An Agriculture Canada entomologist is experimenting with trap crops and marigolds at an Ag in Motion demonstration cropplot
Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion
Artificial intelligence put to work on extension
Farm Credit Canada, Results Driven Agriculture Research unveil AI tool designed to produce ‘timely advice’ for farmers
Farm Credit Canada and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) have unveiled a generative artificial intelligence tool called Root
Confused by Trump’s tariffs? Better ask a lawyer
A Canadian law firm is using its website in an attempt to make sense of the ongoing and difficult to understand trade chaos
Osler, a business law firm with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York, attempted to make sense of the ongoing trade chaos in a June 3 post on its website.
Sclerotinia-resistant canola varieties may be in the cards
A U.S. company develops a trait that it says provides genetic resistance to sclerotinia, which can be challenging for growers
Reading Time: 2 minutes A San Diego company is closer to commercializing a trait that could protect canola from sclerotinia.
Drought developing in northern Saskatchewan agricultural region
Almost no rain has fallen since April 1 in Nipawin and Prince Albert
In the 30 days of April, Nipawin received one millimetre of precipitation. In the first 27 days of May, the Environment Canada weather station in Nipawin recorded 1.5 mm of rain and snow.
Gene edited pig gets green light in America
Pork made from gene-edited pigs could soon be on supermarket shelves in Canada.
Blockbuster oat variety on the horizon
A new and yet-to-be named high-yielding oat variety was developed using traditional plant breeding methods
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre has developed a new line of oats, which has yet to be named, but has shown a seven per cent higher yield than other commercial varieties.
More training needed for trades and financial management: farmer survey
Government programs for farm income insurance and subsidies top priority for farmers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Someone who manages a Canadian farm in 2025 needs different skills than someone who managed a farm in 2005.
Government support for electric vehicle sector threatens agriculture says federation
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is asking the federal government to re-assess its subsidies for electric vehicles and battery manufacturing in Canada.
Glyphosate class action moves forward in Canada
Bayer defends safety of the herbicide, but legal costs may force withdrawal from U.S. market
Multiple law firms across the country – in Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia and elsewhere – are now recruiting Canadians to join a class action lawsuit related to Roundup and cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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