A potato crop blooms in southwestern Manitoba with an irrigation pivot visible behind. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Trade war may create Canadian economic opportunities

Current tariff woes could open chances for long-term economic growth, consultant says —It’s happened before

Canada’s current tariff woes could open chances for long-term economic growth and a stronger Canadian economy, consultant says — It’s happened before.




Cattle at Whiskey Creek Ranch are rotationally grazed intensively, moved every two to three days. (Jeremy Simes Photo)

Hot tips for cow-calf beef producers

From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian

From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian



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Farm cash receipts rise in first half of 2025 on livestock gains

Crop receipts roughly level, direct payments fall on reduced crop insurance

Farm cash receipts in the first half of the year were up 3.3 per cent over the same period last year buoyed by livestock receipts. Overall receipts between January and June totalled $49.6 billion, up $1.6 billion from the same period last year, Statistics Canada reported.