Proposed amendments to Canada’s pest control product regulations (PCPR) will provide greater transparency while enhancing environmental protection, according to an announcement from Health Canada on June 17.
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Improved Canadian pest control product regulations proposed
Prairie soils’ organic carbon climbing
Data from StatCan and AAFC highlight positive changes made in agriculture since the 1980s
Glacier FarmMedia — For much of the last five years, the federal government has been setting targets for Canadian farmers to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from fertilizer and methane emissions from cattle. The government has provided funding to help producers cut methane and nitrous oxide emissions from primary agriculture, while constantly beating the drumbeat of […] Read more
AAFC raises canola carryout projections, wheat to tighten
Canadian canola exports in both 2023/24 and the upcoming new crop year are unlikely to live up to earlier expectations, causing ending stocks of the oilseed to rise, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released May 21.
Oat prices rise to five-month highs
Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose to their highest levels in five months in early May as strength in wheat provided support.
ICE Canada Weekly: Almost no chance of bullish path for canola
There are simply too many bearish factors that continue to weigh on canola values, leaving the oilseed unable make any sort of turnaround in early May, according to Tony Tryhuk of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.
Canadian corn imports expected to slow in 2024/25
Early expectations point to increased Canadian grain production in 2024/25, which should cut into corn imports from the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s attaché in Ottawa.
AAFC makes a few tweaks in Apr S&D report
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made a small amount of changes in its April supply and disposition report released on Apr. 19. Of the changes made, nearly all were slight adjustments to its pulse and special crop numbers.
Federal budget promises lower costs, interest relief for farmers
Budget 2024 will see approximately $52 billion spent over five years
The 2024 federal budget, tabled today, promises several benefits for Canadian farmers.
Canary seed growers optimistic for 2024
David Nobbs, chair of the Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan and pulse merchant for Purely Canada Foods, said exports are on pace for 110,000 to 120,000 tonnes in 2023-24, compared to 150,000 to 160,000 in a typical year. Statistics Canada (StatCan) projected 125,000 tonnes of exports for 2023-24, compared to 147,000 the previous year.
Pulse Weekly: Chickpea prices drop, acres likely to increase
Recent price declines for Western Canadian chickpeas do not seem to be deterring growers from seeding the crop this spring.
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