Twenty farm and commodity groups are calling on the government to pause cuts to Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) research for two years.
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Farm groups call on agriculture minister to pause federal research cuts
Canada’s farm safety net wasn’t built for this kind of drought
Experts say current business risk management (BRM) programs were not designed to help farmers through droughts that last multiple years
Canada’s business risk management programs were designed as a safety net for one-time shocks. Experts say multi-year droughts are exposing a structural gap — and the fix requires a fundamental shift from paying for losses to preventing them.
Iran war to disrupt urea and sulphur supplies
The Middle East accounts for 50 per cent of global sulphur exports and 34 per cent of urea shipments
For Prairie farmers in need of spring fertilizers, ongoing war in the Middle East will have the biggest impact on urea and sulphur prices, an Argus market analyst says.
Who pays for plant breeding? A renewed push for farmer levies
With fed support on the decline, grain sector faces tough choice: pay more out-of-pocket or fall behind global competitors
With fed support on the decline, grain sector faces tough choice: pay more out-of-pocket or fall behind global competitors.
Sencor crop protection products now available from SipCam Agro Canada
Sipcam Agro announced a new commercial agreement that gives the company the exclusive rights to sell and distribute Sencor 75 DF and Sencor 480 F herbicides in Canada. The transition was completed in partnership with Sumitomo Corporation, who acquired Sencor from Bayer in 24 countries including Canada.
Shares slump, bonds skid as oil surge threatens inflation shock
Wall Street opened lower Monday as the inflationary jolt from surging oil prices threatened to raise living costs and interest rates around the globe, while investors desperate for liquidity fled to the U.S. dollar.
Neutral conditions drive 2026 weather as La Niña subsides
A meandering jet stream and warmer oceans signal a unpredictable growing season with potential spring wheat risks
U.S. government meteorologist expects there will be neutral ENSO conditions for the 2026 farm growing season.
Applications open for 2026 Advance Payments Program: Canadian Canola Growers
Farmers can now submit applications for a 2026 cash advance through the Canadian Canola Growers Association, which administers the federal Advance Payments Program.
Weed resistance closes in on glufosinate
Expanded soybean acres and tighter application windows erode buffers that have protected Liberty herbicide for Prairie farmers
Expanded soybean acres and tighter application windows have eroded buffers that have so far protected Liberty herbicide on Prairie farms
Unified ag front urged for Next Policy Framework
The industry is told that the time is right to take agriculture’s goals and challenges to the government
Panelists at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) annual general meeting say agriculture groups must stay focused and united in consultations for the recently-announced next policy framework