Crops
FVGC announces Erik Nielsen will step into the newly-created role of Director of Policy, Research, and Public Affairs
Crops
Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada appoint policy lead
Alberta Crop Report: Scattered rains, crop conditions
Central region crops fare best
Scattered showers resulted in variable crop conditions in Alberta as of Aug. 5, 2025.
Dry conditions fuel rising risk of agricultural fires across Ontario
Experts warn that prolonged dry spells are creating dangerous conditions on farms, increasing the threat of crop and equipment related blazes
Experts warn that prolonged dry spells are creating dangerous conditions on Ontario farms, increasing the threat of crop and equipment related blazes
Nutrien expects more fertilizer use by farmers despite low crop prices
Nutrien expects increased fertilizer use by North American farmers this fall and a good global potash market in 2026 despite some crop prices at multi-year lows.
OPINION: What I heard from soybean customers on the other side of the world
Soy Canada representatives learned about how aggressive U.S. pressure is in Indonesia
Soy Canada representatives recently travelled to Asia with Heath MacDonald, Canada’s minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and learned about how aggressive U.S. pressure is in Indonesia.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Varied precipitation as harvest begins
Dry areas begin harvest operations
Some areas of Saskatchewan received more than 100 mm of rain during the week ended Aug. 4, 2025, but others had little to none. Harvest operations began in those dry areas.
Manitoba Crop Report: Dry conditions across province
Despite dryness, crops still in good shape
Much of Manitoba saw dry conditions during the week ended Aug. 4, 2025. However, crop conditions were still in good shape.
Creating new guidance for true armyworm and cereal leaf beetle
Older understanding of the pests can be updated by new research and technology
As populations of true armyworm and cereal leaf blight increase across the province, early detection through filed monitoring is key to protecting crops and preventing losses
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.
Keep it clean on pre-harvest chemical use
Farmers urged to toe the line on pre-harvest pesticide application and market product restrictions to avoid grain marketing headaches
Canadian farmers urged to toe the line on pre-harvest pesticide application and market product restrictions to avoid grain marketing headaches.
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