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Toronto MP named agriculture committee chair

Jun. 23, 2025 at 4:04 pm CDT

Ontario MP Michael Coteau will chair the next House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Saskatchewan considers AgriRecovery request in bovine TB case

Jun. 23, 2025 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Karen Briere

Importance placed on cow herd size questioned

Jun. 23, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

By Karen Briere

Hands take a package of food off a grocery store shelf.

Demand for organic goods outpacing Canadian farmers’ ability to produce

Jun. 20, 2025 at 1:59 pm CDT

By Jonah Grignon

Canadian farm liabilities outpaced equity growth in 2024

Jun. 20, 2025 at 11:39 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

‘Amber waves of grain’ recede in America’s heartland as wheat farmers struggle

Jun. 20, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

The Great Plains have long been celebrated for the “amber waves of grain” in the popular hymn “America the Beautiful.” The region’s states produce most of the U.S.-grown crop of hard red winter wheat, favored by bakers for bread. But with prices hovering around $5 (C$6.86) per bushel, U.S. wheat farmers have reached an inflection point, with many forced to either lose money, feed wheat to cattle or kill off the crop.

By Emily Schmall Reuters

Saskatchewan crops in need of rain: report

Jun. 19, 2025 at 1:26 pm CDT

Isolated showers across Saskatchewan during the week ended June 16 brought welcome moisture, but "a good general rain is needed to help push crop development and ensure the crop doesn't begin to deteriorate in condition," said the latest provincial crop report released June 19.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola seed pours from a combine into a grain cart.

Indian rapeseed meal exports soar as China replaces Canadian canola supply

Jun. 19, 2025 at 9:09 am CDT

China is set to make record purchases of rapeseed meal from India following Beijing's move to impose a 100 per cent retaliatory tariff on Canadian canola imports, senior industry officials said.

By rajendra-jadhav Reuters

USDA plans sterile fly facility in Texas to combat screwworm

Jun. 18, 2025 at 3:54 pm CDT

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans on Wednesday to open a sterile fly dispersal facility in Hidalgo County, Texas, as part of the country's effort to fight the encroachment of New World screwworm.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

Government funding boosts beef cattle genetics research at University of Saskatchewan

Jun. 18, 2025 at 2:30 pm CDT

A University of Saskatchewan project seeking to unlock the genetic potential of Canadian beef cattle has received a funding boost from the federal and provincial governments.