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May 20, 2025

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March 26, 2025

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Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

By Jonah Grignon 13 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Kyle Larkin will step down as executive director of Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) at the end of December.

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Canola, Cereals, Markets, News, Pulses, Soybeans, Winter Wheat

Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 13 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Statistics Canada will release its first survey-based production estimates for the 2025/26 crop year on Dec. 4, with general expectations for upward revisions to most major crops from the model-based estimates in September. However, as StatCan has shown a tendency to underestimate production in its December reports, many analysts expect actual production may be revised upward in subsequent reports.

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National Farmers’ Union proposes guaranteed basic income for farmers

By Alexis Kienlen 16 hours ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes The National Farmers Union (NFU) plans to lobby the federal government for farmers to be guaranteed an annual basic income of $50,000.

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News, Reuters

Trump administration backs Bayer’s bid to curb Roundup lawsuits

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By Diana Novak Jones, Reuters 17 hours ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Bayer’s bid to curtail lawsuits claiming its Roundup herbicide causes cancer.

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Sustainability disclosure ‘ticket to play’ in emerging global market

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By Jonah Grignon 18 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Panellists at CSSB event Sustainability Disclosure in Canada: Overcoming the Headwinds discussed the future of ESG standards, which have the potential to change Canadian agriculture’s business environment.

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Crops, News

Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 2 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Seeds Canada has announced Dan Wright as its new chief executive officer.

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Crops, Markets, News, Reuters

Australia raises wheat harvest estimate by nearly two million tonnes

By Reuters 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia’s ABARES raised its forecast for national wheat production this season by around 1.8 million tonnes to 35.6 million tonnes, cementing expectations for a bumper harvest that will add to abundant global supply and pressure prices.

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Hogs, Livestock, News, Reuters

Spain deploys military to contain African swine fever near Barcelona

By Reuters 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Spain has called in its military to help contain an outbreak of African swine fever near Barcelona, a move aimed at protecting the country’s multi-billion-euro pork export industry.

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Crops, News

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

By Geralyn Wichers 5 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. crop breeders have created a wheat variety capable of creating its own nitrogen fertilizer.

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Crops, News, Reuters

India-Canada trade deal could guarantee some Canadian pulse sales, envoy says

By Ed White, Reuters 5 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s government is considering guaranteeing Canada ongoing pulse crop sales so its farmers keep growing the vital protein source, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik said during a visit to Saskatchewan.

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