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Apr. 3, 2024 at 5:10 pm CDT

Some sections of Ontario’s so-called ag gag law have been struck down by the province’s Superior Court. The court ruled April 2 that certain provisions within the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act 2020 violate the right of freedom of expression under the Charter of Rights, declaring them to have no force or effect.  

By Diana Martin

Apr. 3, 2024 at 1:08 pm CDT

Chinese authorities nudged Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group Syngenta to withdraw its application for a long-delayed $9 billion IPO in Shanghai on concerns about the impact a sizeable new offering would have on a volatile market, four people said.

By Reuters

Apr. 3, 2024 at 10:27 am CDT

European policymakers have scaled back rules to protect nature, drawn up limits on the import of tariff-free Ukrainian grains and scrapped new legislation limiting pesticide use as farmers' protests resonate with voters ahead of elections.

By Kate Abnett, Reuters

Apr. 2, 2024 at 2:21 pm CDT

American egg producer Cal-Maine Foods has temporarily halted production at its Texas facility after detecting avian influenza, which has led to the culling of about 1.6 million laying hens, the company said today.

By Reuters

Apr. 2, 2024 at 9:59 am CDT

The federal government plans to spend over $1 billion over five years on a national school food program that will feed an additional 400,000 school-aged children a year.

By Gord Gilmour