Agriculture

Russian peas to China is a ‘game changer’

The door opened late last year when China signed a new pea phytosanitary agreement with Russia.

Mar 16, 2023 10:29 AM Read more >

CP-KCS rail merger gets green light from regulator

A regulatory decision was issued March 15, subject to conditions including a seven-year STB oversight period.

Mar 16, 2023 10:23 AM Read more >

Video: Building bridges to indigenous communities

Breaking the wall down is in everyone’s interest, speaker says.

Mar 13, 2023 1:20 PM Read more >

Claas narrows lines and expands capacity

Global machinery maker rebuilds its 70-year-old German combine factory floor, adding throughput and practical design.

Mar 12, 2023 8:11 AM Read more >

Vaccine dream for PED not dead yet

Dreams were dashed six months ago when a pharmaceutical company gave up on its attempts to create a PED vaccine.

Mar 11, 2023 11:29 AM Read more >

Preparing for the inevitable

Arrival of African swine fever on this continent is taken as a given by most in the North American hog and pork industry.

Mar 11, 2023 7:24 AM Read more >

Opinion: Farm products need faster approval

Companies that make new products generally seek regulatory approval in the largest markets, long before seeking approval in Canada.

Mar 10, 2023 11:44 AM Read more >

Planters show promise in research conditions

Studies conducted in southern Alberta find precision planters can produce higher yields than when air drills are used.

Mar 10, 2023 11:02 AM Read more >

Gluten-free oat contracts fall apart

Purely Canada Foods writes letter to about 30 farmers in northeastern Sask. dissolving contracts it had signed with them.

Mar 10, 2023 10:56 AM Read more >

WSA forecast: Snowpack variations may affect runoff potential

Report is based on conditions as they were on March 1.

Mar 10, 2023 9:55 AM Read more >