FCC announces $5 billion into agriculture innovation by 2030
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FCC-led coalition to invest $5 billion into agriculture innovation
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.
Canadians worked first 39 days of 2026 to pay for year’s grocery bill says CFA
Sunday marked “Food Freedom Day,” the date by which the average Canadian household earned enough money to cover its annual grocery bill as per calculations from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.
Biodiversity loss a risk to global economy, IPBES report says
Biodiversity loss is emerging as a systemic risk to the global economy and financial stability, a landmark report said on Monday, urging companies to act now or potentially face extinction themselves.
Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner
As pulse growers consider what to plant this spring, Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodities Research said there is some optimism in the Canadian pulse market. Penner gave a presentation at the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers meeting in Swift Current on Feb. 4.
Grain Growers of Canada calls for clarity, transparency on AAFC research cuts
Grain Growers of Canada is calling for more clarity from the federal government following cutbacks to Agriculture and Agri-Food staff and research centres.
Large Prairie crops lead to increased December stocks
Bumper crops in Western Canada led to larger stocks of wheat, canola, barley and oats in the country as of Dec. 31, 2025, according to the latest stocks of principal field crops data from Statistics Canada, released Feb. 6.
OPINION: Glyphosate — What Indigenous communities have suspected for years about the dangers of the herbicide
Despite some conclusions that glyphosate poses no health risk, there have long been concerns regarding its impacts on the environment and human health, particularly from Indigenous communities.
AgraCity’s farmer customers still seek compensation
Many Prairie farmers have paid for herbicides and fertilizer from the troubled company but have never received them
Prairie farmers owed product by AgraCity are now sharing their experiences with the crop input provider as they await some sort of resolution to the company’s woes.
U.S. farm income set to fall in 2026 despite surge in government payments
The U.S. Agriculture Department forecast on Thursday that U.S. net farm income would fall 0.7 per cent this year.
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