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• New Crisis Line Launches to Support Mental Health for Canadian Farmers

  05-02-2025 18:42 via farms.com
  The Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing (CCAW) has launched the National Farmer Wellness Network (NFWN) Crisis Line, providing tailored mental health support for Canada’s farmers, farm families, and agricultural workers.Backed by a $1.5 million investment over three years from Farm Credit Canada (FCC), this initiative aims to provide accessible, culturally informed, and confidential crisis services to farmers across the country, according to a press release. The crisis line can be r
  
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• Maximize Your Harvest at The Harvest Academy at Canada’s Farm Show

  05-02-2025 18:42 via farms.com
  The Harvest Academy will equip farmers with practical tools and strategies to optimize their harvest operations.
  
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• U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Grain Will Cost American Families, Says GGC

  05-02-2025 18:41 via farms.com
  The U.S. administration’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian grain and grain products, set to take effect tomorrow, will drive up the cost of essential food staples for American families, warns Grain Growers of Canada (GGC).“This isn’t just a tariff on Canadian farmers—it’s a tax on every American family purchasing loaf of bread, oatmeal, canola oil, and other food staples at the grocery store,” said Kyle Larkin, Executive Director of GGC. “A 25
  
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• U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Cereals Will Hurt North American Consumers

  05-02-2025 18:38 via farms.com
  The United States (U.S.) administration’s decision to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian cereals imports, will sever cross-border supply chains and damage the long-standing relationship between the U.S. and Canada, warns Cereals Canada.The national value chain organization is raising alarms about the severe economic impact that the tariffs will have on the Canadian agriculture sector and the national economy. The U.S. is Canada’s sixth largest market for non-durum wheat, fourth l
  
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• Fertilizer Canada is deeply concerned by the announcement of tariffs from the U.S. and Canadian governments impacting North American fertilizer trade.

  05-02-2025 17:23 via farms.com
  Fertilizer Canada is deeply concerned by the announcement of tariffs from the U.S. and Canadian governments impacting North American fertilizer trade.
  
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• China’s Population Decline Hits Agricultural Markets

  05-02-2025 17:20 via farms.com
  The ongoing decline in China’s population is emerging as a significant yet underreported factor impacting the global agricultural market, according to Ben Buckner, chief grains analyst for AgResource Co.  
  
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• AGCO to Exhibit New Solutions and AE50 Award Winners at World Ag Expo and National Farm Machinery Show

  05-02-2025 17:15 via farms.com
  AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, will exhibit solutions from across its Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and PTx™ brands in February at the 2025 World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, and the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky.
  
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• Canadian tech leads the way for egg gender testing

  05-02-2025 15:48 via farms.com
  HyperEye technology provides non-invasive gender determination in brown and white eggs.
  
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• 2025 Super Bowl of agriculture

  05-02-2025 15:09 via farms.com
  Who wins in the battle between Pennsylvania and Missouri?
  
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• Canada-U.S. economic summit scheduled for Friday

  05-02-2025 14:35 via farms.com
  Agriculture will be represented at the economic summit on Friday
  
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• Nortera celebrates $25M expansion

  05-02-2025 14:29 via farms.com
  The company celebrated the expansion of its frozen warehouse in Strathroy.
  
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• Profitable Pastures 2025 webinar series

  05-02-2025 12:38 via farms.com
  The Ontario Forage Council will hold three webinars over three days that will look at best practices for pasture and grazing.
  
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• Syngenta Seeds moves to a new model for distribution of NK® traited soybeans

  05-02-2025 12:26 via farms.com
  NK traited soybeans will be distributed by Pitura Seeds in Western Canada and Jackson Seed Service i
  
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• Manitoba, Ottawa Announce Major Port of Churchill Investment

  05-02-2025 12:24 via farms.com
  The provincial and federal governments have jointly announced millions of dollars in funding for infrastructure improvements at the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba. 
  
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• Stay Safe from Frostbite Outdoors

  05-02-2025 12:13 via farms.com
  Frostbite damages tissues due to extreme cold. Stay safe by dressing warmly, knowing symptoms, and seeking prompt care. Prevention is the best way to avoid complications.
  
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• Grain Farmers of Ontario welcomes investment in risk management

  05-02-2025 11:29 via farms.com
  Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers, welcomes news from the Ontario government and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food, and Agribusiness (OMAFA) that $100 million will be added to the Ontario Risk Management Program (RMP) and the Self-Directed Risk Management Program (SDRM) over the next three years. The organization especially thanks Premier Doug Ford, Minister Rob Flack
  
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• Tariff talk has Grey-Bruce agricultural community facing uncertainty

  05-02-2025 11:28 via farms.com
  A cloud of uncertainty hung over the Grey-Bruce agricultural community on Feb. 3, with an expected 25 per cent tariffs on all imports going from Canada into the U.S. set to take effect.Late afternoon media reports said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had secured a 30-day reprieve from the tariffs, which were scheduled to take effect at midnight. The deal was reached over a border security package Canada planned to implement to curb fentanyl and illegal migrants from crossing the border fr
  
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• Ontario adds $100 million to provincial insurance program for farmers

  05-02-2025 11:26 via farms.com
  The Ontario government has announced a $100-million increase to its provincial insurance program aimed at supporting farmers during unexpected financial challenges, such as sudden price drops for livestock and field crops.  The funds will be phased in over the next three years, bringing the total available under the Risk Management Program (RMP) to $250 million, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness.  Farmers who participate in the program pay premiums based o
  
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• Mental health program for farmers extended

  05-02-2025 11:25 via farms.com
  Two programs aimed at supporting the mental health of farmers have been extended.Agriculture Wellness Ontario received notice recently that they will receive $10 million in new program funding will continue their Farmer Wellness Initiative and the Guardian Network, said Bethany Parkinson, manager of psychological support and education.The programs are available across the province, said Parkinson, and used by farmers in the region.“I do know that there are folks that call (the Farmer Welln
  
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• North Dakota’s cloud seeding program draws interest from around the world. Opponents want to end it

  05-02-2025 10:37 via farms.com
  North Dakota’s decades-long efforts to aid farmers by reshaping the weather through “cloud seeding” is facing fierce opposition in the state Capitol, where legislation could outlaw the practice, which is used across the West and has drawn global interest to one of the nation’s least populous states.Cloud seeding is done by airplanes releasing tiny particles of silver iodide in clouds to reduce the size of hail and increase rainfall to help crops in the semi-arid climate.
  
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