The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-10-09
BrucePac Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
BrucePac, a Durant, Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 9,986,245 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S.... Read more
2024-10-09
Connecting Buyers and Sellers at Southeast Asia Ag Cooperators Conference
Recently Jolene Riessen, Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) Chair and farmer from Ida County, joined the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) as part of the Southeast Asia Ag Cooperators Conference held in... Read more
2024-10-09
Now Hiring: Summer Student
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) is a development board for the dynamic and growing pulse crop industry. Accountable to and funded by the over 15,000 pulse growers in the province, we provide... Read more
2024-10-09
USDA Announces Actions to Lower Food Prices, Bring Fairness to Farmers, and Promote More Competitive Food Supply Chains
Seed Competition Framework Read more
2024-10-09
Beyond Food Security: How Agri-Tech Innovation Fuels Social and Economic Prosperity
When we talk about food security, most people focus on addressing hunger and social inequality. However, it’s time to broaden the conversation. Food security is not only a humanitarian concern but... Read more
2024-10-09
Premier Doug Ford Calls Out the Region of Waterloo for Mishandling the Wilmot Land Acquisition
Members of the Fight for Farmland Group, alongside concerned Wilmot farmers and community members, attended the 105th International Plowing Match (IPM) in Lindsay, Ontario, where Premier Doug Ford... Read more
2024-10-09
From Letterfrack to Rural Ontario: Sharing Ideas from the 2024 North Atlantic Forum
Researchers, policymakers and practitioners recently gathered in Letterfrack, Ireland for the
2024 North Atlantic Forum. The Forum focused on sustainable livelihoods and sought to engage new ideas... Read more
2024-10-09
USDA Invests $9 Million in 10 Organizations Nationwide to Support Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing nearly $9 million in funding to local organizations to provide outreach, education and technical assistance to urban agricultural producers in... Read more
2024-10-09
Ukraine Ag Sector War Losses Could Top $80 Billion
Reuters reported at the beginning of October that “indirect losses in Ukraine’s key agricultural sector caused by the Russian invasion could reach $83 billion by the end of 2025, mainly due to falling... Read more
2024-10-09
Produce industry members to voice their concerns ahead of federal elections
OTTAWA – The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) will hold their fall joint advocacy event,
Fall Harvest 2024, November 18-20, on... Read more
2024-10-09
Producers Encouraged to Apply for Irrigation Cost Share by November 15th
Producers interested in improving water quality and quantity in their farming operations may apply for irrigation management funding now through November 15, 2024, at their local USDA Natural... Read more
2024-10-09
Ottawa invests more money in organic research
STRAFFORDVILLE – The governments of Canada and Ontario have awarded over $12.2 million in support to 213 projects designed to help farmers make their agricultural lands more healthy and resilient. Read more