Reading Time: 3 minutes The National Farmers Union is pushing back against changes to the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act that would narrow the scope of farmers’ right to save seed or propagate crops from cuttings and tubers.
NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense
U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday ahead of the USDA’s Hogs and Pigs report, due on Thursday. “The report may show a slight increase in total hog population, but analysts are speculating over what other stats may show and mean for futures prices,” the Wall Street Journal reported. The question is if producers expanded […] Read more
Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre
Reading Time: < 1 minute A group of Prairie crop associations have pledged $1.8 million to continue barley variety development at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre.
Trade mission heads for Japan as Canada becomes the country’s top pork supplier
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian pork industry members are headed to Japan on a trade mission this week as Canada supplants the U.S. as Japan’s top pork supplier.
Canada could diversify $12 billion in farm and food exports away from U.S. says FCC
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada could move $12 billion worth of food and beverage exports to non-U.S. markets according to a new report from Farm Credit Canada.
Increased interest-free canola cash advances rolling out
Reading Time: < 1 minute Doubled interest-free advances for canola through the Advance Payments Program are now available says the Canadian Canola Growers Association.
Survey says Canadians support canola producers over EV tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes The majority of Canadians are in favour of lowering tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles if it would help improve market access for Canadian canola according to new data from the Angus Reid Institute.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago cattle and hog futures fell for the second day running ahead of Friday’s cattle on feed report. Most-active December live cattle closed at 232.675 cents a pound, down 2.475 cents. October contracts settled at 231.100 cents a pound, down 2.350 cents. Most-traded October feeder cattle futures closed at 349.125 cents per pound, a loss […] Read more
University of Saskatchewan launches Introductory Agriculture certificate program
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new University of Saskatchewan program is aimed at students or professionals looking for a base of Prairie agricultural knowledge.
U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures slide
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago cattle and hog futures slid on Tuesday as economic data showed signs of slowing U.S. household spending. Most-active December live cattle closed at 235.150 cents a pound, down 1.125 cents. October contracts settled at 233.450 cents per pound, down 1.150 cents. Most-traded October feeder cattle futures settled at 354.300 cents a pound, down 0.200 […] Read more
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