China is considering buying more U.S.-farmed soybeans, President Donald Trump said after what he called “very positive” talks with President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, even as Beijing warned Washington about arms sales to Taiwan.
Trump, Xi discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, U.S. relations
Lacombe research centre closure called ‘catastrophe’
Beef and forage sectors say industry will suffer due to deeply disappointing cuts
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cattle industry mourns loss of Agriculture Canada’s research centre included in sweeping cuts that were announced late last month.
CCIA prepares to make traceability transition
Canadian Cattle Identification Agency urges cattle producers to get ready for regulations coming into effect
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency may not be proposing regulatory changes for traceability, but it's the one delivering the program.
Former U.S. agriculture officials, top Republican senator warn of farm country trouble
The chair of the U.S. Senate’s agriculture committee warned on Tuesday that farmers were suffering heavy losses, while more than two dozen former industry leaders sounded the alarm about the risk of a “widespread collapse of American agriculture” ahead of a $12 billion government bailout expected to reach growers this month.
Bunge forecasts 2026 profit below estimates on macroeconomic uncertainty
Bunge Global on Wednesday reported a 2026 profit outlook below analysts’ expectations.
Canola industry pumped about 45Z clean fuel ruling in U.S.
Canada’s canola sector is pleased with the new 45Z guidance published by U.S. Treasury.
Beef industry weighs in on AAFC research cuts
The Canadian Cattle Association and Beef Cattle Research Council said cuts to federal research centres and programs will have long-term debilitating consequences for the beef industry.
U.S.’s 45Z clean fuel regulations good news for Canada’s canola producers
U.S. Treasury has finally released proposed regulations for the 45Z tax credit and it contains good news for canola.
‘Devastating’: PMRA blocks Alberta’s joint emergency strychnine bid
Alberta and Saskatchewan had asked the Pest Management Regulatory Agency to approve its emergency use request
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agency rules proposed mitigation measures insufficient to lower environmental risk, despite growing Richardson’s ground squirrel population.
Mustard prices holding steady
Mustard markets in Western Canada are showing little movement this winter, said Norm Hall, board chair of the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission.