An Agriculture Canada entomologist is experimenting with trap crops and marigolds at an Ag in Motion demonstration cropplot
Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion
Artificial intelligence put to work on extension
Farm Credit Canada, Results Driven Agriculture Research unveil AI tool designed to produce ‘timely advice’ for farmers
Farm Credit Canada and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) have unveiled a generative artificial intelligence tool called Root
Canadian wheat breeding produces big results
Canadian varietal development system for new wheat varieties called a success story
Canada’s system of developing wheat varieties with improved crop genetics is both efficient and effective, says a University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist.
Confused by Trump’s tariffs? Better ask a lawyer
A Canadian law firm is using its website in an attempt to make sense of the ongoing and difficult to understand trade chaos
Osler, a business law firm with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York, attempted to make sense of the ongoing trade chaos in a June 3 post on its website.
Drought developing in northern Saskatchewan agricultural region
Almost no rain has fallen since April 1 in Nipawin and Prince Albert
In the 30 days of April, Nipawin received one millimetre of precipitation. In the first 27 days of May, the Environment Canada weather station in Nipawin recorded 1.5 mm of rain and snow.
Gene edited pig gets green light in America
Pork made from gene-edited pigs could soon be on supermarket shelves in Canada.
Government support for electric vehicle sector threatens agriculture says federation
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is asking the federal government to re-assess its subsidies for electric vehicles and battery manufacturing in Canada.
Glyphosate class action moves forward in Canada
Bayer defends safety of the herbicide, but legal costs may force withdrawal from U.S. market
Multiple law firms across the country – in Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia and elsewhere – are now recruiting Canadians to join a class action lawsuit related to Roundup and cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Scientific truth on life support when it comes to food
Does food science still matter in an era when influencers get more air time than medical researchers?
Food science research from Harvard would once have been able to sway more public opinion. In the age of social media and influencers, those days are gone.
Tractor, combine sales face downward trend
Sales of farm tractors and combines have declined over the last year in North America
Sales of combines are a handy gauge for farmer optimism. This winter, farmers weren’t feeling it.
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