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China drops crippling duties on Canadian canola seed China effectively shut the door to Canadian canola seed this week. It imposed preliminary 75.8 per cent duties on the oilseed – purportedly due to complaints of dumping. This adds to 100 per cent duties on canola oil and meal. The Canadian Canola Growers Association said the

Prairie farmers skeptical about soil health Scientists and the federal government have been selling the concept of “soil health” for five to ten years, now but many Prairie farmers aren’t buying in according to research from the University of Calgary. According to a survey of Canadian farmers, those from the Prairies are more apt than

American businessman vows to fund ostrich farm’s legal battle A New York-based businessman has pledged to fund a B.C. ostrich farm’s legal battle, as they dispute an order to cull the birds due to avian influenza. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull after 69 birds died from avian flu back in December and

Canola growers live in a high-cost environment so it’s important to know when it’s time to spray – if need be – to protect their investment. In this video from Crop Diagnostic School in Carman, Manitoba, earlier in July, Darren Bond with Manitoba Agriculture shares some tips on what canola growers should consider if they

Biological crop inputs, such as living organisms or natural materials, as a replacement or supplement for conventional fertilizers are gaining interest with growers. They offer improved soil health, and in turn, boost plant health as well. At Ag in Motion in Langham, Sask., last week, Twyla Jones with Nutrien Ag Solutions shared how growers are

Trump administration keen on managed trade system based on tariffs While U.S. officials may say that free trade isn’t dead, MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett respectfully disagrees. The Trump administration’s recent moves have effectively taken the United States out of any type of free trade agreement, Burnett wrote this week. The U.S. appears intent on replacing

This week’s ‘In Case You Missed’ comes to you from Agriculture in Motion, held between July 15 and 17 in Langham, Saskatchewan. See all of our Ag in Motion coverage at the Western Producer. Canada’s chief trade commissioner, Sask. Premier talk trade at AIM Canada’s chief trade commissioner visited the Ag in Motion site on