China will impose an added 55 per cent tariff on beef imports that exceed quota levels from key supplier countries including Brazil, Australia and the U.S. in a move to protect a domestic cattle industry slowly emerging from oversupply.
China imposes curbs on beef imports to protect domestic industry
Want more canola bushels? Join a local research network
Agronomists consider on-farm trials and access to local data to be critical for improving margins in crop production
Reading Time: 2 minutes Joining a local group of farmers who conduct on-farm trials and share data is a great way to boost profitability, say agronomists in Western Canada.
Exploring agriculture from coast to coast in 2025
Columnist Lee Hart hopes his learning curve continues in 2026
Reading Time: 6 minutes Columnist Lee Hart looks back on what he has learned from farmers and ranchers from coast to coast in 2025.
Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity
London, Ont., adopted Canada’s first stand-alone Urban Agriculture Strategy in 2017. Yet, almost eight years later, many of the strategy’s goals remain unrealized.
Wheat stem sawfly decreased across the province
Outlook for 2026 looking positive for Alberta wheat growers with sawfly numbers declining
Reading Time: 4 minutes Wheat stem fly damage in Alberta was down in 2025, and the outlook for 2026 looks similar.
Measuring sustainable ag in Canada
The National Index on Agri-Food Performance reveals gaps in Canada’s farm sustainability data
Reading Time: 4 minutes The National Index on Agri-Food Performance indicates Canada’s farm sustainability data is fragmented and tricky to measure real progress.
At Agritechnica, farm power options get more diverse
New engines that are being built for flexible fuel use and diesel-electric systems are making their way into agriculture
Reading Time: 5 minutes At Agritechnica 2025 companies showed growing diversity in agriculture machinery powertrains, including lots of talk about diesel-electric hybrid systems, especially from Zoomlion.
Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn
Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal.
Get the best air in your hog barn
Farmers who pay attention to ventilation, humidity, air pressure and temperature in hog barns get comfortable pigs that gain weight faster
Reading Time: 4 minutes Farmers who pay more attention to ventilation, humidity, air pressure and temperature in the hog barn can get pigs gaining weight faster and keep them comfortable.
Ukraine’s farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving
Ukraine’s soil may no longer be able to sustain the country’s role as one of the major food producers without urgent action. And this could have consequences that stretch far beyond its borders.
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