Reading Time: 2 minutes Lethbridge Polytechnic researcher Selin Karatepe is helping agriculture producers with decision-making tools in economic feasibility.
Lethbridge Polytechnic researcher helps unlock the economics of farming
Virtual tool designed in Lethbridge to determine economic feasibility in controlled-environment agriculture
Canada and China discuss disputes over canola and EVs, says Ottawa
Senior Canadian and Chinese officials discussed bilateral trade disputes involving canola and electric vehicles on Friday, Ottawa said, but gave no indication of any immediate breakthrough.
Canada, Mexico look beyond U.S. as agri-food trade pact expands
Earlier this week Heath MacDonald, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, met to discuss bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation and trade ties between the two countries.
Mustard processor expands in southern Alberta
$30 million G.S. Dunn investment in southern Alberta mustard-milling facility leads to 70 per cent increase in processing capacity
Reading Time: 2 minutes $30 million expansion for southern Alberta mustard facility adds milling capacity to largest supplier in the world of value-added milled mustard products
New coal mine proposal met with old concerns
Latest Grassy Mountain coal mining proposal continues to have its detractors in Crowsnest Pass area in Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes Revamped coal-mining proposal for Grassy Mountain in Crowsnest Pass continues to get push back from ranchers and conservation groups in Alberta
Carney expects to meet senior China leaders, sidesteps question on tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he expected to meet senior Chinese leaders soon but sidestepped a question about dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for relief from Beijing’s duties on canola.
China holds off on soybean purchases due to high Brazil premiums, traders say
China has yet to secure much of its soybean supply for December and January as high premiums for Brazilian cargoes discourage buyers.
Grain trader Bunge lowers 2025 profit forecast after closing Viterra deal
U.S. grain trader and processor Bunge on Wednesday lowered its 2025 earnings forecast following its merger with Viterra, and said it is overhauling segment and volume reporting to align with its integrated operations.
What is going on deep below the surface?
Even 60 centimetres below, microbial communities can affect how organic matter breaks down
Reading Time: 4 minutes Researchers are diving deep into the soil - more than 60 cm. below the surface - to find out how microbial communities shape how carbon and nitrogen cycle through our soils.
Hot tips for cow-calf beef farmers
From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian
Reading Time: 5 minutes From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian
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