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• Collaboration enables more than $3.4 million in research funding to advance canola agronomic priorities

  11-02-2025 15:27 via farms.com
  The three Prairie, provincial canola grower associations have evaluated and selected 11 canola research projects to receive funding under the Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP) in 2025. This investment includes over $2.3 million from Alberta Canola, SaskOilseeds and Manitoba Canola Growers, as well as over $764,000 from the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) and over $363,000 from Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), bringing the total investment to over $3.4 million.Driven b
  
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• The BCRC Announces $1.43 Million for Nine Priority Research Projects

  11-02-2025 15:26 via farms.com
  Nine new projects have been funded under the BCRC 2024 call for proposals. BCRC funding to the nine projects totals $1.43 million. Each project brings funding from other sources, leveraging producer funding with over $3.1 million.Funding decisions are made by the BCRC’s producer council based on priorities identified in the Canadian Beef Research and Technology Transfer Strategy.  “Applied research is important to help producers make on-farm decisions and implement strategies th
  
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• President Trump puts 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports

  11-02-2025 15:05 via farms.com
  Customers will pay the extra costs, an equipment manufacturer said
  
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• Celebrating Canadian agriculture on Canada’s Agriculture Day

  11-02-2025 15:03 via farms.com
  Celebrate all things Canadian ag on #CdnAgDay
  
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• CFA’s 1st Vice-President Todd Lewis Appointed to the Senate of Canada

  11-02-2025 13:32 via farms.com
  The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) proudly congratulates our 1st Vice-President, Mr. Todd Lewis, on his appointment to the Senate of Canada.
  
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• Tariffs Will Have Severe Negative Consequences for Farmers and Consumers in Canada and the U.S.

  11-02-2025 13:30 via farms.com
  The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), who represent over 190,000 family farms across Canada, is extremely disappointed to see the widespread 25% tariffs implemented by the U.S. today.
  
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• Food Freedom Day is February 8, 2025

  11-02-2025 13:29 via farms.com
  The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has calculated that by Saturday, February 8th, 2025, a Canadian household of average income will have earned enough to pay for their entire year’s grocery bill.
  
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• Massey Ferguson Launches Double Small Square Baler

  11-02-2025 13:25 via farms.com
  A global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, released the Massey Ferguson® SB.1436DB small square baler. Producing two rows of bales per field pass — doubling the output of a single baler that produces 14-by-18-inch bales — this revolutionary baler delivers greater field performance, superior bale consistency and tremendous uptime to help commercial hay producers meet today's challenges.
  
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• Blair Roth inducted into Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame

  11-02-2025 10:54 via farms.com
  "This farm boy from Bow Island is deeply honoured and humbled to stand before you today as an inductee into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame,” says Blair Roth. “This recognition really is a testament to the collective efforts of many individuals who supported and inspired me throughout my career. I would never have dreamed that this was possible, or even warranted.“I would like to express my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to my family. Their unwavering support and encourage
  
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• Agricultural societies find innovative ways to help communities thrive

  11-02-2025 10:52 via farms.com
  The Alberta Agricultural Societies Innovation Awards honour agricultural societies for their creativity, resilience and dedication to their communities. In recognition of their outstanding efforts, 4 agricultural societies have been selected to receive the 2024 Alberta Agricultural Societies Innovation Award: Edgerton Agricultural Society, Colchester and District Agricultural Society, Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition, and Grande Prairie Regional Agricultural and Exhibition Society.The Edgert
  
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• Dal agriculture students dig into sustainable agribusiness with podcast project

  11-02-2025 10:47 via farms.com
  A team of Agricultural business students are hoping their new podcast will cultivate meaningful conversations about the future of food and sustainability. The Harvesting Impact podcast, a student-led initiative developed under the guidance of Dr. Tasha Richard as part of the Issues in Sustainable Agribusiness course last fall, allowed the eight fourth-year students to dig into issues impacting their field and gain hands-on experience in podcast production."The project was designed to empowe
  
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• Evero announces strongest quarter to date for exported biomass plant power

  11-02-2025 10:45 via farms.com
  Evero Energy (Evero), a leading waste-wood-to-energy and BECCS company, has announced its strongest quarter to date, increasing net exported power to provide 113,000 MWh of clean electricity to the national grid and local industrial partners.The company’s Ince, Mersey and Lisahally waste wood biomass plants achieved consistently high availability and generation hours.In particular, Ince saw a 13% improvement in availability during Q4 2024. Furthermore, Evero’s Ince facility set a new
  
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• U.S. Department of Agriculture detects second bird flu strain in dairy cattle

  11-02-2025 10:38 via farms.com
  U.S. dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu that previously had not been seen in cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, ramping up concerns about the persistent spread of the virus.The H5N1 virus has reduced milk output in cattle, pushed up egg prices by wiping out millions of hens, and infected nearly 70 people since April as it has spread across the country.Genome sequencing of milk from Nevada identified the different strain, known as the D1.1 genotype, in
  
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• Government Payments to Buoy US Farm Income in 2025

  11-02-2025 10:25 via farms.com
  The USDA is projecting a significant increase in US farm income in 2025, but the American Farm Bureau Federation is calling the expected gain “misleading.” In its first farm income forecast for this year last week, the USDA said net farm income will jump $41 billion or 29.5% year-over-year to $180.1 billion. However, the key driver behind the forecasted increase in 2025 net farm income is a surge in direct government payments, which are expected to reach $42.4 billion — a
  
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• Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture meet to discuss Canada-United States trading relationship

  11-02-2025 10:12 via farms.com
  Yesterday, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, convened provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture to discuss several key areas of interest for Canada's agriculture sector in the current context of the Canada-United States trading relationship.
  
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• AGCO and SDF Enter New Partnership to Strengthen Global Position in Low-Mid Horsepower Tractor Segment

  11-02-2025 10:09 via farms.com
  AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, and SDF, one of the world's leading manufacturers of tractors, harvesters, electric self-driving tractors and diesel engines, have signed a supply agreement that will offer farmers a streamlined low-mid range horsepower tractor portfolio for AGCO's leading Massey Ferguson brand. Beginning mid-year 2025, tractor specialist SDF will produce proprietary t
  
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• Canadian Dollar Volatility a Key Marketing Factor for Ontario Producers

  11-02-2025 10:05 via farms.com
  Volatility in the Canadian dollar has become a key marketing factor to watch for Ontario producers, perhaps even more so than futures market gyrations, says Steve Kell of Kell Grain Elevators. 
  
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• More than $3.4 Million Earmarked for Canola Research Projects

  11-02-2025 10:04 via farms.com
  Provincial canola grower associations have evaluated and selected 11 canola research projects - including developing heat- and drought-tolerant varieties and enhancing resistance to Verticillium - to receive funding under the Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP) in 2025.  
  
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• National Crisis Line Launched to Support Canadian Farmers’ Mental Health

  11-02-2025 10:03 via farms.com
  The Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing recently launched a new initiative to support the mental health of Canadian farmers, their families, and agricultural workers. The National Farmer Wellness Network Crisis Line is a free, confidential, 24/7 mental health support tailored specifically to the agricultural community. 
  
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• Farm groups call for reversal of Capital Gains Inclusion Rate

  11-02-2025 10:01 via farms.com
  The over 130,000 Canadian farmers and ranchers represented by the Canadian Canola Growers Association, Canadian Cattle Association and Grain Growers of Canada are calling on the Government of Canada to reverse its decision to administer the proposed capital gains inclusion rate legislation.
  
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