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  Seed Act proposals mean quicker changes, more industry input The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a revised Seeds Act will reduce the government’s role in seed sector regulation and introduce more direct stakeholder input. Wendy Jahn is the agency’s national manager of the seed section. She gave a preview of the changes during Seeds […] Read more

At Crop Diagnostic School in Carman, Man., earlier this summer, Anne Kirk, cereal crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, led a session on how growers can gauge their nitrogen rates in winter cereal crops by measuring chlorophyl in plants and the pros and cons of spring and fall nitrogen applications.

At the Ag in Motion farm show in July, Morris debuted its largest air cart yet, the 1440. The new air cart has a 1440 bushel capacity and introduces a few new features for the Morris 10 Series carts, such as a dual-caliper braking system.

Grain handling equipment manufacturer AGI unveiled a prototype “Smart Auger” at the Ag in Motion. The auger uses a battery pack with a four-hour run time to operate and incorporates a number of new features to provide management data on its use.

Horsch Product Manager Jeremy Hughes points out the key features of the brand’s new Avatar 66-10 TD combination single-disc drill and air cart seeder at the Ag in Motion 2025 show in July.

Sask. premier headed for China for tariff talks Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he’s headed to China in hopes of persuading Beijing to drop tariffs on Canadian canola. Last week, China hit Canadian canola seed with preliminary 75.8 per cent duties following an anti-dumping investigation – part of an ongoing trade dispute. This, combined with […] Read more

Case IH just pulled the wraps off its newest and most powerful Steiger tractor yet: the 785. The model has 10 per cent more muscle that the brand’s previous flagship tractor: the 715, introduced in 2023.

China drops crippling duties on Canadian canola seed China effectively shut the door to Canadian canola seed this week. It imposed preliminary 75.8 per cent duties on the oilseed – purportedly due to complaints of dumping. This adds to 100 per cent duties on canola oil and meal. The Canadian Canola Growers Association said the […] Read more

Prairie farmers skeptical about soil health Scientists and the federal government have been selling the concept of “soil health” for five to ten years, now but many Prairie farmers aren’t buying in according to research from the University of Calgary. According to a survey of Canadian farmers, those from the Prairies are more apt than […] Read more

American businessman vows to fund ostrich farm’s legal battle A New York-based businessman has pledged to fund a B.C. ostrich farm’s legal battle, as they dispute an order to cull the birds due to avian influenza. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull after 69 birds died from avian flu back in December and […] Read more