A potato crop blooms in southwestern Manitoba with an irrigation pivot visible behind. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Trade war may create Canadian economic opportunities

Current tariff woes could open chances for long-term economic growth, consultant says —It’s happened before

Canada’s current tariff woes could open chances for long-term economic growth and a stronger Canadian economy, consultant says — It’s happened before.

Australian crops to surpass 10-year averages

Australian crops to surpass 10-year averages

Canola 34 per cent above 10-year average

Australian farmers are forecast to grow slightly more canola and barley this year, while wheat production may dip, according to the latest estimates from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).






A field of fall rye ripens in June 2025 near Selkirk, Manitoba

Fall rye hits record high in Manitoba

More Manitoba acres were growing fall rye in 2025 than ever before

Winter cereals 2025: More Manitoba fields grew fall rye in 2025 than ever before, but winter wheat slipped and, while spring stand survival was good, drought took its toll


A sod turning ceremony in Crystal City, Man., marks the start of a facility expansion for Manitoba farm equipment manufacturer PhiBer Manufacturing on June 5, 2025. Photo: PhiBer Manufacturing

Federal money to grow Manitoba agriculture manufacturers

Manitoba’s agricultural manufacturing sector got a financial booster shot Aug. 28, with benefiting companies ranging from faba bean processors to farm equipment makers

Manitoba’s agricultural manufacturing sector got a financial booster shot Aug. 28, with benefiting companies ranging from faba bean processors to farm equipment makers.

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Farm cash receipts rise in first half of 2025 on livestock gains

Crop receipts roughly level, direct payments fall on reduced crop insurance

Farm cash receipts in the first half of the year were up 3.3 per cent over the same period last year buoyed by livestock receipts. Overall receipts between January and June totalled $49.6 billion, up $1.6 billion from the same period last year, Statistics Canada reported.


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