Controversial comments from U.S. top officials do nothing to reassure American poultry trading partners that bird flu in the country is under control.
Op/Ed
U.S. playing with bird flu fire
Good disease management is also good trade management, keeping markets open
Mounting pressure on farmland losses raise flags for agricultural agvocates
Canada’s soil health and farmland cannot get lost in the political shuffle as candidates bandy words on expanding housing
Canada’s 2025 federal election is coming. Soil health and farmland cannot get lost in the shuffle as political candidates bandy words on expanding housing.
Scientific truth on life support when it comes to food
Does food science still matter in an era when influencers get more air time than medical researchers?
Food science research from Harvard would once have been able to sway more public opinion. In the age of social media and influencers, those days are gone.
Farmer election wish lists miss the mark
Canadian farm groups are laser-focused on trade and tariffs as the federal election approaches, but the key role of food security in national security should not be forgotten
Canadian farm groups are laser-focused on trade and tariffs as the federal election approaches, but the key role of food security in national security should not be forgotten.
A tale of two canola tariffs
China’s tariffs are on a small portion of Canada’s production, while the U.S. threatens a blanket hit
China’s tariffs are on a small portion of Canada’s production, while the U.S. threatens a blanket hit.
Canada’s plodding product registration system strikes again
A potentially helpful nematicide against soybean cyst nematode is being promoted, but for the U.S.: Why is it not up for registration in Canada?
A potentially helpful tool against soybean cyst nematode is being promoted, but for the U.S.: Why is it not up for registration in Canada with the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) too?
Unfair trade war burden must be shared equally
Canadian agriculture is struggling to navigate a trade war on two fronts from two of its major trading partners
We need to stick together to prevent the annexation of Canada by the U.S. That means sharing the burden of the trade war equally across all sectors and provinces.
Are China’s tariffs on Canadian canola oil and meal a ruse?
Canadian farmers are getting dour news on the future of canola prices, but real data might not back up the scope of tariff-driven market chaos everyone is worried about
Canadian farmers are getting dour news on the future of canola prices, but real data might not back up the scope of tariff-driven market chaos everyone is worried about
Analysts search for signal on grain market fortunes
Tariff news, new planting data and more are coming down the pipe, all of which might lean on grain markets in the coming month
Tariff news, new planting data and more are coming down the pipe, all of which might lean on grain markets for Canadian farmers in the coming month.
Republicans might save U.S. agriculture, but it won’t help Canadian farmers
Canadian agriculture sectors counting on U.S. farmer pressure to move the needle on Trump’s tariff policy might be dissapointed
Canadian agriculture sectors counting on U.S. farmer pressure to move the needle on Trump’s tariff policy might be dissapointed
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