Pork made from gene-edited pigs could soon be on supermarket shelves in Canada.
Gene edited pig gets green light in America
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.
Tractor, combine sales face downward trend
Sales of farm tractors and combines have declined over the last year in North America
Sales of combines are a handy gauge for farmer optimism. This winter, farmers weren’t feeling it.
Canadians agree on internal trade, less consensus on dairy
An Angus Reid poll of 4,009 people, published in March, found that 29 per cent of Canadians want to eliminate supply management for dairy, eggs and poultry and 23 per cent want to maintain the system.
Ottawa may deregulate the ag sector
Deregulation in the feed sector is seen as a response to tariffs
Any reduction in paperwork or improvement in approval times is welcome news in Canada's feed sector.
Tractor, combine sales face downward trend
Sales of farm tractors and combines have declined over the last year in North America
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sales of combines are a handy gauge for farmer optimism, but sales of farm tractors and combines has declined in the past year across North America.
Growers show flax interest amid canola turmoil
Statistics Canada forecasts an acreage drop, but a processor says farmers have been phoning since the U.S. trade war erupted
Statistics Canada has projected that flax acres will decline in 2025. That could happen, but with the trade and tariff uncertainty surrounding canola this winter, more growers are contacting Tyson Fehr and asking questions about the crop.
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