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The new federal-provincial ag policy funding framework due to take effect next April 1 will include a new ecological goods and services plan and a sweetened compensation rate for AgriStability. Following meetings this week in Saskatoon, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her provincial and territorial counterparts on Friday mapped out the bones of their[...]

A Wisconsin company that has supplied aluminum spray booms for Case IH sprayer product lines has been brought in-house. CNH Industrial, owner of the Case IH and New Holland brands, announced May 23 it has bought Specialty Enterprises, which is billed as North America's biggest maker of aluminum spray booms for farm applications as well[...]

Ontario's governing Progressive Conservatives will head back to the legislature with their incumbent agriculture minister at the caucus table. Lisa Thompson, Premier Doug Ford's minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs since June last year, easily held her southwestern riding of Huron-Bruce in Thursday's provincial election by a spread of 15,594 votes over Liberal challenger[...]

A new federal climate plan which further cranks up taxes on carbon emissions also includes pledges of new programs to help sink more carbon into farmland. The government on Friday released the sequel to its 2016 Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change — a "strengthened" climate plan, titled A Healthy Environment and a[...]

The Canadian Grain Commission will change its standard samples for mildew in No. 1 and No. 2 wheats, and drop it as a grading factor for No. 3 wheats, effective this summer. The CGC on Monday laid out a list of changes to its grain grading policies and standards for wheat, canola, peas, beans and[...]

A philanthropic foundation focused on improving public health now wants to improve diets by finding ways to juice up Canada's home-grown fruit supplies. The Weston Family Foundation on Tuesday pledged $33 million over six years for what it calls the Homegrown Innovation Challenge, a prize challenge pitting ideas against ideas with the goal of extending[...]

Federal food safety officials say a Quebec company's new line of frozen smoothie cubes, sold online, is being recalled over its use of raw elderberries and a resulting potential risk of cyanide poisoning. Montreal-based Evive Nutrition, known in part for its pitch on CBC TV's Dragons' Den in 2019, is recalling its Evive brand Immunity[...]

The North American arm of German aq equipment maker Claas has revamped the warranty and financing options it offers on sales of company-inspected pre-owned tractors, combines and forage harvesters. The new program, dubbed 'Claas Used,' will offer warranty protection on certified late-model units in Canada and the U.S., along with lower-rate financing through Claas Financial[...]

Canada's incumbent agriculture minister was among the MPs expected to hold onto their seats in Monday's snap federal election, in which Justin Trudeau's Liberals return with a second minority government. As of Tuesday morning just after midnight CT, Marie-Claude Bibeau was leading in her Sherbrooke, Que.-area riding of Compton-Stanstead by a spread of over 3,300[...]

The parent company for Canadian grocery and retail giant Loblaw is stepping the rest of the way out of the baked goods business. George Weston Ltd. said Monday it has signed a deal to sell its Weston Foods "ambient" bakery business -- which produces cookies and crackers, along with cones and wafers for ice cream[...]