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Kyle Larkin will step down as executive director of Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) at the end of December.
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Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director
Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report
Statistics Canada will release its first survey-based production estimates for the 2025/26 crop year on Dec. 4, with general expectations for upward revisions to most major crops from the model-based estimates in September. However, as StatCan has shown a tendency to underestimate production in its December reports, many analysts expect actual production may be revised upward in subsequent reports.
National Farmers’ Union proposes guaranteed basic income for farmers
The National Farmers Union (NFU) plans to lobby the federal government for farmers to be guaranteed an annual basic income of $50,000.
Trump administration backs Bayer’s bid to curb Roundup lawsuits
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Bayer’s bid to curtail lawsuits claiming its Roundup herbicide causes cancer.
Sustainability disclosure ‘ticket to play’ in emerging global market
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Panellists at CSSB event Sustainability Disclosure in Canada: Overcoming the Headwinds discussed the future of ESG standards, which have the potential to change Canadian agriculture’s business environment.
Code cracked on nitrogen-fixing wheat?
California researchers used gene editing to create wheat plants that can fix their own nitrogen.
U.S. crop breeders have created a wheat variety capable of fixing its own nitrogen rather than relying on fertilizer.
Hunting with whiskey jacks
Canada jays, or whiskey jacks, make for bold little deer hunting pals to liven up long periods waiting in the blind for a potential shot
Canada jays, or whiskey jacks, are bold little deer hunting pals that don’t mind getting close, if it means a piece of the offal or deer fat left over from a successful forest hunt in Manitoba.
Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO
Seeds Canada has announced Dan Wright as its new chief executive officer.
Australia raises wheat harvest estimate by nearly two million tonnes
Australia’s ABARES raised its forecast for national wheat production this season by around 1.8 million tonnes to 35.6 million tonnes, cementing expectations for a bumper harvest that will add to abundant global supply and pressure prices.
Spain deploys military to contain African swine fever near Barcelona
Spain has called in its military to help contain an outbreak of African swine fever near Barcelona, a move aimed at protecting the country’s multi-billion-euro pork export industry.
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