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China has opened an investigation into EU pork and its by-products, a step that appears mainly aimed at Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark, after the bloc imposed anti-subsidy duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles.
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China may take provisional anti-dumping steps against EU pork imports
Rainfall counts bring flood after famine
Spring rain has recharged groundwater, but Manitoba may also be in for a bad thunderstorm season
Precipitation in April and May has set Manitoba's groundwater situation on the road to drought recovery, but more severe storm clouds might also be on the horizon.
Canadian Ag Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees
Bruce Coulman, Michael Eskin, Paul Larmer and Charles Vincent will be formally inducted on November 2 at a ceremony during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.
New website to tackle crop disease on the Prairies
Website to offer growers a hub of disease information and management resources
Website to offer growers a hub of disease information and management resources.
Funding to help make cattle data gathering easier
Partnership between Angus and Holstein association will look at sharing trait information and how to automate data management
New funding for the Canadian Angus Association and Holstein Canada will allow them to improve the data that goes into genetic evaluations and expand into new areas including carcass quality and traits that help limit the environmental impact of beef.
Farmers assessing damage after stream of storms
MASC fielding hail, sandblasting damage claims in the wake of recent storms
MASC fields hail, sandblasting damage claims in the wake of recent storms
Bayer looks to AI to combat herbicide resistance faster
Bayer's Icafolin will be its first new mode of action herbicide in some 30 years when it launches in 2028
Weeds are growing resistant to the herbicides already on the market, and agribusiness companies like Bayer are in a desperate search for new modes of action to help farmers kill them.
Capital gains changes continue to draw farm concerns
Organizations say increasing the inclusion rate will affect intergenerational transfer
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture said it was frustrated changes to the capital gains tax could undermine intergenerational farm transfers and that Ottawa ignored the calls for further work on the planned changes.
MFGA applauds Senate soil report
The report looks into the relationship between soil health, and Canada's overall economic and environmental wellbeing
The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association says Senate soil report should translate to action and wider adoption of farm practices that support soil health.
LFCE Field Day covers everything from pneumonia to drought
Attendees took in presentations outdoors on genetics and genomics, managing forage, water and drought, plus feedlot health and management. A hot topic of conversation was the drought — or lack thereof. Much of the current research at the University of Saskatchewan focuses on drought.