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DLG North America appoints new managing director

Mar. 25, 2025 at 9:46 am CDT

DLG (German Agricultural Society) has appointed Ulrike Schmidt-Machinek as the managing director at its new DLG North America subsidiary based in Elora, Ont.

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Ottawa may deregulate the ag sector

Mar. 24, 2025 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Robert Arnason

Grain Growers of Canada urges farmers to ‘Vote for Grain’

Mar. 24, 2025 at 10:56 am CDT

By Jonah Grignon

Bayer hit with $2 billion Roundup verdict in US state of Georgia cancer case

Mar. 24, 2025 at 10:51 am CDT

By Reuters

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Ottawa increases AgriStability compensation in face of Chinese tariffs

Mar. 24, 2025 at 10:23 am CDT

By Karen Briere

Tariffs called part of long game with trade negotiations

Mar. 21, 2025 at 3:12 pm CDT

As the clock continues to tick to midnight April 2 on U.S. president Donald Trump’s month-long exemption on blanket tariffs to Canada that has left many ag industries at a standstill, one U.S. insider gave his thoughts at the 2025 Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary on what he believes is the end game for the trade war.

By Greg Price

Reports showcase Canada’s environmental edge in cereal production

Mar. 21, 2025 at 12:37 pm CDT

Reports from Cereals Canada highlight the relatively small environmental footprint of Canadian non-durum wheat, durum wheat, barley, and oats, when compared to top producing countries.

By Don Norman

Canada prime minister Mark Carney at an event in Edmonton, Alberta

Carney cancels capital gains hike

Mar. 21, 2025 at 12:09 pm CDT

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that a proposed hike of the capital gains inclusion rate, controversial among Canadian farmers, had been cancelled.

By Jonah Grignon

ANALYSIS: Chinese anger at sale of Panama Canal ports to US investor highlights tensions between the two superpowers

Mar. 21, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

Chinese anger at sale of Panama Canal ports to a U.S. investor highlights the growing rivalry between the two nations and leaves many questions as to how the relationship will develop under Donald Trump's administration

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect

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Farming community needs to talk more about cybersecurity

Mar. 21, 2025 at 10:14 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia — Talking about cybersecurity not only raises awareness in the farming community — it can help reduce the stigma suffered by those victimized by cyberattacks. That was the message from Janos Botschner, a behavioural scientist and researcher with the Community Safety Knowledge Alliance. Botschner spoke at the CropConnect Conference […]

By Geralyn Wichers