Uncertainty might have been harder on farmer mental health than confirmed tariffs, experts say
Glacier FarmMedia – Months spent under a hammer of threatened U.S. tariffs have been hard on farmers. According to one farm mental health advocate, the lack of clarity may be even worse for farmer mental states than confirmed bad news. Follow all our coverage of the tariffs situation here Volatile periods tend to take a […] Read moreTag Archives Other — page 3
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
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
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
Ag sector urged to insure against tariff fallout
Risk management tools may be agriculture’s best bet when it comes to protecting itself against trade turmoil
Stakeholders in the broad Canadian agri-food industry are grappling with the uncertain future of bilateral trade with the United States, based on a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods and services that U.S. president Donald Trump promised would come early in his second tenure in office. The tariffs weren’t announced on inauguration day, but […] Read more
Business plan called important step for farms
A business plan is like a road map for a farm. Producers can plan their route, set a destination and track progress, but without a map or a plan, how do they know what success looks like, or even what they’re capable of achieving? Most importantly, how do they know when to change course? That’s […] Read more
Blue milk adds to on-tap adventure
Milk dispensers and other farm vending machines are a common sight in Europe and the U.K. but not as much in Canada
“You’ve got to see this” was my favourite phrase while I wandered around the British Isles for a month last summer. It promised adventure and something new. The best experience that followed that phrase was a visit to Millview Farm Vending near Ards and North Down in Northern Ireland. Located at the end of the […] Read more
Rethinking Canada’s U.S. relationship
Robert Frost famously said, “good fences make good neighbours.” While this adage underscores the importance of respecting boundaries, it also invites reflection on the purpose of those fences and how they shape relationships. You can follow all our coverage of U.S. tariff threats here. For Canada and the United States, the border symbolizes both division […] Read more
The times — and technology — are a-changin’ for agriculture
Every generation faces different obstacles and finds different opportunities — and often the opportunities and growth are closely related to the obstacles. Ron Clarke’s Vet Advice column in the January issue of Canadian Cattleman is a perfect example of this. He writes about the invention of barbed wire and how it ended open-range grazing. It’s […] Read more
New trade policy suggested
REGINA — The pressures on Canadian agriculture point to the need for a forward-looking strategy, said panelists discussing whether the sector’s luck will run out this year. The immediate reaction to proposed tariffs from the United States was retaliation, but they said the situation could be the impetus for a strategy to take primary agriculture […] Read more
