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Canadian farmers will plant more wheat and coarse grains in 2025 at the expense of oilseeds, according to the first supply/demand projections for the 2025/26 marketing year from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Jan. 20.
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AAFC forecasts more Canadian wheat acres, less canola in 2025
Funding, collaboration among ag priorities for NDP
Election 2025, party by party: NDP ag critic says Canada lags other countries in research and development
Our latest in a series outlining the ag policies of major Canadian federal parties: NDP ag critic says Canada lags other countries in research and development
Employers of temporary foreign workers got more fines, bans in 2024
Employment and Social Development Canada handed out $2.1 million in financial penalties to employers of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) between April and September 2024. This was more than double the fines given in the same period of 2023, according to a federal news release.
No day-one tariffs coming from Trump, but trade overhaul planned, official says
President Donald Trump will issue a broad trade memo on Monday that stops short of imposing new tariffs on his first day in office but directs federal agencies to evaluate U.S. trade relationships with China, Canada and Mexico, a Trump administration official said.
Interswitching pilot expiry worries grain sector
The extended interswitching radius will expire in March and, with Parliament prorogued, the Grain Growers of Canada are concerned there’s precious little opportunity to save it
Canada’s extended interswitching radius for rail shipment will expire in March and, with Parliament prorogued, the Grain Growers of Canada are concerned there’s precious little opportunity to save it.
Trump won’t impose tariffs immediately, reports suggest
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will not impose threatened tariffs on Canadian goods immediately, according to several U.S. reports.
The news came within hours of Trump being sworn in as 47th President of the United States.
US and Canada ease ban on French poultry imposed after bird flu vaccination
The United States and Canada have lifted embargoes on certain French poultry imports imposed after Paris decided to vaccinate ducks against bird flu in October 2023, the French agriculture ministry said on Monday.
China’s Dec imports of Canadian canola decline
Anti-dumping probe more likely to affect 2025/26 exports, FCC says
China's imports of Canadian canola, which had been surging since June, plunged in December after Beijing opened an anti-dumping investigation into the oilseed, Chinese customs data showed on Monday.
VIDEO: Farmers need to talk more about mental health
At St. Jean Farm Days earlier this month, Gerry Friesen (a.k.a. ‘the Recovering Farmer’) took to the podium for a presentation entitled, Mental Health Matters on the Farm. In it, Friesen spoke about the prevalence of mental health challenges in the farm community and how farmers can find help via the Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program.
Insurance builds shield against tariff trade uncertainty: FEATURE
In an age of Trump and international trade tensions, can Canadian agriculture insure its way out of financial fallout?
Insurance options might help Canadian farmers navigate uncertain trade waters, even if the tariffs threatened by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump become reality.