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A man cleans a tractor at a sanitary barrier, after Brazil confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on Friday, triggering protocols for a country-wide trade ban from top buyer China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers, in Montenegro, Brazil

Brazil poised to declare itself bird flu ‘free,’ state official says

Jun. 18, 2025 at 10:10 am CDT

Brazil is ready to declare the country free of the bird flu virus on commercial flocks, Edivilson Brum, the head of Rio Grande do Sul state’s agriculture department, said on Wednesday in a statement.

Carney, Modi hold talks to reset India and Canada ties after tense two years

Jun. 18, 2025 at 9:49 am CDT

By David Ljunggren Reuters Shilpa Jamkhandikar

Prairie forecast: Unsettled weather ahead

Jun. 18, 2025 at 9:17 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Alberta MP resigns, Poilievre will seek seat

Jun. 17, 2025 at 5:20 pm CDT

By Karen Briere

beef cattle in a feedlot in Western Canada

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle see sharp drop; hogs slip back

Jun. 17, 2025 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Varied rains leave parts of Manitoba in need of moisture: report

Jun. 17, 2025 at 4:20 pm CDT

Varied rainfall across Manitoba left many areas of the province still in need of precipitation, with accumulations at 60 per cent of normal in eastern, Interlake and northwestern regions, reported Manitoba Agriculture in its latest weekly crop report.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher, supported by crude oil; wheat rises, corn mixed

Jun. 17, 2025 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday, supported by rising crude oil prices and uncertainty about Midwest crop weather in the weeks ahead, while soyoil prices eased following a sharp two-day rally tied to stronger U.S. biofuel blending mandates.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

An agent passes meat being prepared during a raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a Glenn Valley Foods meat production plant in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. June 10, 2025 in a still image from video.

ICE walks back limits on raids targeting farms, restaurants and hotels

Jun. 17, 2025 at 4:01 pm CDT

U.S. immigration officials have walked back limits on enforcement targeting farms, restaurants, hotels and food processing plants just days after putting restrictions in place, two former officials familiar with the matter said, an abrupt shift that followed contradictory public statements by President Donald Trump.

By Leah Douglas Reuters Ted Hesson

Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices in decline in Western Canada

Jun. 17, 2025 at 11:58 am CDT

Lentil prices in Western Canada have seen a sharp decline over the past month, but weather events could provide a bit of a boost.

By Adam Peleshaty

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

Jun. 17, 2025 at 11:45 am CDT

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It's the province's first bovine TB case in years.

By Alexis Stockford