University of Guelph dry bean researcher Dr. Mohsen Yoosefzadeh Najafabadi champions sustainability by donating surplus breeding program beans to support food security and community art initiatives. 			
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	Bean research breeds community giving
University of Guelph breeding program transforms surplus research beans from waste into resources
 
	Federal agriculture minister to meet with Chinese officials, business leaders
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								Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald is in China this week in hopes of strengthening agricultural ties between the countries. 			
		 
	How stories promote farm safety
Personal anecdotes can sometimes go farther than facts and data, say CASA guest speakers
								Speakers at CASA online conference explain how personal stories can be more valuable than statistics in communicating importance of farm safety 			
		 
	Carney visits Asia to forge new alliances and reduce U.S. dependence
Canada’s trade diversification targets include the Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan
								Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney embarks on his first official visit to Asia on Friday in an attempt to deepen trade and security ties at a time when the North American country is struggling to lessen its overwhelming dependence on the U.S. and redefine its foreign policy in pursuit of new markets. 			
		 
	Trump says talks with Canada off after ad invokes Reagan as free-trader
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								U.S. President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Canada on Friday after terminating trade talks over a Canadian political advertisement that used Republican icon Ronald Reagan saying tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster. 			
		 
	New opportunities for Canadian goods in Mexico
								Agriculture minister’s trip to Mexico sees promotion of Canadian goods like beef and canola, with potential for more partnerships in the future 			
		 
	IGC raises 2025/26 world wheat crop forecast
								The International Grains Council has raised its forecast for 2025/26 global wheat production with crop outlooks upgraded for Russia, the United States and Argentina. 			
		 
	Trump quadrupling Argentina beef tariff rate quota to 80,000 tonnes
								U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is quadrupling the tariff rate quota on Argentinian beef to 80,000 tonnes to reduce prices and protect American farmers, a White House official said on Thursday. 			
		 
	CBOT Weekly: China, shutdown guiding the market
								The United States grain and oilseed markets are currently dominated by two factors, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. Ettner said those are the absence of a trade deal with China and the ongoing United States government shutdown. 			
		 
	China imports no US soybeans in September for first time in seven years
Brazil dominates China’s soybean imports with 85.2 per cent share
								China imported no soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier, as buyers shunned American cargoes during the ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. 			
		