The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-06
World Food Commodity Prices Remain Little Changed in August
World food commodity prices eased in August, with a fall in cereal values helping to offset gains in vegetable oils and dairy products. Read more
2024-09-06
IL Corn's Strategic Investment in U.S. Grains Council Boosts Export Opportunities
Read IL Corn`s Strategic Investment in U.S. Grains Council Boosts Export Opportunities in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop reports, livestock... Read more
2024-09-06
China Trade - The latest
Manitoba Canola Growers (MCGA) is in urgent and regular discussion with our national partners at the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) and Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), as well as Keystone... Read more
2024-09-06
SaskCrops has sent in their submission for the Federal pre-budget consultations
SaskCrops sent in their annual submission last week for Finance Canada’s federal pre-budget consultations. Read more
2024-09-06
Trade War Looming Between Canada And China
The last time China took revenge on Canada, our canola industry suffered between 1.5 and 2.3 billion dollars in sales. Read more
2024-09-06
Ag Barometer: Sentiment improves despite concerns
All three broad-based measures of farmer sentiment improved in July. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index rose 8 points to 113. At the same time, the Index of Current Conditions... Read more
2024-09-06
University of Kentucky Leads International Effort to Combat Debilitating Crop Fungus
The University of Kentucky, in partnership with Kansas State University, Virginia Tech and the Federal University of Viçosa in Brazil, has been awarded a $686,010 grant to study the fungus Fusarium... Read more
2024-09-06
USDA Announces New Funding for Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces new funding for the
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) for fiscal year 2025 as part of President Biden and Vice President... Read more
2024-09-06
Grow-NY Startups Lead Food and Ag Innovation in the Region
The twenty startups competing for a $3 million in prize money in the sixth annual
Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition promise to lead innovation and growth beyond their own companies,... Read more
2024-09-06
Congress is Failing America’s Farmers
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on USDA’s net farm income data, which shows a 23% drop in on-farm income since 2022. Read more
2024-09-06
The deadline for the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Board of Directors is Friday
The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers are looking to fill three positions on their Board of Directors. Read more
2024-09-06
Crop Report for the Period August 27 to September 2, 2024
Harvest has progressed quickly throughout most of the province over the past week. Currently, 42 per cent of the 2024 crop has been harvested, which is up from the 25 per cent reported last week. This... Read more