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• Get more yield from your canola crop this season.

  11-03-2025 17:05 via farms.com
  Canola growers can be skeptical about using biological solutions. But WAVE™ biostimulant from UPL is proven to deliver a 1.9 bu/A yield boost by combining three modes of action.
  
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• Bayer introduces Vyconic soybeans in Canada

  11-03-2025 16:48 via farms.com
  Vyconic soybeans is a new trait technology providing growers with tolerance to multiple herbicide active ingredients
  
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• Syngenta Canada celebrates International Women’s Day 2025

  11-03-2025 16:27 via farms.com
  ???????Syngenta Canada is celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 by reflecting upon our progress towards gender equality and by honouring some outstanding individuals.“We have a strong commitment to advancing women’s interests within the organization and the broader agricultural sector,” says Stacey Redford, Head of Human Resources. “Progressive initiatives and policies are in place to support women along their career journey, including a recent inte
  
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• Ottawa Sets Aside Funding in Case of ASF Outbreak

  11-03-2025 16:24 via farms.com
  The federal government has earmarked more than $567 million to aid domestic pork producers in the event of an outbreak of African Swine Fever. A statement Friday said the money will go toward supporting hog producers should there be a closure of key export markets for Canadian pork products and live pigs due to an ASF outbreak in either Canada or the US. While Canada remains free of ASF, a single detection of the disease in Canada would close export markets due to international trade regulations
  
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• Map: February Brings Little Drought Relief for Ontario

  11-03-2025 16:21 via farms.com
  Heavy snow in parts of Ontario in February has apparently done little to shrink current dryness and drought in the province. According to the latest monthly update of the Canadian drought monitor, 56% of the agricultural lands within the central region – which includes both Ontario and Quebec - were being impacted by abnormal dryness or drought as of the end of last month. That’s little changed from 55% at the end of January and 58% in December but remains well down from 87% in Novem
  
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• Canada expands air transport agreement with Senegal

  11-03-2025 16:18 via farms.com
  Expanding Canada's international air transport agreements allows airlines to introduce more flight options, providing passengers and shippers with greater choice and convenience, while creating new opportunities for Canadian businesses.Today, the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, the Honourable Anita Anand, announced that Canada has recently expanded the Canada-Senegal Air Transport Agreement. The expanded agreement with Senegal includes:The right for airlines of either country to operat
  
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• Canada's new Centre for Plant Health to benefit wine and fruit industries

  11-03-2025 16:15 via farms.com
  A state-of-the-art scientific facility is now open, setting a new standard for plant health science and bolstering Canada's trade and agriculture sectors.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) new Centre for Plant Health (ÍY¸ NONET¸ ÁUTW_ E TTE SJESENENE?) in North Saanich, British Columbia, is a pathfinder project of the Laboratories Canada strategy. Construction was led by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of the CFIA.Removing barriers thr
  
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• Minister MacAulay announces interest-free limit under the Advance Payments Program will be set at $250,000 for 2025

  11-03-2025 16:12 via farms.com
  Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that the Government of Canada will set the interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program at $250,000 for the 2025 program year. This is the portion of advances on which the Government of Canada pays the interest on behalf of producers.The Advance Payments Program gives producers easy access to low-cost cash advances of up to $1 million, based on the expected value of their agricultural product. Under
  
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• Minister MacAulay announces funding to support Canadian hog producers in the event of a potential African swine fever outbreak

  11-03-2025 16:10 via farms.com
  The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the resilience of Canada's rural communities and the Canadian pork sector by supporting prevention efforts and preparing to respond in the event of an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced a commitment of up to $567.16 million to support hog producers should there be a closure of key export markets for Canadian pork products and live pigs due to an ASF outbr
  
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• Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture meet to discuss evolving Canada-United States trading relationship

  11-03-2025 16:07 via farms.com
  Yesterday, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Honourable Ron Kostyshyn, Manitoba Minister of Agriculture, met with their colleagues, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture, as part of ongoing discussions related to the impacts and potential responses to unjustified tariffs being implemented by the United States.Following their meeting of February 7, 2025, Ministers reaffirmed their commitment in taking a united ‘Team Canada&
  
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• Expansion of the emerald ash borer regulated area in Ontario and Québec

  11-03-2025 16:05 via farms.com
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is committed to protecting Canada's plant resource base from invasive pests that threaten our forests and forestry industry. As part of this commitment, the CFIA has put in place measures intended to protect Canada's economy by preventing the spread of emerald ash borer (EAB) to non-infested areas of Canada.Following detections of EAB outside the regulated area in the 2024 survey season, the CFIA has updated its regulated areas for EAB to include two ad
  
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• Additional support available for Prince Edward Island agriculture industry in response to tariff threats

  11-03-2025 16:04 via farms.com
  The Government of Canada and the Prince Edward Island (PEI) Department of Agriculture are redirecting funds into existing programs that support farmers and agri-businesses in finding new markets and foster innovation.Through existing Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) programming, the federal and provincial governments are redirecting cost-shared funding into the following programs to further benefit producers:The Product and Market Development Program The Strategic
  
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• Grazing Lease Rate Formula Amended to Support Livestock Producers

  11-03-2025 15:58 via farms.com
  The Ministry of Agriculture has amended the Crown land grazing lease rate formula, effective for 2025.The revisions to the grazing formula will offer relief to producers renting Crown land and contribute to affordability and stability for the livestock sector in the face of rising production costs. Amending the rental formula provides a transparent and straightforward calculation for producers to understand while increasing the stability and predictability of the annual rental rate."We have list
  
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• Saskatchewan Signs on to the National School Food Program

  11-03-2025 15:54 via farms.com
  Today, the governments of Saskatchewan and Canada have signed a $15.8 million three-year agreement under the National School Food Program.The federal investment is in addition to Saskatchewan's Child Nutrition Program, which in 2024-25 invested $2.7 million to assist school divisions and community-based organizations in addressing child hunger, offer nutrition education and provide skill-building opportunities like cooking classes."When kids are hungry, they can't focus - it's that simple," Fede
  
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• Essential Steps for Manure Spill Response Planning

  11-03-2025 12:07 via farms.com
  Wisconsin farms must report manure spills to protect state waters, using planning, prevention, and runoff risk tools to ensure safe manure management.
  
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• Canola Industry Responds to Imposition of Chinese Tariffs on Canadian Canola Meal and Oil

  11-03-2025 11:38 via farms.com
  China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has announced the outcome of its anti-discrimination investigation initiated against Canada in September 2024 as a result of the federal government’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. In response to Canada, China’s State Council Tariff Commission will impose a 100 per cent tariff rate on Canadian canola oil and canola meal along with several other Canadian agricultural commodities as of March 20, 2025.Tariffs from th
  
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• Protecting Alberta’s borders from invasive species

  11-03-2025 11:36 via farms.com
  Alberta is currently 100 per cent free from zebra mussels, quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive species, but reports continue increasing in provinces and states across North America. These species can wreak havoc on waterways and ruin infrastructure, destroy habitats and cause hundreds of millions in damages.If passed, Budget 2025 will invest $18.2 million over five years to expand Alberta’s aquatic invasive species inspection, detection and rapid response programs. By defending water
  
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• Alberta is ready for the 2025 wildfire season

  11-03-2025 11:34 via farms.com
  Alberta has faced unprecedented wildfire challenges over the last two years, and as the province enters the 2025 wildfire season, Alberta’s government is focusing on a three-pronged approach to tackle the threat of catastrophic wildfires: prevention, mitigation and readiness to respond. With increased wildfire activity in recent years, it is crucial that Alberta’s wildland firefighting teams and communities at risk are prepared for any challenge that may arise this season.If Budget 2
  
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• RDAR Delivers Over $600,000 to Expand Silage Crop Regional Variety Trials

  11-03-2025 11:32 via farms.com
  RDAR, a leader of results-driven agriculture research in Canada, is delighted to announce that it has agreed to distribute $610,000 in funding to extend Silage Crop Regional Variety Trials (RVTs) across Alberta for the next three years. This funding is provided by the federal and provincial governments through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership; and follows successful trials, held in 2023 and 2024, led by Alberta Seed Processors with prior support from Sustainable CAP and RDAR.The
  
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• *CORRECTED: Alberta to unlock new market potential

  11-03-2025 11:29 via farms.com
  Alberta’s government will now collect bitumen royalties in-kind (BRIK) in addition to conventional royalties in-kind (CORIK), allowing the province to obtain the top price for oil resources and positioning Alberta as a potentially significant player in the global oil market.The Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission (APMC), Alberta’s commercial oil and gas agency, will now be able to combine conventional and bitumen royalty barrels to bring to market significant petroleum volumes tha
  
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