Most of agriculture is seemingly at Manitoba Ag Days each January: Manitoba agribusinesses and farm groups look forward to connecting with farmers at the 2026 show.
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Local farm businesses, groups look forward to Manitoba Ag Days 2026
Manitoba agribusinesses and farm groups look forward to the connections and discussions that Manitoba Ag Days 2026 will bring with customers and farmer members
Agriculture journalism’s forefather remembered
Ron McCullough’s influence dates back to the birth of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation 70 years ago in Edmonton
Ron McCullough’s influence dates back to the birth of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation 70 years ago in Edmonton
High cattle prices fail to budge cautious beef farmer spending
Canadian beef farmers in 2025 are getting paid plenty for their cattle, but the memory of bad markets and little profit is hard to shake when it comes to big spending decisions
Canadian beef farmers in 2025 are getting paid plenty for their cattle, but the memory of bad markets and little profit is hard to shake when it comes to big investments or projects on their farms.
EU farmers raise alarm over Mercosur, Ukraine trade deals
Comments come ahead of visit by Brazil’s Lula
French and Spanish farmers warned on Wednesday that a flood of imports under planned European Union trade agreements with South American bloc Mercosur and Ukraine risked severely undermining European agriculture.
Stein appointed to manage AFA
Newly-hired executive director will lead formulation of strategic plan
The Alberta Federation of Agriculture has appointed Aaron Stein its new executive director. He'll be leading the formulation of a five year strategic plan for the group.
Opinion: What’s the future of farm groups?
What is the future of farm organizations? How can they continue to make an impact? What do they need to change? Those were the weighty topics the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario asked guest speaker Rene Van Acker to tackle during its annual meeting and leadership summit in late March. Van Acker is dean of
U.S. farm group targets Trump with free-trade ads
Washington | Reuters — A farm lobbying group is spending US$500,000 to air television ads on channels near U.S. President Donald Trump’s home in Florida to encourage free trade, with the group worried recent metal tariffs could result in retaliation against U.S. agricultural goods. Farmers for Free Trade, a bipartisan group, on Tuesday said it
Consultations close on tax planning proposals
Calls from farm groups and federal opposition politicians for further consultations on a proposed overhaul of the private corporation tax system have been shut down in the House of Commons. A motion Tuesday from Ontario Tory MP Pierre Poilievre, vice-chair of the Commons finance committee, calling for consultations to continue beyond their Monday deadline through
Pork producers urged to be open about what happens in their barns
Pro-industry advocacy group says consumers have ‘woken up’ and are concerned about modern livestock practices, but willing to listen to farmers’ side of the story
Farmers may have a lot of good science in their corner, but facts alone won’t restore public trust in the food system, according to the head of an industry advocacy group. “People are asking ethical questions and we’re giving them science-based answers, because we’re not comfortable talking about the ethics,” said Terry Fleck, executive directorFarm groups should track CCA sustainability move
The move by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association to join an international group that promotes sustainable agriculture is being hailed as a model for other farm groups. The cattle producers’ organization recently joined the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, whose members range from Cargill, JBS and McDonald’s to the World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and
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