Reading Time: < 1 minute Soybean and corn yields in the United States were revised downward from earlier estimates in updated supply/demand tables from the United States Department of Agriculture released Nov. 14.
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U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA
Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s agriculture sector is still disconnected from policymakers in some ways, say panelists at a CAPI webinar
FCC says it wasn’t consulted on budget text that called farmers mostly “older white men”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm Credit Canada said it has not changed its business practices and remains committed to supporting all producers, after a report from an Ottawa-based media outlet claimed otherwise.
Canada eyes fresh start in trade talks with India, says minister Sidhu
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada and India are working to rebuild trade ties and explore new areas of cooperation after a two-year chill, with Ottawa keen to restart trade negotiations under “a new process”, Canadian Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said on Thursday
U.S. grains: soybeans firm ahead of USDA data
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans ticked up slightly on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the release of official U.S. data on global supply and demand on Friday, the first update in weeks, but prices were capped by a lack of large Chinese purchases.
More Canadian companies at Agritechnica 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutes A record number of Canadian agriculture machinery and tech companies are at Agritechnica 2025, with exporters being more aggresive looking for new markets.
Federal government funds “Buy Canadian” policy
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government says it will dedicate nearly $186 million toward fully implementing a “Buy Canadian Policy” as part of the 2025 budget.
International lessons in child farm safety
Reading Time: 3 minutes Jessie Adams shares lessons from her PHD research on child farm safety and what must be done to create a culture of safety.
Canada’s Loblaw raises annual profit forecast on resilient grocery demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Loblaw raised its annual profit forecast after beating third-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday, as the Canadian retailer bet on demand for grocery and medicines at its discount stores to remain resilient amid economic uncertainties.
Women who fed a nation
Reading Time: 6 minutes More than 40,000 young women supported the war effort between the 1940s and early 1950s, helping grow and harvest crops amid labour shortages. They were called Farmerettes.