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Drake Meats to build new facility

May. 21, 2025 at 11:09 am CDT

Saskatchewan meat company Drake Meats Processors Inc. will be building a new meat processing facility in Saskatoon that is expected to employ 200 local people once fully operational.

Brazil chicken exporters brace for cargo rejections amid bird flu outbreak

May. 20, 2025 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Ana Mano Reuters roberto-samora

Pulse weekly: Early start expected for Indian monsoon

May. 20, 2025 at 2:26 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Alberta seeding leaps ahead by almost 30 points

May. 20, 2025 at 11:50 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Bartlett to buy Ceres Global Ag Corp

May. 20, 2025 at 11:47 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

China’s April soy imports from Brazil fall 22.2 per cent from previous year

May. 20, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

China's soybean imports from Brazil fell 22.2 per cent in April from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, as harvest delays, logistics issues and prolonged customs clearance disrupted shipments.

By Reuters

Canada annual inflation rate falls, but rise in core measures is tricky for central bank

May. 20, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.7 per cent in April, largely due to a drop in energy prices after the removal of the consumer carbon tax.

By David Ljunggren Reuters

Bird flu in top chicken exporter Brazil triggers trade bans

May. 16, 2025 at 11:45 am CDT

Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers.

By Ana Mano Isabel Teles Reuters roberto-samora

Heath MacDonald, left, is sworn in as federal agriculture minister at Rideau Hall in Ottawa May

New agriculture minister hopes to engage farmers

May. 15, 2025 at 1:39 pm CDT

New federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald hopes to engage farmers across Canada on the issues that matter most.

By Jonah Grignon

A tractor and seeder backlit by the spring sun.

Seeding at halfway mark in Saskatchewan

May. 15, 2025 at 11:47 am CDT

Favourable weather has allowed Saskatchewan farmers to make good seeding progress, with 49 per cent of intended acres in the ground as of May 12, according to the latest provincial report. That's up from 31 per cent the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 32 per cent.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin