Reading Time: < 1 minute Bayer said on Thursday it had set aside an additional 1.2 billion euros (C$1.9 billion) in provisions to address ongoing litigation in the United States over weed killer Roundup.
Bayer adds $1.9 billion to Roundup litigation reserves, raises 2025 sales forecast
Proposed Canada-U.S. trade deal could still be weeks away, says Ottawa
Trump increases tariff on Canada to 35 per cent from 25 per cent, cites fentanyl
Reading Time: 2 minutes A proposed U.S.-Canada trade deal could still be weeks away, Ottawa's chief negotiator said on Friday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed higher tariffs on imports from Canada.
U.S. billionaire supports embattled B.C. ostrich farm
Reading Time: 2 minutes A New York City-based businessman is financially supporting the owners of an ostrich farm in British Columbia as they dispute an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull the birds.
Canola council cuts field agronomy team
Move is part of the council’s ‘refreshed strategic framework’
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canola Council of Canada is cutting its agronomy team as part of a 'refreshed strategic framework'
French court finds complaint brought by family in Bayer glyphosate case inadmissible, media says
Reading Time: < 1 minute A French court ruled on Thursday that a complaint brought by a family against Bayer claiming their son's disabilities were the result of his mother’s exposure to glyphosate when pregnant was inadmissible, local media reported.
U.S. restaurants lobby against tariffs ahead of Aug. 1 deadline
Legality of Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs questioned in Washington appeals court
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ahead of the August 1 tariff deadline, an American restaurant group has sent a letter to U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer expressing concerns and urging for continued exemptions under the CUSMA trade agreement. Legality of Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs questioned in Washington appeals court.
Federal agriculture committee chair Coteau says he’s eyed the ag file for years
The Toronto MP says he hopes to bring the agriculture sector’s importance to the forefront
Reading Time: 3 minutes Michael Coteau says he is excited to take on the role of Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food despite urban background.
Foodgrains Bank sounds alarm on slow progress in addressing global hunger
Number of people facing hunger fell in 2024, but war and food costs continue to drive insecurity
Reading Time: 2 minutes The number of hungry people in the world declined in 2024 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent UN report, but progess has been too slow says the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Bangladesh to buy 220,000 tons of U.S. wheat to cool tariff tension
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bangladesh's government has approved the purchase of about 220,000 metric tons of wheat from the United States as part of efforts to cool trade tensions and reduce steep import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration, a Dhaka official said on Wednesday.
Locusts spread in Ukraine’s south as war disrupts control measures
Reading Time: 2 minutes A massive locust invasion is threatening sunflower and other crops in Ukraine's southern regions, largely caused by the war against Russia's invasion that makes it impossible to use traditional pest control methods, officials and producers say.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
