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China must raise self-reliance in ag tech, Xi says

Dec. 27, 2022 at 12:15 am CST

Beijing | Reuters — President Xi Jinping wants China to accelerate efforts to achieve self-reliance in agricultural technology, identifying seed development and core equipment among areas to focus on, state media reported. The central leadership had said in 2020 that the country’s seed industry was a weak link in the […]

Regulations on gene-edited crops to be eased in England

Sep. 28, 2021 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Reuters

Cannabis firms catch whiff of opportunity in Brazil

Aug. 20, 2021 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Ana Mano

College farms, GFM Discovery Farm to get smarter together

Jun. 17, 2021 at 12:19 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

BAT looks beyond tobacco to Canadian marijuana

Mar. 11, 2021 at 3:52 pm CST

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Bibeau promises help to farmers on rising carbon tax

Dec. 16, 2020 at 9:06 pm CST

A steadily rising carbon tax has a lot of Western Canada’s grain farmers wondering how they’ll compete in world markets against competitors not subjected to a similar tax. “I think the world market is also looking towards a greener economy and always more sustainable agriculture,” federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau […]

By Allan Dawson

Feds back pork producers with new levy on imports

Nov. 5, 2020 at 8:37 pm CST

A new agency will use funds from a new levy on imported pork to pay for research and promotion for the Canadian pork sector. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie Claude Bibeau on Thursday officially announced the creation of the Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency (PRA). The Farm Products Council of […]

By D.C. Fraser

New dean of agriculture named for U of S

May. 14, 2020 at 7:00 pm CDT

One of Western Canada’s major post-secondary ag institutions will get a new hand at the wheel this summer. The University of Saskatchewan announced Wednesday it has named soil science professor Angela Bedard-Haughn as the dean for its College of Agriculture and Bioresources for a five-year term starting Aug. 15. Raised […]

By GFM Staff

Supply chain working but canola groups have concerns

Apr. 28, 2020 at 7:58 pm CDT

There have been no issues so far with supplies of inputs and parts, transportation or oilseed processing during the pandemic, canola industry officials report. “We’ve been really focused on making sure farmers have access to inputs and resources to get the 2020 crop in the ground,” Canola Council of Canada […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Universities can adapt to COVID-19, UCVM dean says

Apr. 7, 2020 at 11:32 am CDT

As COVID-19 pushes universities to change the way they teach, carry out research and conduct clinical work, the dean of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary is confident that they can adapt. The academic system “from coast to coast is very intact,” Dr. Baljit Singh said. “We will continue […]

By Lisa Guenther

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