Reading Time: 2 minutes Corteva said on Wednesday it would separate its seed and pesticide businesses into separate listed companies, as the agrichemicals firm seeks to sharpen its strategic focus.
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Corteva to split seeds, pesticide units into separate listed companies
World food prices dip as falls in sugar and dairy offset new high for meat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Global food commodity prices dipped in September as declines in sugar and dairy offset a new peak for meat prices, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.
B.C. ostrich owner condemns violence near embattled farm
Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the owners of Universal Ostrich near Edgewood, B.C. condemned the alleged assault and arson against one of the farm’s neighbours said to have been committed by a protestor. The farm is in a legal battle with federal authorities over a cull order of the farm’s ostriches, which contracted avian influenza.
Good progress made in Sask. harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Combining in Saskatchewan is in the home stretch as the province’s agriculture department reported it at 84 per cent complete. Although the harvest advanced 16 points during the week ended Sept. 29, it was eight points behind the five-year average.
Faster growth for farmland values in first half of 2025 says FCC
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmland values rose by an average of six per cent in the first half of 2025 according to a new report from Farm Credit Canada.
U.S. to support soybean farmers amid China lag, expect news Tuesday, Bessent says
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday the federal government would support American farmers in light of China’s refusal to buy U.S. soybeans amidst a trade war between the countries.
Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa
Reading Time: 2 minutes Globe and Mail article suggests U.S. dairy access to Canada is back as a topic of conversation in Ottawa
China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each
Reading Time: 2 minutes China is expected to import one million tonnes less of canola in 2025/26 than in the previous marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Beijing projected. China was projected to acquire 3.10 million tonnes of canola this year versus 4.10 million in 2024/25.
Manitoba harvest 72 per cent done: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba farmers made good harvest progress during the last week of September, with 72 per cent of the crop in the bin as of Oct. 1, said the latest provincial report. That was up from 56 per cent done the previous week.
New Pulse Variety Hub launched in Saskatchewan
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Pulse Variety Hub is a new digital platform from the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers to help producers select the best varieties for their specific growing conditions.