India and the United States have finalized the terms of reference for the first phase of a bilateral trade agreement to be concluded late this year, with a view to reaching bilateral trade worth $500 billion by 2030.
What are the thorny farm issues in India-US trade negotiations?
Trade instability likely to tighten 2025 crop profit margins says FCC
Farmers in both west and east unlikely to deviate much on seeded acres of canola, wheat, soy and corn despite volatility
Tight margins could get tighter amid trade instability as farmers prepare to seed this year’s crop, say Farm Credit Canada economists.
NewCold cold storage facility a game changer for southern Alberta agriculture
Automated facility will load and unload trucks in minutes, with no human intervention
Reading Time: 3 minutes NewCold’s first advanced automated cold storage warehouse in Canada is nearing completion, with the Coaldale, Alberta facility expected to open in late June of 2025. The $222 million state-of-the-art facility will revolutionize the southern Alberta agriculture corridor.
White House says Trump will impose tariffs on April 2 ‘Liberation Day’
Canadian farmers, agri-food sectors in flux as multi-front trade war evolves
The Canadian agricultural sector is under pressure as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce more tariffs on April 2. Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged retaliation.
Spuds in Tubs increasingly popular in Alberta
The program becomes a farming feature in many school curriculums, giving students first-hand experience growing potatoes
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Spuds in Tubs Farm to School program teaches Alberta students about growing potatoes, maintaining soil health and managing sustainable food production while growing potatoes in school.
New national potato wart plan in place for 2025 growing season
The new National Potato Wart Response Plan is complete and will take effect for the 2025 potato crop.
CFIA’s 2024 potato wart survey comes back clean
Canadian Food Inspection Agency potato wart survey turns up no cases of the disease for 2024.
Save your yield on eroded knolls
Erosion often steals yield from hilltops and knolls in the field: Here are some ways to get it back
Reading Time: 4 minutes Erosion often steals yield from hilltops and knolls in the field: Here are some ways to get it back
UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields
Under a scorching sun in Democratic Republic of Congo, many of the farmers tending to their fields in the troubled eastern region are guarded by United Nations peacekeepers.
Province wants input on Alberta’s water management system
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta seeking public input on possible changes to water management system.
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