As Canada’s seed industry nears long-awaited regulatory reform, stakeholders remain divided over who should lead certification and how data should be collected, issues that could shape the future of farming from seed to harvest.
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Five years and counting: Inside Canada’s seed regulatory overhaul

Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone’s convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough, given agriculture’s quick-changing landscape

Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone in agriculture is convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough.






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Grain marketing for hard economic times

Manitoba farms face tight profit opportunities this year; what strategies can farmers use to sell their 2025 crop to best financial effect?

Strong harvests in Western Canada clash with low grain prices, trade war-driven market uncertainty and high input costs. What strategies can farmers use to sell their 2025 crop?



Organic farmers do not soil test as much as conventional farmers do, but it’s important to understand the nutrient levels in all soils used for crop production.

Fall soil testing tips for smart fertilizer plans

Quality 2026 crops start with quality soil test data, which starts with Manitoba farmers using the best possible soil sampling practices in fall 2025

Quality crops next year start with quality soil test data, which starts with Manitoba farmers using the best possible soil sampling practices in fall 2025


U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Shaky trade ground threatens efforts to build Canadian agriculture

Trade uncertainty is freezing billions in agriculture investment across Canada and may pose more threat than tariffs themselves

Trade uncertainty is freezing billions in agriculture investment across Canada, which may threaten export-oriented Manitoba farms more than the tariffs spurring the uncertainty in the first place, experts tell Fields on Wheels conference.

Philippe Sabourine poses with locals in front of rice terraces in China.

Prairie Roots and Wings: Manitoba agrologist memoir recalls journey of discovery

Philippe Sabourin’s recently published memoir shares tales of formative years on a farm in Manitoba, as well as lessons rooted in world travel and the food and agriculture systems found there

Philippe Sabourin’s memoir shares author’s formative farm years in the Red River Valley, as well as lessons rooted in world travel and the food systems found there.