Canadian Western Agribition’s 11th Indigenous Agriculture Summit focused on growing opportunities for Indigenous producers and using their ways of knowing to advance the ag industry.
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Agribition 2024: Indigenous Ag Summit focuses on community, partnership
WHO calls for stronger surveillance of H5N1 bird flu among animals
A World Health Organization official on Thursday called for stronger surveillance in animals for evidence of infection with H5N1 bird flu in order to curb its spread.
Mexico hopes to quickly resolve New World Screwworm case halting cattle exports into US
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that Mexican and U.S. officials were in contact over a case of New World screwworm (NWS) detected late last week that caused the U.S. to halt imports of Mexican cattle.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices drop, barley favoured
Despite United States corn futures declining as of late, barley is still the preferred feed grain at feedlots in southern Alberta, said a trader.
U.S. grains: Soy up, corn unchanged on pre-Thanksgiving positioning
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched up on Wednesday on technical buying and as investors adjusted positions ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving Day holiday.
U.S. grains: Cattle futures up on strong demand, Mexico border closure
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday as a strong cash market and a screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle added support to futures, analysts said.
Agribition 2024: Western Producer launches documentary at Agribition
Glacier FarmMedia hosted a private event at Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 27 to launch the first episode of the Western Producer’s documentary series, Welcome to the Farm Show.
ICE Canada Weekly: Uncertainty weighs on canola
As the Canadian canola industry remained braced for whatever may come from China in regard to tariffs, a sharp blow to the oilseed arose from a much different source. United States President-elect Donald Trump threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs on their goods imported by the U.S. effective Jan. 20, the day he’s sworn in.
CBOT weekly: Soybeans/corn to trade sideways
Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to hold rangebound and trade sideways through the holiday season, as market participants wait to get a better handle on what trade policies proposed by United States President-elect Donald Trump may mean for the commodities in the new year.
Trump taps Jamieson Greer as US trade representative to ramp up tariff plans
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday chose trade lawyer Jamieson Greer as his new U.S. trade representative, elevating a key veteran of his first-term trade war against China to execute a sweeping tariff agenda that promises to upend global trade.