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UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields

Dec. 19, 2024 at 10:09 am CST

Under a scorching sun in Democratic Republic of Congo, many of the farmers tending to their fields in the troubled eastern region are guarded by United Nations peacekeepers.

NCIAF and NAAAN to collaborate to advance Indigenous agriculture

Dec. 18, 2024 at 4:05 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. confirms first severe human case of bird flu

Dec. 18, 2024 at 11:38 am CST

By Reuters

child's hands hold a cup of Cheerios cereal.

General Mills cuts profit outlook as promotions rise to win back consumers

Dec. 18, 2024 at 11:08 am CST

By Anuja Bharat Mistry Reuters

China to promote modernization of farms in pledge to stabilize grain output

Dec. 18, 2024 at 10:37 am CST

By Reuters

US funding bill includes plan to allow year-round sales of higher ethanol blend fuel

Dec. 18, 2024 at 10:12 am CST

A U.S. government funding bill released on Tuesday included a plan that would allow year-round sales of gasoline with a higher ethanol blend, a major win for the corn and ethanol lobbies.

By Jarrett Renshaw Reuters Stephanie Kelly

Saskatchewan cow tests positive for bovine tuberculosis

Dec. 17, 2024 at 5:31 pm CST

A cow raised in Saskatchewan has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced late Tuesday.

By Glacier FarmMedia

Canada’s inflation rate ticks down to 1.9 per cent in November

Dec. 17, 2024 at 10:09 am CST

Canada's annual inflation rate unexpectedly dropped by a tick to 1.9 per cent in November, driven by a broad-based slowdown in prices, while the consumer price index was unchanged on a monthly basis, data showed on Tuesday.

By Ismail Shakil Promit Mukherjee Reuters

View of the Canadian parliament building from across the river.

Fall economic statement fairly quiet on agriculture

Dec. 16, 2024 at 4:23 pm CST

The 2024 fall economic statement predicts a $61.9 billion deficit and makes little mention of agriculture.

By Jonah Grignon

Farm groups back away from Sustainable Agriculture Strategy

Dec. 16, 2024 at 3:56 pm CST

Agriculture Canada says consultations on its Sustainable Agriculture Strategy will continue even after six major organizations withdrew from the advisory committee last week.

By Karen Briere