Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta farmer and Conservative MP Damien C. Kurek has announced he will resign so unseated party leader Pierre Poilievre can run in his riding in a by-election.
Alberta MP to resign so Poilievre can run for seat
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop on signs of economic contraction
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and hog contracts fell across the board as U.S. advance gross domestic product data pointed to the first quarterly decline in three years.
Canadian Transportation Agency announces railway price indices for 2025-2026 crop year
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Transportation Agency has set its volume-related composite price indices (VRCPI) for Canada's national railways, key metrics used to determine the railways' revenue caps for movement of Western Canadian grain.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle set fresh highs, lean hogs slide
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago live cattle futures settled around contract highs, Tuesday, while lean hogs fell.
U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as Mexican imports questioned
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle contracts rose on Monday as the U.S. threatened to to block Mexican cattle imports over New World screwworm concerns.
AgriStability deadline extended
Reading Time: < 1 minute The deadline for enrollment in the 2025 AgriStability program has been extended to July 31 from April 30.
U.S. livestock: Chicago lean hogs resume climb
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago lean hog futures resumed an upward trajectory on Friday after Thursday's dip while live cattle fluctuated on either side of unchanged.
U.S. livestock: Hogs slip on news China cancelled some U.S. pork shipments
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most Chicago lean hog futures slid on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported China had canceled 12,000 metric tons of U.S. pork exports in the week ending April 17.
‘Don’t equate us with Toronto news, culture’ Ontario farmers tell western colleagues
Part 4 | Canadian farmers reveal concerns ahead of federal election
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers across Canada reflect on what they'd like producers in other regions to know about the issues they face ahead of the 2025 federal election.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, nearby hogs edge down
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures continue to rise on Wednesday while nearby lean hog contracts edged downward.
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