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• CCGA Selected a Manitoba Top Employer

  10-03-2026 19:05 via farms.com
  Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) has been recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers, a competition organized by the editors of Canada’s Top Employers, now celebrating 20 years of exceptional workplaces in the province. Earlier today, the results of the 2026 competition were announced online at Eluta.ca and in a special feature in the Winnipeg Free Press.“Being named one of Manitoba’s Top Employers for 2026 is a proud achievement for CCGA,” says Rick Wh
  
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• USDA Takes New Step to Stop Screwworm

  10-03-2026 11:29 via farms.com
  USDA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will build a sterile fly production facility in Texas to strengthen protection against New World Screwworm and support livestock health.
  
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• Fertilizer Costs Could Rise This Planting Season

  10-03-2026 11:26 via farms.com
  Middle East tensions could disrupt fertilizer and energy markets during the 2026 spring planting season, potentially raising costs for U.S. farmers and influencing crop decisions and global food supply.
  
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• Dairy Herd Growth Offsets Beef Cow Decline

  10-03-2026 11:20 via farms.com
  The January 2026 cattle inventory report shows declining cattle numbers, fewer beef cows, a smaller calf crop, and growing dairy herds, suggesting strong cattle markets may continue for several years.
  
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• Mahindra Ends Mitsubishi Tractor Joint Venture

  10-03-2026 11:11 via farms.com
  Mahindra and Mitsubishi will end their farm equipment joint venture. Mahindra plans to launch new tractor models for North America while continuing parts, warranty, and service support for existing equipment.
  
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• House Committee Advances Farm Bill Relief and Regulatory Relief for State Animal Housing Laws

  10-03-2026 11:07 via farms.com
  The House Agriculture Committee advanced a new farm bill proposal that supports pork producers through regulatory relief, trade program funding, animal health protections, and new measures to address animal disease risks.
  
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• BC Cherry Association elects 2026 board

  10-03-2026 11:06 via farms.com
  2025 was a bounceback year, with $123 million in cherry exports from British Columbia. The top three destinations were:  United States, China and South Korea.
  
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• Phobos fungicide registered for use in low-bush blueberries

  10-03-2026 11:04 via farms.com
  Vive Crop Protection has announced the Canadian registration of Phobos™ FC360, a next-generation foliar fungicide designed to deliver enhanced disease protection and superior on-leaf performance for Canadian growers.
  
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• Group calls on Health Canada to make labels mandatory for gene-edited pork

  10-03-2026 11:03 via farms.com
  An advocacy group of farmers and environmental organizations wants Health Canada to implement mandatory labelling on pork from gene-edited pigs. Earlier this year, the federal agency approved the sale of gene-edited pigs as food. The pigs are resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, called PRRSV-resistant pigs. “It is expected that by addressing PRRSV in pigs, farmers can prevent severe illness and death in their herds, reduce the need for antibiotics, an
  
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• Cascades invests $6.9M in Kingsey Falls uncoated recycled boxboard plant

  10-03-2026 11:02 via farms.com
  Cascades, the leader in environmentally responsible packaging and hygiene product manufacturing, has invested $6.9 million in its Kingsey Falls uncoated recycled boxboard manufacturing plant (Papier Kingsey Falls) to increase its equipment's production capacity and product quality.
  
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• Farmers’ Markets Ontario names new executive director

  10-03-2026 11:00 via farms.com
  Farmers’ Markets Ontario (FMO) has announced that Melanie Anderson, Ottawa, will assume the role of executive director, effective April 1, 2026. FMO is the only official provincially recognized organization representing more than180 farmers’ markets across the province.
  
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• Farmers again caught in geopolitical crossfire

  10-03-2026 11:00 via farms.com
  A week ago, things were looking up for Prairie farmers.Canola prices were rising on news China would follow through on its promise to reduce its 75.9 per cent anti-dumping tariff on canola seed after Canada eased steep tariffs on imported EVs.Those canola tariffs have now dropped to 5.9 per cent, plus the nine per cent standard import tariff already in place. While not zero, tariffs of just under 15 per cent make it possible to restore trade flows and maintain China as Canada’s second-larg
  
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• Changes to housing requirements for TFWs in 2026

  10-03-2026 10:59 via farms.com
  Employers are reminded of the following change to housing requirements for 2026.  Effective Immediately – As per section 2.6 of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) contracts, all employer-provided housing must include, “… secure, exterior locking doors and windows…”. The Integrity Service Branch will be looking for this during inspections.
  
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• Biosecurity webinar offered to greenhouse growers

  10-03-2026 10:58 via farms.com
  The Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association is hosting an upcoming Greenhouse, Nursery & Floriculture Biosecurity Workshop.
  
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• Pulse Market Insight #293

  10-03-2026 10:56 via farms.com
  StatsCan Pulse Acreage Numbers (Mostly) Not SurprisingThe first official forecasts of 2026 seeded area were recently issued by StatsCan, with some “interesting” estimates for a few crops. For pulse crops though, most of the acreage numbers weren’t really out of line with expectations.It’s important to note that even though StatsCan’s estimates were issued in early March, they were based on a farmer survey that occurred between mid-December and mid-January. Since tha
  
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• Minimum wages set to increase in 5 provinces and territories on April 1

  10-03-2026 10:56 via farms.com
  The federal minimum wage rate is projected to be $18.10 as of April 1. Québec’s rate will move to $16.60/hour as of May 1. British Columbia’s rate will move to $18.25/hour as of June 1. 
  
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• Hon. Heath MacDonald visits Atlantic Canada

  10-03-2026 10:55 via farms.com
  The first week of March 2026, the Hon. Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, met with farmers, processors, industry partners, and provincial agriculture and agri-food stakeholders during his outreach to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island.
  
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• Mustard Breakthrough Brings Yield Gains — But GM Concerns Echo Flax Triffid Crisis

  10-03-2026 10:53 via farms.com
  Committee chair says a nearly 10% yield jump in mustard is encouraging for growers, but warns GM mustard contamination and federal research cuts could create long-term challenges for Prairie oilseeds.Big yield gains, high-stakes market risks and mounting concerns over federal research cuts dominated flax and mustard discussions at last week’s Prairie Grain Development Committee (PGDC) meetings in Banff, Alta.“We’re seeing a real leap forward in mustard,” said Ken Jackle,
  
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• World Food Commodity Prices Post First Increase in Five Months in February

  10-03-2026 10:52 via farms.com
  Global food commodity prices moved higher in February for the first time in five months, driven mainly by rising prices for wheat, vegetable oils and several types of meat, according to new data released Friday by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 
  
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• FAO Sees Lower New-Crop World Wheat Production

  10-03-2026 10:51 via farms.com
  Global wheat production is forecast to reach about 810 million tonnes in 2026, down nearly 3% from last year’s record-high levels, according to a new outlook from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.  
  
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