To remain free of foot-and-mouth disease, Canada is blocking livestock, uncooked meats, raw dairy and other products from Greece following outbreaks in cattle and sheep there.
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Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease
Federal forecasters to add AI to improve weather predictions: ECCC
Environment and Climate Change Canada announced on April 9 it will begin using artificial intelligence to improve its weather forecasting model beginning this spring.
Manitoba farmers want in on strychnine exception
Producer groups and ranchers say gopher damage in western Manitoba mirrors conditions across the border, but the province has yet to file federal request
Western Manitoba ranchers say gopher damage rivals conditions in Saskatchewan but province has yet to request a federal strychnine exemption.
War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency
The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the U.N. World Food Programme warn that sharp increases in oil, natural gas and fertilizer prices triggered by the war in the Middle East will cause rising food prices and food insecurity.
B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding
Anodyne Chemistries Inc. from Burnaby, B.C. received $1.2 million from the federal government for its process turning carbon dioxide and water to hydrogen peroxide and formic acid.
OPINION: Understanding how plants pause and restart growth can help develop climate-resilient crops
Scientists are working to understand the genetic factors that control plant growth so they can be used to develop crops that handle weather stress like drought, heat and frost.
Farm praises ‘common sense ruling’ in Manitoba horse-for-slaughter trial
Carolyle Farms of Swan River has been cleared of wrongdoing in the case of a 2022 air export shipment of horses, which landed the farm at the heart of a rare private prosecution from advocacy group Animal Justice
Manitoba horse exporter Carolyle Farms speaks after winning court defence in March 2026 animal welfare trial.
Spruce Woods Colony takes top honours at Royal Manitoba Winter Fair pork competition
Winners donate prize money to Brandon hospital, rural health centres and Hutterite-led search and rescue group
Spruce Woods Colony took grand champion honours at the 2026 pork quality competition in Brandon.
Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say
State-owned Moroccan phosphates and fertilizer producer OCP expects its output of soil nutrients to fall by about 30 per cent in the second quarter due to maintenance works.
Deere settles U.S. right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments
U.S. agriculture equipment maker Deere on Monday agreed to pay $99 million into a settlement fund for farms and farmers that are part of a class action over costs and access to repairs.