Reading Time: 2 minutes Calgary researchers hope to engineer beneficial bacteria as an enzyme delivery system to fight Strep suis bacterial infections in piglets.
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Research recruits beneficial bacteria against Strep suis in piglets
Prairie forecast: Warm start then cooler air to move back in
Reading Time: 3 minutes While spring appears to be gaining a foothold across the western Prairies, it continues to struggle across the eastern regions. This forecast period looks milder than the last, but weather models are still not showing a clear or sustained shift toward a more spring-like pattern.
Prairie CWRS wheat bids mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada spring wheat bids were mixed during the week ended March 17, as the United States futures traded in a wide range and the Canadian dollar weakened. General uncertainty in the world markets due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East accounted for some of the choppiness in the wheat market.
Crop merchant Louis Dreyfus reports lower profits, higher volumes for 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Global agricultural commodity merchant Louis Dreyfus Company said on Wednesday it had recorded a decline in annual profit, driven by lower prices for most crops and market uncertainty arising from tariffs and economic concerns.
Bank of Canada holds rates, says it would hike them to prevent persistent inflation
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Bank of Canada on Wednesday kept its key policy rate on hold as widely expected but Governor Tiff Macklem said the central bank was ready to raise rates to prevent higher energy prices becoming persistent inflation.
Canadian Agricultural Safety Association promotes new vision for farm safety
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Agriculture Safety Association announced a new vision and mission statement of promoting a “culture of agricultural safety that protects people through knowledge sharing, support, and meaningful connections” during Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, March 15-21.
BASF announces $27M Saskatoon canola breeding facility expansion
Reading Time: 2 minutes BASF is investing $27 million to expand its Canola Breeding Centre of Innovation in Saskatoon with the hopes of refining and accelerating the development of hybrid canola.
Klassen: Weaker fed markets add fear to feeder prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending March 14, Western Canadian yearlings and backgrounded cattle traded $10 to $15 lower on average compared to seven days earlier. Calves were unchanged to $10/cwt lower on average. Weakness in the nearby and deferred live cattle prices along with strength in the barley market resulted in a negative tone for the […] Read more
Chicago cattle futures surge as corn falls, Colorado packer strikes
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Feeder cattle futures surge on lower corn prices and expected tight supplies in USDA's Cattle on Feed report as JBS workers strike in Colorado.
Gulf fertilizer plants go dark as Iran war chokes global supply ahead of spring planting
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Strait of Hormuz closure halts Gulf fertilizer production, sending urea prices surging as global spring planting season begins.
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