Videos

With a new growing season comes a new season (unfortunately) of pest insects that aim to make a meal of your crops. Here, John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, talks about two insects in particular – flea beetles and pea leaf weevils – and why growers should be concerned if they spot significant numbers of […] Read more

Minority of Canadians think food system on right track Only three in ten Canadians think the food system is on the right track according to new data from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity. This is the lowest sentiment has fallen in the seven years the centre has kept track. In 2024, Eighteen per cent […] Read more

Wildfires have blanked North America in smoke, raising questions over what those orange skies mean for crop development. Meanwhile, India has extended a policy allowing for duty-free imports of yellow peas, while more-and-more Canadian farmland is being lost to urban development. It’s your national agriculture news recap for June 6, 2025.

Crop research is essential to provide insight into how crops perform. Commodity groups in particular are well-positioned to help produce and distribute that information once it’s collected. In this video from St. Jean Farm Days earlier this year, Madison Kostal with the Manitoba Crop Alliance and Daryl Domitruk with Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers, discuss […] Read more

King Charles’ throne speech pledges to protect farmers and supply management; Tariffs back on after U.S. court initially blocks a swath of duties; and farmers’ realized income takes a tumble. It’s your national agriculture news recap for May 30, 2025.

Prime Minister Mark Carney makes no mention of agriculture in his mandate letter; Trump’s ‘Big beautiful bill’ could open a door for Canadian canola; and Manitoba wildfires claim lives and displace farmers. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week ending May 23, 2025.

P.E.I. MP Heath MacDonald is named federal agriculture minister; the U.S. approves PRRS-resistant gene-edited pigs; and a University of Calgary researcher says Canadian dairy farmers must prepare for bird flu. It’s your national agriculture news recap for May 16, 2025.

Manitoba canola growers saw on average a 16 per cent decrease in their yields in 2024. More importantly, it’s a trend that Sonia Wilson, oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, has identified as occurring over the past five years. At Manitoba Ag Days earlier this year Wilson spoke to the likely causes that saw growers load […] Read more

Mexico will soon unseat Canada as the top importer of U.S. agricultural goods, CAPI says the new federal government must overhaul business risk management, and the rift between China and U.S. may slow the Bunge-Viterra merger. It’s your national agriculture news recap for May 9, 2025.

Agriculture groups tell the new Carney government to get to work; the dairy sector says supply management isn’t an interprovincial trade barrier; and an Alberta egg farmer spends time in jail in an ongoing dispute with provincial regulators. It’s your national agriculture news recap for May 2, 2025.