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The price of supply management
Supply management costs Canadians average of $244 per year, MEI study finds
A new report from economic think tank MEI says supply management costs Canadian consumers an average of $244 per year. MEI came up with that figure by comparing Canadian prices for dairy products, eggs and poultry with similar markets in the U.S. Midwest. Canada's supply management system has been around in its curren...
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Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association
Hall of Fame names five new inductees
Five people will be honoured as the 2026 inductees into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association. Dr. Brian Rossnagel, Ken Forth, Guy Charbonneau, Gary Bowers and Dr. David Bailey will be formally inducted at a ceremony in Laval, Que. CAHFA Chair Phil Boyd said the inductees have helped shape Canadian agricul...
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2026 Saskatchewan Crop Report
Saskatchewan seeding nearly done
Saskatchewan farmers are close to completing spring seeding, although the east central region remains behind because of wet conditions and heavy rain. Ministry of Agriculture crops extension specialist Augustine Osei, based in Weyburn, said seeding is 97 per cent complete provincially, up from 93 per cent last week and...
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2026 Manitoba Crop report
Severe weather highlights Manitoba crop update
Despite unprecedented weather across several regions, spring planting is 96 per cent complete in Manitoba. Pulse and soybean specialist Dennis Lange said unusual weather stood out this past week. "Everybody's talking about the weather. Record-setting precipitation fell in areas of the south Interlake and eastern r...
20h ago
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Action plan
Canada's ASF zoning agreement with Japan welcomed by Manitoba Pork Producer
Manitoba pork producers are applauding a new African Swine Fever (ASF) zoning agreement with Japan. Canada and Japan have mutually recognized containment zones in the event of an ASF outbreak. African swine fever is an internationally reportable disease that has devastated swine herds around the world, though it has no...
Jun 17, 2026
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Building the Future of Agriculture Together
SaskOilseeds renews support for Ag in the Classroom
SaskOilseeds and Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan (AITC-SK) want Saskatchewan students to better understand agriculture and the role it plays in the province's future. AITC-SK and SaskOilseeds have renewed a three-year partnership to support agricultural education for students and teachers across Saskatchewan....
Jun 16, 2026
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Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association
Hall of Fame names five new inductees
Five people will be honoured as the 2026 inductees into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association. Dr. Brian Rossnagel, Ken Forth, Guy Charbonneau, Gary Bowers and Dr. David Bailey will be formally inducted at a ceremony in Laval, Que. CAHFA Chair Phil Boyd said the inductees have helped shape Canadian agricul...
23m ago
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2026 Saskatchewan Crop Report
Saskatchewan seeding nearly done
Saskatchewan farmers are close to completing spring seeding, although the east central region remains behind because of wet conditions and heavy rain. Ministry of Agriculture crops extension specialist Augustine Osei, based in Weyburn, said seeding is 97 per cent complete provincially, up from 93 per cent last week and...
17h ago
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2026 Manitoba Crop report
Severe weather highlights Manitoba crop update
Despite unprecedented weather across several regions, spring planting is 96 per cent complete in Manitoba. Pulse and soybean specialist Dennis Lange said unusual weather stood out this past week. "Everybody's talking about the weather. Record-setting precipitation fell in areas of the south Interlake and eastern r...
20h ago
Read More
Building the Future of Agriculture Together
SaskOilseeds renews support for Ag in the Classroom
SaskOilseeds and Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan (AITC-SK) want Saskatchewan students to better understand agriculture and the role it plays in the province's future. AITC-SK and SaskOilseeds have renewed a three-year partnership to support agricultural education for students and teachers across Saskatchewan....
Jun 16, 2026
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The price of supply management
Supply management costs Canadians average of $244 per year, MEI study finds
A new report from economic think tank MEI says supply management costs Canadian consumers an average of $244 per year. MEI came up with that figure by comparing Canadian prices for dairy products, eggs and poultry with similar markets in the U.S. Midwest. Canada's supply management system has been around in its curren...
20m ago
Read More
Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association
Hall of Fame names five new inductees
Five people will be honoured as the 2026 inductees into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association. Dr. Brian Rossnagel, Ken Forth, Guy Charbonneau, Gary Bowers and Dr. David Bailey will be formally inducted at a ceremony in Laval, Que. CAHFA Chair Phil Boyd said the inductees have helped shape Canadian agricul...
23m ago
Read More
2026 Saskatchewan Crop Report
Saskatchewan seeding nearly done
Saskatchewan farmers are close to completing spring seeding, although the east central region remains behind because of wet conditions and heavy rain. Ministry of Agriculture crops extension specialist Augustine Osei, based in Weyburn, said seeding is 97 per cent complete provincially, up from 93 per cent last week and...
17h ago
Read More
2026 Manitoba Crop report
Severe weather highlights Manitoba crop update
Despite unprecedented weather across several regions, spring planting is 96 per cent complete in Manitoba. Pulse and soybean specialist Dennis Lange said unusual weather stood out this past week. "Everybody's talking about the weather. Record-setting precipitation fell in areas of the south Interlake and eastern r...
20h ago
Read More
Action plan
Canada's ASF zoning agreement with Japan welcomed by Manitoba Pork Producer
Manitoba pork producers are applauding a new African Swine Fever (ASF) zoning agreement with Japan. Canada and Japan have mutually recognized containment zones in the event of an ASF outbreak. African swine fever is an internationally reportable disease that has devastated swine herds around the world, though it has no...
Jun 17, 2026
Read More
Building the Future of Agriculture Together
SaskOilseeds renews support for Ag in the Classroom
SaskOilseeds and Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan (AITC-SK) want Saskatchewan students to better understand agriculture and the role it plays in the province's future. AITC-SK and SaskOilseeds have renewed a three-year partnership to support agricultural education for students and teachers across Saskatchewan....
Jun 16, 2026
Read More