Manitoba Agriculture issued its final crop report of 2025, showing the overall provincewide harvest at 97 per cent complete as of Oct. 20. Nearly all major crops have finished combining, with 37 per cent of Manitoba’s sunflowers finished, plus 71 per cent of grain corn and small amounts of soybeans and potatoes left to do.
Most of Manitoba harvest wraps up for 2025
Navigating the tricky world of growing strawberries in Alberta
Now is the time to plan for next year’s strawberries
Reading Time: 4 minutes One Albertan fruit producer offered advice to those who are planning on growing strawberries in Alberta.
RDAR expands grazing program to include virtual fencing
Eligible ranchers can receive up to $75k for virtual fencing system
Reading Time: < 1 minute RDAR has expanded its On-Farm Climate Action Fund grazing program to include virtual fencing, offering up to $75,000 to ranchers for new projects.
New opportunities for Canadian goods in Mexico
Agriculture minister’s trip to Mexico sees promotion of Canadian goods like beef and canola, with potential for more partnerships in the future
IGC raises 2025/26 world wheat crop forecast
The International Grains Council has raised its forecast for 2025/26 global wheat production with crop outlooks upgraded for Russia, the United States and Argentina.
Trump quadrupling Argentina beef tariff rate quota to 80,000 tonnes
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is quadrupling the tariff rate quota on Argentinian beef to 80,000 tonnes to reduce prices and protect American farmers, a White House official said on Thursday.
Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation travels to summit in Mexico to enhance trade relations between Canada, U.S. and Mexico
$571 million in Alberta agri-food exports were exported to Mexico in 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Minister RJ Sigurdson visited Mexico as part of the Canadian delegation to the 2025 Tri-National Agricultural Accord.
CBOT Weekly: China, shutdown guiding the market
The United States grain and oilseed markets are currently dominated by two factors, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. Ettner said those are the absence of a trade deal with China and the ongoing United States government shutdown.
Trump urges U.S. cattle ranchers to lower prices as he touts tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump is calling on cattle ranchers to lower prices
Bird flu cases increase across Europe, Japan
New bird flu outbreaks were reported in several European countries and Japan this week