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Canola Fields in Dufferin County, May 24, 2022

Chinese anti-dumping duties shut market to Canadian canola

Aug. 12, 2025 at 2:56 pm CDT

China has effectively shut the door on purchases of Canadian canola by announcing a preliminary anti-dumping duty of 75.8 per cent on imports of the oilseed to start on Thursday, Aug. 14.

Michelle Miller, a social media based influencer known as The Farm Babe, poses at Walker Farms in North Fort Myers, Florida, U.S., July 9, 2025. Photo: Reuters/Jerry Beard

A ‘Farm Babe’ fights for GMOs and Big Ag, pushing back on MAHA influencers

Aug. 12, 2025 at 10:33 am CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

China slaps anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola

Aug. 12, 2025 at 9:12 am CDT

By Ella Cao Lewis Jackson Naveen Thukral Reuters

Person standing in a field holding a box of vegetables.

Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada appoint policy lead

Aug. 11, 2025 at 10:45 am CDT

By Jonah Grignon

Trump urges China to quadruple soybean orders

Aug. 11, 2025 at 10:38 am CDT

By Chandni Shah Ella Cao Lewis Jackson Reuters

Nutrien’s potash mine at Allan, Sask., has been operating since 1968.

Nutrien expects more fertilizer use by farmers despite low crop prices

Aug. 8, 2025 at 2:14 pm CDT

Nutrien expects increased fertilizer use by North American farmers this fall and a good global potash market in 2026 despite some crop prices at multi-year lows.

By Ed White Reuters

The Peace Tower, in Ottawa, Canada. Part of the Canadian Parliament buildings. Photo: KeithBinns/Getty Images Plus

Federal government to consult agriculture, agri-food groups on interprovincial trade rules

Aug. 8, 2025 at 11:00 am CDT

The federal government says it will be seeking opinions from agriculture and agri-food representatives as it develops regulations under an act designed to reduce interprovincial trade barriers.

By Geralyn Wichers

Supermarket aisle, woman legs and basket for shopping in grocery store. Customer, organic grocery shopping and healthy food on groceries sale shelf or eco friendly retail purchase in health shop

World food prices at two-year high on rising meat and edible oils, FAO says

Aug. 8, 2025 at 9:37 am CDT

World food commodity prices rose in July to their highest in over two years, as a jump for vegetable oils and record levels for meat outweighed falling cereal, dairy and sugar prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said.

By Reuters

closeup view of dairy cows in a row in a milking parlour.

Bird flu virus could be airborne: study

Aug. 7, 2025 at 6:13 pm CDT

A research study from the United States suggests that bird flu could have spread amongst cattle through the air or contaminated wastewater at dairy farms.

By Adam Peleshaty

China to reduce pig herd amid low consumer demand

Aug. 7, 2025 at 11:07 am CDT

China’s pig industry representatives will gather next week in Beijing to discuss ways to reduce breeding sow numbers by a million as part of a push to tackle over-capacity and stabilize prices.

By Ella Cao Lewis Jackson Reuters

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