As NATO secretary general Mark Rutte sat quietly beside U.S. president Donald Trump in an Oval Office press conference March 13, the president declared that Canada, a key NATO nation, should willingly submit to American dominance.
Lutnick suggests U.S. to eventually make new bilateral trade deals
Minnesota governor says the U.S. has become untrustworthy
Growers show flax interest amid canola turmoil
Statistics Canada forecasts an acreage drop, but a processor says farmers have been phoning since the U.S. trade war erupted
Statistics Canada has projected that flax acres will decline in 2025. That could happen, but with the trade and tariff uncertainty surrounding canola this winter, more growers are contacting Tyson Fehr and asking questions about the crop.
Moving pigs without the stress
Thinking like a pig can help keep pigs calm and reduce the farmer’s own frustration at the loading bay and in the barn
Reading Time: 5 minutes Farmers don’t need to stress when loading pigs. Good handling techniques and awareness of how the pig sees the world can help the process run smoothly.
Brazilian tour proves fruitful for Alberta farmers
Farming Smarter tour shed light on farming practices in South American agriculture powerhouse
Reading Time: 6 minutes Farming Smarter gives 20 Alberta farmers the opportunity to tour Brazil’s agricultural centres for a look at how the South American agriculture powerhouse has grown into a top nation in world production.
Canada initiates WTO dispute complaint on US steel, aluminum duties
Canada has requested WTO dispute consultations with the U.S. over its imposition of import duties on certain steel and aluminium products from Canada, the trade body said on Thursday.
Potash miner K+S says US farmers to foot the bill for Trump’s tariffs
Germany's K+S, which exports potash to U.S. farmers from Canada, on Thursday said it would pass any tariff-related costs onto customers, after its 2025 earnings forecast disappointed investors.
Canadian canola crush hits record in 2024, but soybeans down
Canola crush up 8.1 per cent, soybeans down 11.6 per cent
Canadian oilseed processors crushed a record 11.37 million tonnes of canola in 2024, reported Statistics Canada. However, the Canadian soybean crush fell by 11.6 per cent in 2024 to 1.56 million tonnes.
Farm machinery associations respond to retaliatory proposals
Agriculture equipment may soon be widely tariffed for the first time since the Second World War
The North American Equipment Dealers Association says Canadian counter-tariffs on farm machinery could severely impact the sector.
Counter tariffs threaten fertilizer prices
Canada's proposed retaliatory tariffs could end up hurting the country's grain farmers.
U.S. dairy exports to Canada up 67 per cent
While Donald Trump may believe the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement is ripping off ordinary Americans, data shows that it's helping U.S. dairy farmers.
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