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Spring road restrictions coming soon to Prairies

Feb. 27, 2024 at 4:44 pm CST

The spring melt across Western Canada will cause disruptions to grain and livestock movement, as seasonal spring road restrictions come into effect across the Prairies.

Poland mulls wider ban on Ukrainian food imports as farmers warn of more protests

Feb. 27, 2024 at 4:23 pm CST

By Karol Badohal Reuters

Atlantic ag emissions dropped slightly since 1990: report

Feb. 27, 2024 at 3:46 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Canada-made sustainability index gets funding boost

Feb. 27, 2024 at 11:43 am CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Zelenskiy says Black Sea grain corridor in doubt without US aid

Feb. 27, 2024 at 10:25 am CST

By Michelle Nichols Reuters

Arctic doomsday vault gets record batch of crop seeds

Feb. 27, 2024 at 9:06 am CST

A frozen Arctic vault built to preserve global agricultural crops from extinction received seeds on Tuesday from the largest number of new contributors yet, a custodian of the remote facility said.

By Reuters

WTO meeting seeks modest outcomes, with global trade at ‘critical juncture’

Feb. 26, 2024 at 4:31 pm CST

Trade ministers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization meeting that aims to set new global commerce rules, but its chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and delegates sought to curb expectations.

By Alexander Cornwell emma-farge Rachna Uppal Reuters

Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering

Feb. 26, 2024 at 2:39 pm CST

The Prairie Oat Growers Association is pushing back against allegations that Canadian oats are contaminated with chemicals from a plant growth regulator.

By Robert Arnason

Farmers protest across Europe, press ministers to act

Feb. 26, 2024 at 10:00 am CST

Farmers on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered in Madrid to demand action on cheap supermarket prices and what they say is unfair competition from abroad.

By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk David Latona philip-blenkinsop Poland Reuters Ukraine

Tractors drive down a highway near Paris, France.

EU leader proposes policy shift as farmers protest

Feb. 23, 2024 at 4:04 pm CST

The EU should change conditions imposed on farmers who wish benefit from Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funding, European Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said in an interview with French newspapers of the Ebra group.

By Reuters