Scenes from a year-long protest in India (here, near, Delhi in December 2020) during which farmers decried new laws liberalizing agriculture markets. (Photo: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis)

Indian police block roads to halt farmers marching to New Delhi

Farmers accuse Modi gov. of slow rollout of promised higher prices

Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian police on Monday blocked roads to halt farmers who were marching to New Delhi to press for the better crop prices promised to them in 2021 when thousands of growers camped out on major highways leading to the country's capital.



Ukrainian farmers who owned their own equipment were not at risk of missing crucial field work windows.  Photo: Ihor Pavliuk

War teaches Ukrainian farmers tough lessons 

As the war approaches its second anniversary, the farmers who adapted earliest have been in the best position to survive  

Reading Time: 5 minutes Feb. 24 marks two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It seems like a short time, but it has caused huge upheaval in our society. Hundreds of thousands have died and millions have lost their homes.

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U.S. dicamba ruling won’t touch Canada: Bayer

Thousands of American farmers who have already bought the herbicide now in a bind after court bans over-the-top use

Reading Time: 3 minutes An Arizona court decision that essentially prohibits American farmers from using dicamba for over-the-top spraying on soybeans and cotton will not stop Canadian growers from using the herbicide this year, says Bayer Crop Science Canada.





Farmers gather outside the Basque regional parliament in front of riot police during a protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Vitoria, Spain, February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent West

Tractors choke Spanish city streets as farmers protest EU policy

Spain's government, EU distribute additional subsidies, scrap plan to halve pesticide use

Reading Time: 2 minutes Spanish farmers drove tractors through city streets, disrupting traffic on Thursday as they stepped up their protests against soaring costs, bureaucracy and cheap competition from outside the European Union.



Louis Dreyfus’ oilseed processing plant at Yorkton, Sask. (LDC.com)

Louis Dreyfus plans pea protein plant in Sask

Company also plans to double oilseed crushing capacity at Yorkton site

Reading Time: < 1 minute Louis Dreyfus Company will build a pea protein production facility in Saskatchewan as it invests in plant-based protein as part of a push to diversify its agricultural commodity activities.