Reading Time: 3 minutes Farm Credit Canada expects continued trade woes and mortgage renewals to weigh on Canada’s economic growth in 2026
Canadian GDP growth slow down expected in 2026, FCC says
Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada has given its stamp of approval to pigs gene edited to resist porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of a major winter storm set to move through the United States providing support.
U.S. grains: CBOT futures extend gains as cold weather hits U.S.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago grain and oilseed futures rose on Friday as severe cold in U.S. and other areas of the world raised fears about damage to crops and disruptions to processing plants.
Horses really can smell fear, new study claims, and it changes their behaviour
Reading Time: 4 minutes A new study shows how horses can detect chemical signals linked to human emotions, and that these signals can influence their behaviour and physiology.
Seven research sites to close, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada confirms
Reading Time: 6 minutes Saskatchewan agricultural research centres appear to be hard hit by job losses and closures announced Jan. 22, according to initial reports filtering out.
U.S. livestock: Cattle steady ahead of feed report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange held close to unchanged on Thursday, with the bias lower in the most active months.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still the king of Canadian feed grains
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. said barley is still the preferred feed grain of choice here and abroad.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans chop up and down as traders assess China demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean futures close mixed, wheat and corn higher on Thursday, Jan. 22.
New trade map takes shape in Davos as world adjusts to Trump tariffs
Reading Time: 3 minutes Global trade patterns are shifting in the face of tariff threats from the United States.
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