in the upcoming federal election.
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Grain Growers of Canada urges farmers to ‘Vote for Grain’
Initiative encourages farmers to make concerns heard, see where candidates stand on key issues
Bayer hit with $2 billion Roundup verdict in U.S. cancer case
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayer was ordered by a jury in the U.S. state of Georgia to pay about USD$2.1 billion to a plaintiff who claimed the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, the plaintiff’s law firms said late on Friday. The verdict, which Bayer said on Saturday it would appeal, is one of the […] Read more
Ottawa increases AgriStability compensation in face of Chinese tariffs
The support also doubles the maximum available from the program to $6 million
Ottawa has announced support for farmers affected by the Chinese tariffs.
Potato Growers of Alberta unveil new video series
Potato Growers of Alberta has launched a video series as a way to develop public awareness and trust in the province’s potato industry.
Saskatchewan Municipal Hail paid out more last year
Hail claims were up in 2024 following severe storms in June and a busier than normal late August and September
Saskatchewan’s farmer-owned crop hail company paid out $103.6 million in claims last year, compared to $57.8 million in 2023.
Tariffs called part of long game with trade negotiations
U.S. trade deficits with Canada and Mexico have more than doubled following transition from NAFTA to CUSMA
As the clock continues to tick to midnight April 2 on U.S. president Donald Trump’s month-long exemption on blanket tariffs to Canada that has left many ag industries at a standstill, one U.S. insider gave his thoughts at the 2025 Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary on what he believes is the end game for the trade war.
Saskatchewan pilot project to deal with abandoned buildings
The Saskatchewan government will allow some volunteer fire fighting departments to burn derelict buildings for training purposes
A pilot project in Saskatchewan could help rural municipalities clean up abandoned buildings in former urban municipalities.
Winter wheat suppy tightens, demand increases
Winter wheat supplies are expected to be tighter this year due to disappointing crops in two important production regions and a recovery in demand in the Middle East and North Africa.
Companies plan to mine phosphate in Quebec, Ontario
Some mining databases say that Canada has no reserves of phosphate rock, but that’s not true.
Phosphate may move through Churchill
Sask. company’s plans could reduce Prairie farmers dependence on American product
Genesis Fertilizers wants to move 300,000 tonnes of phosphate fertilizer per year through the Port of Churchill.
