Videos

Reading Time: 2 minutes Update No. 8, July 8, 2025 (below): Bruce visits a canola and soybean field and both crops are progressing nicely – the canola is bolting and flowering and the soybeans are in the V4 to V7 stage. A little bit of rain reportedly fell in the area which helped these two fields develop, but more […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tax walk-back avoids trade negotiation breakdown Canada scrapped its digital services tax on Monday after U.S. president Donald Trump threatened to end trade negotiations. In a social media post on Friday, Trump had called the tax a “blatant attack” and suggested he’d impose new tariffs. Negotiations resumed after the Carney government dropped the tax, which […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Bill C-202 passes in the Senate A bill to protect supply management sailed through the Senate late last week to the consternation of farm and exporter groups. Bill C-202 amends the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act to make supply management untouchable in future trade talks. The Canadian agri-food trade alliance said […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Global agriculture leaders host forum as G7 leaders meet As G7 leaders arrive in Kananaskis, Alberta, agriculture leaders from around the world held their own forum to talk food security. The event was hosted in Olds, Alberta, by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. Institute director Manuel Otero told delegates that meeting the world’s […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Sclerotinia in canola can be a serious yield robber if not quickly identified and protective measures aren’t taken. Here, Chris Manchur with the Canola Council of Canada talks about how to spot sclerotinia in a canola field and when to apply a fungicide to help suppress the infection.

Reading Time: < 1 minute With a new growing season comes a new season (unfortunately) of pest insects that aim to make a meal of your crops. Here, John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, talks about two insects in particular – flea beetles and pea leaf weevils – and why growers should be concerned if they spot significant numbers of […] Read more