AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for March 7, 2025

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for March 7, 2025

Canadian agriculture went on a wild ride this week, as U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian goods. Commodity markets fell hard, then recovered while the Prime Minister and Premiers talked over strengthening interprovincial trade. By Thursday, Mexico and Canada were given one-month reprieves on many of the tariffs.

AgGronomyTV: Assessing outcomes for soybean growers

At Manitoba Ag Days this year, Dennis Lange, pulse and soybean specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, presented on some of the outcomes he’s seen for soybeans in the province as the crop has grown in popularity among growers. Here, Lange offers guidance on choosing a soybean variety for your region and how to avoid issues such […] Read more


AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Feb. 28, 2025

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Feb. 28, 2025

Producers are displeased with the slashed interest-free portion of the Advance Payments Program; Mexico’s ambassador calls for cooperation in the face of U.S. tariffs; and bird flu in dairy cattle – does it grow better in mammary tissue? It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of Feb. 28, 2025.  

The new CFA executive. Photo: Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Keith Currie debriefs AGM 2025

Glacier FarmMedia—Keith Currie was re-acclaimed as President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) at the group’s annual general meeting in Ottawa. The discussion, including several of the resolutions tabled Wednesday afternoon focused largely on the tariff threat and how Canada’s agriculture groups can work together to address it.


AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Feb. 21, 2025

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Feb. 21, 2025

Farmers are advised to snap up lower-priced chemicals while they can; a former assistant commissioner says she was subject to harassment and interference at the Canadian Grain Commission; and 2024 Canadian beef exports are set to break records. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of February 21, 2025.

AgGronomyTV: What bugs should be on your radar for 2025?

At St. Jean Farm Days and Manitoba Ag Days last month, provincial entomologist John Gavloski shared with growers the crop pests that made the most impact in 2024 and his forecast for what they should prepare for in the 2025 growing season.



Cyndelle Gagnon of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council and Austin Olson of the 4-H Canada Youth Advisory Committee MCed the day’s events. Photo: Jonah Grignon

Young farmers get involved at Canada’s Food Day

Students and young farmers convened in Ottawa for the Future of Food event Feb. 11. The day saw engagement from 4-H Canada, a group sponsored by McDonald’s Canada and students from McGill and the University of Ottawa. Cyndelle Gagnon of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council and Austin Olson of the 4-H Canada Youth Advisory Committee […] Read more


AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Feb. 7, 2025

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Feb. 7, 2025

A trade war between Canada and the U.S. was paused for at least a month after a last-minute call between Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau. Meanwhile, the beef sector is looking to the future with a new five-year plan, while wheat breeders are bracing for changes to how new varieties are developed in the country.

AgGronomyTV: Farmers vs. flea beetles

One of the most common and highly damaging insect pests for canola growers is the flea beetle. Here, Tyler Wist, a research scientist in field crop entomology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, talks about the most effective way to deal with flea beetles, the efficacy of flea beetle control methods and how the return of […] Read more