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Soybean and corn yields in the United States were revised downward from earlier estimates in updated supply/demand tables from the United States Department of Agriculture released Nov. 14.
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U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA
Port of Churchill searches for year-round trade
Climate change is keeping sea lanes open longer at the Port of Churchill, speaker says, and that might boost plans to expand the scope of Manitoba’s deep-water Arctic seaport
Climate change is keeping sea lanes open longer at the Port of Churchill, speaker says, and that might boost plans to expand the scope of Manitoba’s deep-water Arctic seaport
Duguid named to MFGA Wall of Fame
Outgoing chair Mike Duguid earned a 2025 nomination to the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Wall of Fame
Interlake farmer Mike Duguid has become the latest to join the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s Wall of Fame. The mixed farmer and long-time board member was named to the honour Nov. 12, during the MFGA’s annual regenerative agriculture conference in Brandon, an event that, as 2025 conference committee chair, he helped bring about. WHY
Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say
Canada’s agriculture sector is still disconnected from policymakers in some ways, say panelists at a CAPI webinar
FCC says it wasn’t consulted on budget text that called farmers mostly “older white men”
Farm Credit Canada said it has not changed its business practices and remains committed to supporting all producers, after a report from an Ottawa-based media outlet claimed otherwise.
Canada eyes fresh start in trade talks with India, says minister Sidhu
Canada and India are working to rebuild trade ties and explore new areas of cooperation after a two-year chill, with Ottawa keen to restart trade negotiations under “a new process”, Canadian Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said on Thursday
Farmers left waiting on rural crime
RCMP say they’re working to curb rural crime on the Prairies, but response time realities and continued reports of incidents remain a frustration, and the building tension might lead to dangerous escalation
RCMP say they’re working to curb rural crime on the Prairies, but response time realities and continued reports of incidents remain a frustration for farmers and other residents.
Man shot in hunting incident
Three teens face charges after a 66-year-old man was shot in the arm outside of his home in the RM of Victoria
Three teens face charges after a 66-year-old man was shot in the arm outside of his home in the RM of Victoria
U.S. grains: soybeans firm ahead of USDA data
Chicago soybeans ticked up slightly on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the release of official U.S. data on global supply and demand on Friday, the first update in weeks, but prices were capped by a lack of large Chinese purchases.
More Canadian companies at Agritechnica 2025
A record number of Canadian agriculture machinery and tech companies are at Agritechnica 2025, with exporters being more aggresive looking for new markets.
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