Members of the House of Commons agriculture committee from all parties expressed concern about the recently announced cuts and closures at federal research centres as they began an emergency study on the matter Feb. 10.
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Agriculture department officials address research cuts; to hold emergency study
FCC platform to tell story of Canadian agriculture, food brand
FCC launches Let’s Grow Canada platform to tell the story of Canadian agriculture
Prairie forecast: Mild pattern holds across the Prairies
Weather models show the current weak, westerly flow holding in place, which means more quiet and mild weather across the Prairies.
Fine against B.C. ostrich farm dropped on tribunal review
The $10,000 fine against Universal Ostrich Farms has been dropped after review by the Canada Agriculture Review Tribunal
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export optimism; corn, wheat nearly flat
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures rose about one per cent on Tuesday on optimism about demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said, but stayed below a two-month high set last week. Corn settled flat to firmer after the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a monthly report raised its forecast of U.S. corn exports for […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle and hogs slide back
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures slipped back on Tuesday. Most-active April live cattle contracts lost 0.775 cents to close at 237.425 cents a pound. June futures settled at 233.800 cents a pound, down 0.525 cents. Most-traded March feeder cattle futures closed at 364.775 cents a pound, down 2.675 cents. April feeders settled at […] Read more
FCC-led coalition to invest $5 billion into agriculture innovation
FCC announces $5 billion into agriculture innovation by 2030
Only small adjustments in latest USDA supply/demand estimates
Corn ending stocks in the United States for 2025/26 will be slightly tighter than earlier expectations, but still record-large, according to updated supply/demand tables from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Feb. 10.
New federal funding to open for agriculture, agri-food market diversification
A total of $75 million over five years will be available under the AgriMarketing program’s market diversification streams, federal Agriculture Minister Heath Macdonald announced in a news release on Feb. 10.
France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates
France’s farm ministry on Tuesday increased slightly its estimates for sowings of winter soft wheat and winter rapeseed for the 2026 harvest, confirming its expectation of an expanded area for both crops this year.