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U.S. urges WTO members to rethink core tariff rule in face of China threat

The Trump administration on Monday urged World Trade Organization members to rethink the body’s core principle of “Most ...
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EU crop monitor sees lower soft wheat and rapeseed yields in 2026

Crop monitoring service MARS said on Monday it expects the European Union’s average soft wheat yield to reach 5.98 tonnes per ...
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FCC raises inflation forecast on surging commodity prices

Farm Credit Canada has raised its 2026 forecast for overall inflation as commodity prices spike due to war in the Middle East ...
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Crop input costs to rise in 2026: FCC

Crop input costs are expected to rise in 2026, while crop prices are expected to come down, according to Farm Credit Canada’s analysis. Canadian farmers are forecasted to spend $22.5 billion on crop ...
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FBN planning expansion of product line

Farmers Business Network is expanding its footprint in Canada. The company that is primarily known for retailing agricultural chemicals direct to its farmer-members plans to branch out into providing ...
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Conservative platform promises tax cuts, farmland protection

Glacier FarmMedia—The Conservative Party of Canada is promising to cut taxes affecting farmers and create a farmland protection plan in its federal party platform, released Tuesday morning. The ...
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U.S. suspends Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports over New World screwworm

FILE PHOTO - U.S. agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins speaks to the media at the Commodity Classic in Denver. Photo: Robert Arnason Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on ...
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JRI to rebrand ag businesses as “Richardson”

Watch for new stationery from the ag businesses formerly known as JRI, Pioneer Grain and Canbra Foods. Winnipeg-based James Richardson International (JRI) announced Thursday that it has changed its ...
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Neonic phase-out may limit flea beetle control tools

CNS Canada — The phasing out of neonicotinoid seed treatments in Canada may cause problems for the country’s canola growers when dealing with flea beetles — but alternatives pesticides could fill the ...
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AAFC to cut more than 600 staff

A letter from Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence Hanson to AAFC staff posted on Reddit stated the department has finalized a review following decisions in the 2025 budget. Prime ...
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Seven research sites to close, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada confirms

Three Agriculture Agri-Food Canada research and development centres and four satellite research farms will close, the federal government has confirmed Friday. Research and development centres at ...
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Research recruits beneficial bacteria against Strep suis in piglets

Calgary researchers hope to engineer beneficial bacteria as an enzyme delivery system to fight Strep suis bacterial ...