The Port of Churchill has some hurdles to clear before it can become the sea trade powerhouse for Manitoba and Canada that governments and the agricultural industry hope it will.
Sizing up Port of Churchill expansion challenges
University of Manitoba professor outlines hurdles the Port of Churchill must clear before it can become the sea trade powerhouse that Manitoba and Canadian governments hope it will
CFIA updates plant protection regulations
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says updated plant protection regulations will allow it to be more agile.
Port of Churchill revamp gathers pace
Canada’s Port of Churchill Plus update plan hopes to expand trade, including agriculture trade, at Manitoba’s Arctic sea port
Canada’s Port of Churchill Plus update plan hopes to expand trade, including agriculture trade, at Manitoba’s Arctic sea port
Feds drill for foot-and-mouth outbreak
Foot-and-mouth drill mocks up Canadian defence plan to simulated high-risk infection in the U.S.
Foot-and-mouth drill mocks up Canadian disease defence, looks for gaps, should an infection be found in the U.S.
Canadian beekeepers warn of advancing tropilaelaps mite
The Canadian Beekeeping Federation called a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday to highlight the rise of the tropilaelaps mite (colloquially referred to as the “t-mite”).
Beef-on-dairy makes cattle market ripples
Beef-on-dairy means that things that have never weighed heavily on beef cattle prices before, like milk demand, are suddenly a bigger part of the equation, economist says
Beef-on-dairy calves are popular, but an economist flags potential market risks from that popularity. The Canadian veal industry has already felt them.
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
Fertilizer label changes called costly, unnecessary
Canada’s bulk fertilizer makers now have until July 2026 to update their labels, but industry says the rules will be expensive to implement and won’t actually provide safety gains
Canada’s bulk fertilizer makers now have until July 2026 to update their labels, but industry says rules will be expensive, slow shipments to farmers and won’t actually make the system safer.
Gene editing’s growing sway in plant breeding
Crop variety development in Canada is evolving to incorporate gene editing more as a breeding tool; one researcher notes that Canada’s regulatory approach will help drive innovation
Gene editing is becoming a baseline tool to drive innovation in Canadian crop research and new varieties.
African swine fever risk tightens feed ingredient trade rules with Taiwan
Plant-based ingredients bound for Canadian livestock feed will have stricter trade rules if the shipments come from Taiwan, following Canadian Food Inspection Agency changes
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