The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-10-22
Canadian Grain Commission uses surplus to avoid increase in fees
The Canadian Grain Commission uses its surplus to cover budget shortfalls caused by lower grain volumes, ensuring no fee increases for farmers while maintaining essential services until 2027. Read more
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2024-10-22
A Faster Way to Identify Drought-resistant Plants for Crop Breeding Research
Climate change is making droughts more common and more severe—which makes research into developing drought-resistant crops more important than ever. Now researchers have developed a new framework that... Read more
2024-10-22
Canada settles Agricultural Benefits specific claims with nine First Nations under Treaties 5, 6, and 10
TREATY 5, TREATY 6, AND TREATY 10 TERRITORIES, Oct. 18, 2024 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is renewing relationships between the Crown and First Nations by addressing Canada's failure to provide... Read more
2024-10-22
Extension Program Expands Students’ Career Visions
Rory Wang, a Ph.D. candidate in food microbiology, was curious about what researchers at
Cornell AgriTech do with their apple, pumpkin, broccoli and berry harvests, and whether they would be willing... Read more
2024-10-22
Governments helping fruit sector seek new opportunities
Toronto, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Read more
2024-10-22
This Farmer 'Planted Blindly' in a Changing Climate. A Weather App Came to His Rescue
Read This Farmer `Planted Blindly` in a Changing Climate. A Weather App Came to His Rescue in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop reports,... Read more
2024-10-22
Port of Johnstown Unveils New Grain Dryer
Just in time for the 2024 Ontario corn harvest, the Port of Johnstown has upgraded its grain handling capabilities. Read more
2024-10-22
SDSU Extension to Host Farm, Ranch Estate Planning Series
South Dakota State University Extension is excited to announce its upcoming estate planning and farm transition workshops for 2024-2025. Read more
2024-10-22
Private Members' Bill blames pandemics on animal agriculture says Ag Critic
Read Private Members` Bill blames pandemics on animal agriculture says Ag Critic in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop reports, livestock... Read more
2024-10-22
Harvesting Corn Stover
The decision to harvest corn stover from fields must be based on a balance between feed and bedding needs for livestock relative to soil health and nutrient management goals. Stover is the stalks,... Read more
2024-10-22
Crop Conference Speaker Shares Research on How Bigger Equipment Can Mean Smaller Yields
An Iowa State University biosystems engineer will explain how bigger is not always better when it comes to farm equipment during the 2024 University of Missouri Crop Management Conference, Dec. 4-5 in... Read more
2024-10-22
Research on Manitoba Wheat Crop could benefit all prairie farmers
Farmers in Manitoba are being called upon to aid critical research aimed at improving wheat production amid changing climate conditions. Read more