The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is looking for public and industry input on proposed amendments to regulations around seed potatoes.
CFIA looks for feedback on proposed seed potato rule changes
Beekeepers want financial protection against tropi mite
Tropilaelaps (tropi) mites haven’t landed in Canada; beekeepers want to know they’ll get financial help from the federal government if the deadly bee parasite ever does
What happens to beekeepers if the deadly tropi mite reaches Canada? Discover why farmers want robust compensation to protect pollination.
Manitoba Ag Days plans star-studded speaker lineup
Dragons’ Den panellist Arlene Dickinson among schedule highlights for 2026 farm show in Brandon, along with the usual production, agronomy and business experts
Dragons’ Den panellist Arlene Dickinson among speaker series highlight for 2026 Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon, alongside slate of agriculture experts.
MANITOBA AG DAYS 2026: Stacked equipment category expected at Innovation Showcase
Ten of 28 Innovation Showcase entries at Manitoba Ag Days 2026 this coming January are in the equipment category
Ten of 28 Innovation Showcase entries at the Manitoba Ag Days 2026 farm show Jan. 20-22 in Brandon are in the equipment category.
Canadian beekeepers call for regulatory accountability
Some groups in the sector are frustrated with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s ban on U.S. packaged bees
Beekeepers say the Canadian Food Inspection Agency should restore packaged U.S. bee shipments, claiming the agency isn’t following evidence.
‘Comprehensive, fair’: Regulators double down on honeybee review
Beekeepers are looking for extra stock to make up for bad winter survival; desirable sources of those imports has been a matter of hot debate
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says its analysis of packaged imports from the U.S. was even-handed, despite industry complaints.
Canada too cold for New World screwworm
Cattle producers still need to be mindful of the tropical pathogen as Texas braces for outbreak
New World screwworm is closing in on the U.S. from Mexico, but the deadly livestock parasite isn’t likely to dig a surviving population in Canada, even if the fly species sneaks over the border.
CFIA adds controls for imports of Spanish feed ingredients after African swine fever outbreak
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added Spain to a list of countries subject to feed import controls due to an outbreak of African swine fever in that country.
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
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.
CFIA updates plant protection regulations
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says updated plant protection regulations will allow it to be more agile.