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NFU calls for ban on investor farmland ownership
Farmers, farm workers, and supporters will be gathering on Parliament Hill on Nov. 22 to demand the Federal government impose a ban on investor ownership of farmland. Young farmers and farm workers wi...
Nov 17, 2023

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday November 16, 2023
Manitoba will be home to a new living lab.Through the lab producers, scientists and other sector partners will develop, test, and evaluate on-farm beneficial management practices (BMPs) on multiple si...
Nov 17, 2023

AAFC looks for ways to reduce emissions in agriculture
Agriculture is responsible for about a third of all of Canada's methane emissions and the majority comes from livestock. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) wants to find new ways to cut down on t...
Nov 15, 2023

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has asked Canadian senators to pass legislative amendments that exempt some agriculture costs from the carbon tax.The House of Commons recently passed amendments that wo...
Nov 15, 2023

Livestock producers asked to comment on forage insurance
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) wants to hear what livestock producers think of the current suite of forage insurance programs.SSGA will be providing recommendations to the Forage In...
Nov 14, 2023

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, November 14, 2023
CoteX Technologies and Nutrien are exploring the joint commercialization of a coating technology to produce an affordable, environmentally-friendly nitrogen fertilizer solution for large acreage crops...
Nov 14, 2023

Agriculture Roundup for Friday November 10, 2023
The number of B.C. poultry flocks infected with avian flu is growing dramatically as migrating wild birds spread the disease while flying south for the winter.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says ...
Nov 10, 2023

Business risk management programs to payout nearly $2 billion
It wasn't as bad as the catastrophic 2021 drought; however, Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) has estimated payments for 2023 will reach $1.85 billion. A large part of Saskatchewan suffer...
Nov 10, 2023

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday, November 9, 2023
RCMP in Manitoba are investigating after a man died following the rollover of a combine harvester.Police said the rollover took place Nov. 3 in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, which is...
Nov 09, 2023

Listen: Exploring career opportunities in agriculture
To kick off Career Month, high school students across Canada were invited to participate in Explore the Possibilities, a virtual career exploration event designed to discover the opportunities to work...
Nov 08, 2023