More and more countries have decided that gene-edited crops will be treated the same as conventional plant breeding.
Ship’s turning for gene-edited crops
Uncertainty remains despite positive vibes as exporters continue to take a cautious approach with the technology
‘At least we’ve started a dialogue’: Pork Council reacts to Carney’s Beijing agreement
Chinese tariffs continue on Canadian pork, but sector remains optimistic
The Canadian Pork Council is hopeful about the agreement in principle with China on trade, despite the persistence of a 25 per cent tariff on pork imports.
Glufosinate-resistant waterhemp found in U.S. Midwest
Kochia is also showing escapes when sprayed with the Group 10 herbicide, weed scientist warns
Kochia may also be on the road to Group 10 herbicide resistance, which would be a serious blow to Prairie farmers and canola growers, warns weed scientist.
Corn yields surprise Manitoba farmers
Statistics Canada’s estimate of a record 147 bushel per acre average on grain corn is much higher than Manitoba Agriculture’s crop report numbers
StatCan said Manitoba had a fantastic 2025 corn crop, but yields were highly variable with some hitting 200 bu./acre, while others were closer to 100 bu.
Flax heat intolerance targeted
Saskatchewan breeder hopes to improve heat tolerance and unlock varieties with better yield gains for Canadian farmers
Saskatchewan flax breeder hopes to improve heat tolerance and unlock varieties with better yield gains for Canadian farmers.
Canola’s clubroot success story
Canadian canola growers are still on watch for clubroot, but co-ordinated control efforts and advancements have helped keep the disease from exploding as many worried it would in Western Canada
Two decades ago, Canada’s scientists, agronomists and canola growers were extremely worried that clubroot would spread across Prairie farms and devastate Canada’s canola industry.
Gene editing against classical swine fever
A gene-edited pig in the U.K. is resistant to classical swine fever; the same technology could be used for a solution to bovine viral diarrhea in cattle
British scientists have discovered a gene edit that could provide resistance to classical swine fever in pigs and bovine viral diarrhea in cattle
Prairie spring wheat looks like a bumper crop
Many farmers express surprise as harvest numbers point to yields possibly reaching a new high this year
Canada will likely set a new record for spring wheat yields this year, topping the previous mark of 54.1 bushels an acre set in 2020.
Targeting plant-based exports to Asia
Single ‘Asian consumer’ doesn’t, exist market analyst says; Canadian exporters to get help targeting diverse Asian food markets
Single ‘Asian consumer’ doesn’t exist, market analyst says; Canadian exporters to get help targeting diverse Asian food markets
RNAi research looks for genetic-level flea beetle control
A Canadian company hopes to develop an alternative to mainstream insecticides when managing flea beetles in canola crops
A Vancouver agri-tech company wants to give canola growers another weapon, hitting target insects at the sub-cellular level, for use in the never-ending battle against flea beetles.
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