Reading Time: 4 minutes By sampling water bowls, researchers can monitor antimicrobial resistance and bovine respiratory disease in cattle, which is a faster and more efficient method than traditional individual animal testing.

Cattle water bowls hold insight into animal health, antimicrobial resistance
Swabbing cattle watering bowls used in genomic testing to find antimicrobial resistance and look for bovine respiratory disease

China to reduce pig herd amid low consumer demand
China’s pig industry representatives will gather next week in Beijing to discuss ways to reduce breeding sow numbers by a million as part of a push to tackle over-capacity and stabilize prices.

Trump’s higher tariffs hit major US trading partners, sparking defiance and concern
Higher tariffs likely to impact global supply chains and inflation
U.S. President Donald Trump's higher tariffs on imports from dozens of countries kicked in on Thursday, raising the average U.S. import duty to its highest in a century and leaving major trade partners such as Switzerland, Brazil and India hurriedly searching for a better deal.

Corteva raises annual profit forecast after strong first-half performance
U.S. agrichemicals company Corteva raised its annual adjusted profit forecast on Wednesday, following strong performance in the first half of the year.

Glencore says long-term strategy may involve sale of Bunge stake
Miner and trader Glencore said on Wednesday that its long-term strategy could involve the sale of its 16.4 per cent stake in enlarged global agribusiness Bunge Global some time in the future.

Bayer CEO: we will have to stop U.S. glyphosate production if nothing changes
Bayer on Wednesday said it would be forced to stop its U.S. production of widely-used farming weedkiller glyphosate unless regulatory or legal changes are made to stave of litigation that has been weighing on the German company.

ADM Q2 profit falls to 5-year low amid trade turmoil
Archer-Daniels-Midland posted its lowest second-quarter profit in five years on Tuesday as U.S. trade upheaval and uncertainty around biofuel policies slowed sales and crimped trading and crop processing margins.

Canada’s trade deficit widened to C$5.9 billion in June
Canada's merchandise trade deficit widened in June to C$5.9 billion as imports grew faster than exports due to a one-time high-value oil equipment import, data showed on Tuesday.

Bayer adds $1.9 billion to Roundup litigation reserves, raises 2025 sales forecast
Bayer said on Thursday it had set aside an additional 1.2 billion euros (C$1.9 billion) in provisions to address ongoing litigation in the United States over weed killer Roundup.

Proposed Canada-U.S. trade deal could still be weeks away, says Ottawa
Trump increases tariff on Canada to 35 per cent from 25 per cent, cites fentanyl
A proposed U.S.-Canada trade deal could still be weeks away, Ottawa's chief negotiator said on Friday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed higher tariffs on imports from Canada.