Importers and exporters around the world are uneasily analyzing what a 10 per cent tariff, or other border measures likely in a second Donald Trump U.S. presidential term, could mean for trade.
Trump’s trade threats a global concern
Soybean industry has choices
Soy Canada executive director outlines big picture for the crop
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s soybean industry must navigate forks in the road. During a late June meeting in Dauphin, Man., Soy Canada executive director Brian Innes told growers they should relish the options in front of them. Why it matters: New opportunities exist to grow soybean production in Canada. “Where do we want to go […] Read more
Farm connections flagged in infectious disease spread
Shared equipment, workers may play roles in interstate spread
Glacier FarmMedia – When Dr. Deb Murray arrived at a sow barn to deliver the news that porcine epidemic diarrhea virus had broken out, she immediately organized an emergency management plan. Why it matters: Hog barn workers’ morale can suffer when a disease outbreak occurs among the animals. Then she noticed most of the staff […] Read more
First Nations should demand at-market lease rates: Lerat
First Nations need to stop leasing out their land to non-Indigenous farmers for below-market prices, says farmer and band councillor Terry Lerat of Cowessess First Nation in south-central Saskatchewan. Instead, bands should be getting every penny they can for the farmland they own and using that money to get themselves back into farming.
Ag in Motion Innovation Awards handed out
The competition was made up of five categories, each including three contestants. Their innovations ranged from a giant manure bio-gas tank-trailer to a simple plastic calf castration card, from analytical management systems to hand-held leaf-scanning apps.
PRRS hog virus now tougher to control
Vets say the virus is more virulent and longer lived
Glacier FarmMedia – Today’s PRRS isn’t yesterday’s PRRS. That means pig producers and veterinarians should mutate their approaches in the same way that Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome is mutating. Why it matters: PRRS has changed, and producers should reassess how they respond to it. “The virus has modified, so we need to do the […] Read more
Cereals Canada moves forward with building plans
Cereals Canada is moving ahead with its plans to building the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange.
Membership crisis rocks Cereals Canada
Official launch of campaign to establish the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange has been postponed
One medium-sized grain company has definitively decided to leave the organization, a large one has triggered a two-year option to depart if it chooses and other grain companies may have also triggered two-year potential-departure options, sources say.
New feed rules may impact on-farm mills
FEED | Long-promised feed rule changes may require more vigilance from farms with their own mills
The feed industry operates a quality assurance program called FeedAssure, which some farms have joined. With new national feed regulations expected in 2024, farmers should check for updated requirements in FeedAssure and ensure they are in compliance with the law.
Lab-grown meat not seen as threat
Companies trying to produce meat from cells have trouble making the investment math work
Glacier FarmMedia – There was lots of chatter but little fear about “lab meat” at the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada. While the grown-from-cells form of animal protein has collected an enormous amount of headlines and attention, it has been doing worse with investment capital, according to commodity market analyst Aaron Hanson. Why it matters: […] Read more
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