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Reading Time: < 1 minute Justin Trudeau announces he plans to resign, canola’s ambitious yield goal seems out of reach, and the U.S. announces its first bird flu death. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of Jan. 10, 2025.

Reading Time: < 1 minute In five of the biggest national agriculture stories of the year: labour stoppages abounded, Trump threatened tariffs, bird flu struck the American dairy herd, canola ended up where it started while cattle kept their upward track, and the right to repair—Canada passed two bills on consumer rights.

Reading Time: < 1 minute A new bovine tuberculosis case traces to a Saskatchewan herd, a swath of farm groups step back from the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy, and the right to repair – is it a cybersecurity issue? It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of December 20, 2024.

Reading Time: < 1 minute A poll suggests farmers are more concerned about climate change than input and crop prices, fruit and vegetable growers are nearing long-awaited protections, and the PMRA is accused of being in bed with the crop protection industry. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of December 13, 2024.

Reading Time: < 1 minute The internal combustion engine has become considerably more efficient since its first use in a tractor in the late 19th century, but it’s always relied on petroleum in one form or another to make it run. At the Western Canada Green Ammonia Workshop on Nov. 26 in Sperling, Man., David Layzell with the University of […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada and Indonesia sign a trade deal, Chinese buyers are scaling back on Canadian canola, and StatCan says farmers harvested more wheat than expected, and less canola. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of December 6, 2024.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ian Clifford with FuelPositive has been working with Curtis Hiebert of R and L Acres to install a modular setup on his farm that will supply it with on-farm produced green ammonia fertilizer. It’s a new technology that’s getting attention from growers and people in the industry, as was seen at a Green Ammonia Workshop […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s easy to see why Curtis Hiebert of R & L Acres in southern Manitoba feels like he’s on the cusp of something great. If all goes as planned, his farm will soon flick the switch and begin making its own ammonia fertilizer for the 2025 growing season. Last week, Hiebert was in attendance at […] Read more