A class action lawsuit targeting Bayer’s Roundup is recruiting across Canada; pork processors are calling for federal help to weather Chinese tariffs, and beekeepers are eyeing potential U.S. tariffs and counter-tariffs for impacts they could have on input costs. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week ending April 17, 2025.
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for April 17
AgGronomyTV: Managing invasive weeds in Manitoba
Waterhemp is in Manitoba and management will be key to ensure its spread can be kept to an absolute minimum. How might that look? Planting crops that can better compete against this invasive weed and more targeted herbicide applications. In part 2 from St. Jean Farm Days earlier this year, Kim Brown with Manitoba Agriculture […] Read more
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for April 11, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump changes course on reciprocal tariffs, Canadian vegetable processors face tariffs on cans, and Conservative MP John Barlow says Canadian agriculture is an incredible opportunity. It’s your national agriculture news recap for April 11, 2025
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for April 4, 2025
Canada escapes Trump’s global tariffs—but not necessarily all consequences; the federal Liberals release their agriculture election platform; and Alberta’s Sunterra Farms finds itself in financial and legal trouble. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of April 4, 2025.
AgGronomyTV: Weed control ‘wins’ and concerns for growers
Any weeds in your fields are still lying dormant and likely covered by a layer of snow, but that doesn’t mean they don’t require your attention. Nuisance weeds are a perennial issue for growers and their more problematic relatives – herbicide-resistant weeds – are becoming more of a threat each year. At St. Jean Farm […] Read more
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for March 28, 2024
Prime Minister Mark Carney drops the increase to the capital gains inclusion rate – and then drops the writ; a survey says Canadians are against inter-provincial trade barriers but unsure about supply management; and a U.S. pork producer group lobbies the Canadian government for tariff immunity – it’s your agriculture news recap for March 28.
Agronomy for better decision-making in the field
The path to a more successful growing season is paved with more insightful on-farm data
At Manitoba Ag Days earlier this year, Brunel Sabourin with Antara Agronomy offered a presentation on how growers can more effectively use on-farm data for better decision-making in the field. Sabourin, an agronomist and certified crop advisor, spoke about how growers can apply benchmarks to their farm operations, how technology can help identify areas in […] Read more
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for March 21, 2025
Farmland value keeps rising, though its vertical speed continues to slow; U.S. tariffs on Canada and Mexico might be part of a bigger plot against China, and new agriculture minister Kody Blois vows to cut red tape and push for competitiveness. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of March 21, 2025.
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for March 14, 2025
China’s tariffs a sucker punch to the canola sector, Canadian farmers plan to seed more wheat, and preparing counter-tariffs: U.S. phosphate and farm machinery in the running for levies. It’s your national agriculture news recap for March 14, 2025.
AgGronomyTV: Getting a leg up on legumes
Laura Schmidt with Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers talks about what farmers need to consider when including crops such as soybeans, fababeans or black beans into their crop rotation. (Recorded at Manitoba Ag Days 2025)
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