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Canola seed pours from a combine into a grain cart.

Grain, oilseed millers’ sales, volumes projected to decline in 2025

May. 5, 2025 at 1:54 pm CDT

Grain and oilseed millers are predicted to see sales, volumes and margins decline in 2025 according to Farm Credit Canada's food and beverage report.

Damien C. Kurek poses with a tractor in a field at harvest.

Alberta MP to resign so Poilievre can run for seat

May. 2, 2025 at 3:03 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Bunge’s merger with Viterra stalled by US-China trade tensions, Bloomberg reports

May. 2, 2025 at 11:26 am CDT

By Reuters

BASF confirms earnings outlook but warns of high uncertainty from trade duties

May. 2, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

By Reuters

A plot of Alliance Seed's CDC Envy CWRS wheat on display at Ag in Motion in July 2024.

Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed

May. 2, 2025 at 9:44 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Parrish & Heimbecker acquires bulk marine export terminal in Quebec City

May. 1, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) is expanding its grain handling capabilities in Eastern Canada with the acquisition of a deep-water bulk marine export terminal from Societe En Commandite Terminal Grains in Quebec City.

By Kristy Nudds

Is supply management shielding Canada’s poultry and egg farmers from bird flu?

May. 1, 2025 at 4:14 pm CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – The U.S.’s bird flu problems are still running roughshod over the headlines. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, American domestic poultry infected or culled due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has climbed to over 168 million since 2022. About 2.07 million were noted in March […]

By Jeff Melchior

Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs

Bird flu update: Study warns H5N1 could spark pandemic, urges preparation

May. 1, 2025 at 3:43 pm CDT

The threat of H5N1 bird flu spreading to humans could spark another global pandemic, warned the Global Virus Network in a recent study calling for proactive measures to prevent widespread outbreaks.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Former Agriculture Minister Charlie Mayer dead at 89

May. 1, 2025 at 11:04 am CDT

Charlie Mayer, former Minister of Agriculture and agriculture leader, has died at age 89.

By Jonah Grignon

Bayer to exit US seed treatment equipment business, email says

May. 1, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

Bayer is exiting the seed treatment equipment business in the United States to help the company's finances, according to an email sent to customers that was seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

By Reuters Tom Polansek