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Frozen ears and feet — but not from the cold

Long, brutally cold Prairie winters could be masking signs of a serious toxin lurking in livestock producers’ feed bins, a University of Calgary veterinary professor warned feed and livestock industry ...
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China’s Q1 pork output up 4.2 per cent from a year earlier, lags expectations

Farm manager Gao Qinshan feeds pigs in a pig pen at a farm in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China January 15, 2026. Output from January through March in the world’s largest pork-producing country surged ...
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Alberta crop report puts seeding progress at 20 per cent

Seeding progress at 20 per cent was up 14 points from the previous week but trails the five-year average of 31 per cent done. Photo: Sonia Third Glacier FarmMedia — Improving conditions allowed ...
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Louis Dreyfus buys oilseed assets from Bunge in Poland and Hungary

Paris | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus Company has acquired grains and oilseeds processing, storage and trading activities in Hungary and Poland from rival agricultural commodity merchant Bunge Global, LDC ...
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In face of ‘resource nationalism,’ Canada must support its agri-food sector: AIC speakers

Amid a new 'scarcity' trade order Canada needs to support its agricultural sector. However, Canada innovation struggles from ...
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Budget 2025 includes trade focus, boost for agriculture risk management

The 2025 federal budget puts a hefty focus on trade diversification along with pledged investments into biofuel production and increased business risk management supports. The “Canada Strong” budget ...
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Canadian trade tribunal to examine imports of frozen, canned vegetables

In 2024, 55 per cent of Canadian fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food were imported according to Farm Credit Canada’s 2025 food and beverage report. That category includes frozen and ...
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Drone spraying expected to increase with ruling

Health Canada has said that farmers can apply any pesticide already registered for aerial application using remotely piloted ...
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Noise over CUSMA talks expected to grow loud

The review of the CUSMA trade agreement kicks off July 1, and the rhetoric will ratchet up as that process begins and evolves ...
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Prairie nitrogen risks shift as weather swings

Fertilizer concerns have shifted from dry-weather risks to agronomists now saying excess moisture is creating a different set ...
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China hits back at Canada with fresh agriculture tariffs

Beijing | Reuters—China announced tariffs on over $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday, retaliating against levies Ottawa introduced in October and opening a new ...
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Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026

Canada's Food Price Report expects the average family of four to see their food bill increased by $1,000, or four to six per cent, in 2026. Photo: Getty Images Food prices are 27 per cent higher now ...