Canadian government opens bids for foot and mouth vaccine bank providers.
Federal government opens bids for foot and mouth vaccine bank providers
Anemic competition underpins rail dispute
The rail work stoppage crisis owes part of its severity to the lack of other rail options
The rail work stoppage crisis owes part of its severity to the lack of other rail options
Fertilizer Canada calls for federal interference in rail dispute
A work stoppage would cost fertilizer sector $55-63 million in lost sales a day, Fertilizer Canada estimates
Fertilizer Canada, and many other farm organizations in Canada, are calling for binding arbitration to stop both strike action and lockouts.
Ag tech needs to keep farm perspective front and centre
Technology developers need to make sure their products clear very real hurdles to farm adoption
Technology developers need to make sure their products clear the very real hurdles to farm adoption
Hard for ag to race when tied to a regulatory anchor
Canada’s regulatory model is slowing farm adaptation
Canada's regulatory model is slowing farm adaptation of new technologies, and farmers resent it.
Little change for top dairy genetics under modernized LPI
Lactanet to update its benchmark Lifetime Performance Index by early next year
Lactanet has proposed a new Lifetime Performance Index (LPI) for Canadian dairy cows – with new weighting for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing "milkability"
Canola council arms against sclerotinia
To spray fungicide or not to spray? Canola Council of Canada may have the answer
Wet field conditions may mean higher sclerotinia risk. The Canola Council of Canada has launched a three-part planning tool and resource library to help take the guesswork out of fungicide spraying decisions.
Progress made on Cargill labour disputes
Unions representing both Guelph and Calgary Cargill workers say they have a possible deal in hand and votes are set for coming days
Progress has been made in both eastern and western Cargill labour disputes, the former of which has had Guelph beef plant employees on strike since late May.
Prairie soybean sector celebrates milestones
Soybeans have made tremendous strides in Manitoba in the last 14 years
Soy Canada and the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers celebrate anniversaries at Dauphin-area meeting.
We need to talk about resiliency
Metaphorical and actual storm clouds punctuate resiliency conversation
Volatile weather over farm fields in Manitoba punctuates conversation around resiliency both on farm and in policy-making halls of government.
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