A surprising tariff pause between Beijing and Washington will not help U.S. farmers gain soy sales in China without additional concessions, producers said, because top-supplier Brazil still has a competitive price advantage.
U.S. farmers say Brazil still has edge in China’s soybean market despite trade truce
Gene edited pig gets green light in America
Pork made from gene-edited pigs could soon be on supermarket shelves in Canada.
U.S. and China reach deal to temporarily slash tariffs
‘Very positive news’ for countries’, global economies says analyst
The U.S. and China announced they'd reached a deal to temporarily cut tariffs in a move that offered a reprieve to global economies.
U.S. suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over New World screwworm
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Sunday said she is suspending imports of live cattle, horses and bison through the southern U.S. border over the damaging pest New World screwworm, a measure that immediately drew opposition from Mexico.
Good agronomy urged under uncertain canola market
With tariffs and trade wars looming, Canadian canola growers are urged to eke out every bit of efficiency in their 2025 canola production
Reading Time: 6 minutes With tariffs and trade wars looming, Canadian canola growers are urged to eke out every bit of efficiency in their 2025 canola production.
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.
Saskatchewan cattle producers want bovine TB investigation to target wildlife
Saskatchewan environment ministry says no positive tests have been found in elk and other cervids, but testing will continue
Saskatchewan cattle producers who packed a meeting room last week for updates on the bovine tuberculosis investigation originating in their area weren't happy with much of what they heard from officials.
New Chicago spring wheat futures make thin trade thinner
Trading volumes a fraction of Minneapolis spring wheat
The CME Group's new Chicago spring wheat futures may be diluting an already thin market, says analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, North Dakota.
Alberta cattle feeder association nears loan program suspension resolution
Legal firm restructuring officer continuing forward progress to get loan program injunction lifted
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cody McBride has been hired as the new supervisor for the Picture Butte Feeder Co-operative, indicating its suspension from Alberta’s Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee program will soon be lifted.
BASF’s agriculture arm eyes seeds and Asia as it prepares for listing
BASF's agriculture unit is aiming to expand in Asia and global seed markets as it prepares for a stock market listing in about two years, a senior executive told Reuters.
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