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Reading Time: 2 minutes Minority of Canadians think food system on right track Only three in ten Canadians think the food system is on the right track according to new data from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity. This is the lowest sentiment has fallen in the seven years the centre has kept track. In 2024, Eighteen per cent […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wildfires have blanked North America in smoke, raising questions over what those orange skies mean for crop development. Meanwhile, India has extended a policy allowing for duty-free imports of yellow peas, while more-and-more Canadian farmland is being lost to urban development. It’s your national agriculture news recap for June 6, 2025.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Crop research is essential to provide insight into how crops perform. Commodity groups in particular are well-positioned to help produce and distribute that information once it’s collected. In this video from St. Jean Farm Days earlier this year, Madison Kostal with the Manitoba Crop Alliance and Daryl Domitruk with Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers, discuss […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute King Charles’ throne speech pledges to protect farmers and supply management; Tariffs back on after U.S. court initially blocks a swath of duties; and farmers’ realized income takes a tumble. It’s your national agriculture news recap for May 30, 2025.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Prime Minister Mark Carney makes no mention of agriculture in his mandate letter; Trump’s ‘Big beautiful bill’ could open a door for Canadian canola; and Manitoba wildfires claim lives and displace farmers. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week ending May 23, 2025.

Reading Time: < 1 minute P.E.I. MP Heath MacDonald is named federal agriculture minister; the U.S. approves PRRS-resistant gene-edited pigs; and a University of Calgary researcher says Canadian dairy farmers must prepare for bird flu. It’s your national agriculture news recap for May 16, 2025.