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• Be a host farm for Alberta Open Farm Days 2025

  18-03-2025 19:44 via farms.com
  Alberta Open Farm Days is an annual 2-day summer event that presents Albertans with an opportunity to experience the farm firsthand from farmers and ranchers. The program started in 2013 and has encouraged Albertans to engage with their local communities and experience agri-tourism.In 2024, over 150 farms participated in Alberta Open Farm Day, welcoming over 52,000 Albertans to their farms and ranches. Host farms have included traditional farms, livestock (bison, cattle, alpaca, sheep, llama, go
  
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• Vaccines: Use as Directed

  18-03-2025 19:42 via farms.com
  This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the March 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen magazine and is reprinted on BeefResearch.ca with permission of the publisher.Calves are born with a completely naïve immune system. Unlike other species, cows don’t pass on any immune protection to their offspring during pregnancy. That’s why it’s so critical for calves to consume at least two liters of high-quality colostrum soon after birt
  
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• Growing the agriculture and biogas industries

  18-03-2025 19:40 via farms.com
  Updates to the Agricultural Operation Practices Act, if passed, would help reduce waste, allow farmers to supplement fertilizer with organic materials and help the province attract job-creating investment. The act and its regulations provide rules and standards for all agricultural operations that handle manure and organic materials. Biodigesters are already operating in the province, and this change will provide certainty for those who store and use biogas production byproducts as a nutrient so
  
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• CAFTA warns that US tariffs on Canadian Agri-Food Imports will harm consumers and producers

  18-03-2025 18:54 via farms.com
  The recent decision by the US administration to impose tariffs on Canadian and Mexican agri-food imports has raised concerns across North America.
  
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• New Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products to have 'devastating impact' on farmers

  18-03-2025 18:53 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. 
  
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• Farmers preparing for spring seeding reminded to Keep It Clean

  18-03-2025 18:51 via farms.com
  As the snow continues to melt across the prairies, farmers are gearing up for the busy seeding season. According to Ian Epp, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, moisture levels across much of the region appear sufficient for crop germination. 
  
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• Lambton Cattlemen’s Association preparing community pastures presentation

  18-03-2025 16:12 via farms.com
  An Ontario livestock organization is working towards creating local community pastures
  
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• FVGC’s 2025 conference sets direction for advocacy, trade and election readiness

  18-03-2025 14:14 via farms.com
  The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) concluded its 2025 Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Quebec City March 13, bringing together growers, industry leaders, and policymakers under the theme A Fresh Approach: Setting Goals, Achieving Success. This year’s meeting reinforced FVGC’s commitment to advocating for Canada’s fruit and vegetable sector as it navigates critical challenges, from the threat of U.S. tariffs to the opportunities presented by
  
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• Taiwan grants apple access to Québec and Atlantic provinces

  18-03-2025 14:13 via farms.com
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that Taiwan is ready to accept more Canadian fresh apples, extending permission to Québec and the Atlantic provinces. Due to the high level of interest, registration to export apples to Taiwan will be open to all producers (orchards) and packing houses in those regions. In addition, the number of shipments per province will not be limited.
  
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• Canada’s new ag minister is Kody Blois

  18-03-2025 14:11 via farms.com
  Kody Blois, MP for the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants since 2019, has buttoned down his dream job. He is the new federal minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development. His plate will be full with threats of Chinese tariffs on canola and meal for March 20 and American tariffs in the wings for April 2 on all Canadian goods, including fruits and vegetables.  
  
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• Consumer carbon price removed April 1

  18-03-2025 14:10 via farms.com
  Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet has set the consumer carbon price to zero after March 31st, 2025, providing much-needed relief for Canadian farmers.
  
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• Tillage tools, and planters, and displays, oh my!

  18-03-2025 13:38 via farms.com
  The latest NFMS newsletter will include Massey Ferguson, Salford and Ag Leader products
  
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• ICE Close: Canola Bounces to Begin Week

  18-03-2025 12:51 via farms.com
  Canola futures snapped a five-day losing streak on Monday, as the market finally rebounded from a sharp fall caused by the March 8 announcement of Chinese tariffs on imports of Canadian canola oil and meal.The nearby May canola future fell more than 13% last week, setting the stage for a bounce today as farmers put cash and forward contract sales on hold. China’s 100% tariffs are set to take effect on Thursday.Some support for canola came from advances in Chicago soybean oil. European rape
  
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• Did USDA give farmers a gift in January?

  18-03-2025 12:51 via farms.com
  Commodity advice for Canadian farmers because of tariff wars.
  
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• Ontario Farmland Values Up Just Modestly in 2024

  18-03-2025 12:50 via farms.com
  Ontario farmland values followed the national trend higher in 2024, but the gains were among the weakest of all the provinces. Farm Credit Canada’s annual farmland values report on Tuesday showed the average value of cultivated Canadian farmland increased 9.3% this past year. That was down from the 11.5% average gain recorded in 2023 but remains higher than the five- and 10-year average gains of 8.6% and 9.1%, respectively. National farmland values have ticked higher every year since 1993.
  
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• Canada's farmland values continued to climb in 2024, FCC reports

  18-03-2025 12:48 via farms.com
  The average value of Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in 2024, increasing by 9.3 per cent, slightly less than the 11.5 per cent increase reported in 2023, according to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report."The increase in Canadian farmland values in 2024 reflects an enduring strength in demand for farmland amid some pressures on commodity prices," said J.P. Gervais, FCC's chief economist. "The limited supply of farmland available for sale combined with lower borrowing costs resulted
  
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• College project aims to advance northern food security

  18-03-2025 12:45 via farms.com
  Collège Boréal is stepping up its efforts toward food security in the North.The Sudbury-based school is using $386,174 in federal funding to undertake a number of initiatives that will support the region’s agri-food industry."We understand that food insecurity is a significant challenge and is exacerbated by the impacts of climate change in Northern Ontario,” Daniel Giroux, president of Collège Boréal, said in a news release.“That's why Collèg
  
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• ‘Between two elephants’: Canadian farmers feeling China tariffs, worry about U.S.

  18-03-2025 12:17 via farms.com
  Prairie farmers say planned Chinese retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural products are causing loads of uncertainty, while threats of U.S. levies and industry issues have created further problems. Bill Prybylski, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, says China’s 100 per cent tariffs on canola oil, meal and peas scheduled for next week are already being felt, as markets have taken a hit. “For anybody that’s forced to sell canola i
  
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• Chinese tariffs on canola oil, meal would be disastrous for Saskatchewan: Moe

  18-03-2025 12:14 via farms.com
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says workers at canola crushing plants in his province would be out of jobs should China move ahead with planned retaliatory tariffs on canola oil and meal.Moe said prime minister-designate Mark Carney must immediately talk with China to prevent the levies from being imposed next week. Carney is to be sworn in as prime minister Friday.“There needs to be action by our federal government before any election call to engage with China to ensure the canola industr
  
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• Response to US Tariffs

  18-03-2025 12:06 via farms.com
  On March 4, 2025 the U.S. government implemented a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy. These trade disrupting measures will create harm on both sides of the border if they remain in place.Alberta Pork along with the Canadian Pork Council and other provincial pork organizations will continue to monitor the situation, provide input to government, and engage with our U.S. counterparts as much as possible to help resolve this issue.At these early stages it is import
  
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