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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.

Bayer to exit US seed treatment equipment business, email says

May. 1, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

US farm agency to require DOGE approval for some loans

May. 1, 2025 at 10:05 am CDT

By Leah Douglas and P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

CN train approaches under a cloudy Prairie sky.

Canadian Transportation Agency announces railway price indices for 2025-2026 crop year

Apr. 30, 2025 at 5:01 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

China pivots to Europe for used cooking oil exports as tariffs hit shipments to US

Apr. 30, 2025 at 10:10 am CDT

By Chen Aizhu Reuters Trixie Yap

US CDC cancels science group workshop on preventing human bird flu infections

Apr. 29, 2025 at 4:41 pm CDT

The National Academy of Sciences has canceled a workshop on preventing human bird flu infections after being told to stop work on the event by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an email sent to one of the workshop presenters and seen by Reuters.

By Reuters

Food processing plant interior with fresh pig carcasses hanging in the cold storage.

Smithfield Foods says tariffs make China unviable market for its US pork

Apr. 29, 2025 at 11:51 am CDT

China, the world's biggest pork consumer, is no longer a viable market for top U.S. pork processor Smithfield Foods due to retaliatory tariffs by Beijing, company executives said on Tuesday.

By Reuters Savyata Mishra Tom Polansek

Agriculture groups react to Carney win

Apr. 29, 2025 at 7:20 am CDT

Canadian agricultural groups welcomed Mark Carney’s new minority federal government on Tuesday morning and pushed for immediate action on pressing issues.

By Jonah Grignon Karen Briere

Survey says Conservatives farmers’ favourite but some divisions remain

Apr. 28, 2025 at 2:14 pm CDT

Canadian farmers favour the federal Conservatives by a large margin but there are some regional differences according to a study from the University of Calgary. Trade and market access were named top priorities for the federal election.

By Jonah Grignon

Higher deliveries in most grains; Canola drops back March to March

Apr. 28, 2025 at 10:58 am CDT

There were several increases in the producer deliveries major grains report for March compared to a year ago, according to Statistics Canada on April 28. However, there were notable decreases in canola and rye from March to March.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm