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• 2026 BFO Swag Shop

  03-07-2026 16:25 via farms.com
  Looking to "beef" up your wardrobe or find a great gift idea? The annual BFO swag shop is now open and has you covered! 
  
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• Navigating Feed Tests: When to Test, What to Test for and How to Interpret Results

  03-07-2026 16:39 via farms.com
  Feed represents one of the largest input costs in beef production. Without an accurate understanding of its nutritional value, both feed planning and ration formulation becomes largely speculative, increasing the risk of under- or over-supplying key nutrients. Laboratory feed analysis provides a precise assessment of nutrient availability, allowing producers to optimize feed utilization and improve overall efficiency.
  
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• Real Talk on ROI: Four Swine Experts on the Future of Farm Tech

  03-07-2026 16:38 via farms.com
  From early disease detection to future-oriented decision-making, technology is reshaping the modern pig farm. Industry experts explore how AI and automation are solving day-to-day inefficiencies while addressing the broader challenges of labor, animal welfare,
  
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• Why Canada’s Plant Breeders Want More Competition — and Why Farmers Should Care

  03-07-2026 16:37 via farms.com
  The next canola variety that handles heat better. A wheat variety with stronger disease resistance. A pulse crop that yields more in dry years. Those improvements don’t happen by accident.
  
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• Government of Canada takes action to support interprovincial trade of meat and strengthen food security

  03-07-2026 16:16 via farms.com
  As announced in the National Food Security Strategy (NFSS), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is taking action to reduce barriers to interprovincial trade of meat and support food security through a stronger, more resilient Canadian food system.
  
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• Maple Leaf Foods to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 12th

  03-07-2026 16:13 via farms.com
  Maple Leaf Foods Inc. ("Maple Leaf Foods" or the "Company") (TSX:MFI) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on August 12, 2026, at 6:00 am ET. The release will be followed by a conference call and webcast beginning at 8:00 am ET.
  
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• Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food outreach to Alberta during the Calgary Stampede

  03-07-2026 16:10 via farms.com
  The Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will travel to Alberta from July 5th to 9th to visit producers and their operations, tour key agricultural processing sites, consult with stakeholders, and meet with government and industry leaders.
  
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• Maps: Heavy Rain Batters Parts of Western Canada

  03-07-2026 16:08 via farms.com
  Repeated storms have left large portions of the Canadian Prairies saturated over the past month, flooding fields, damaging roads and raising concerns about crop losses as the growing season enters a critical stage. 
  
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• Federal Conservatives announce refreshed shadow cabinet

  03-07-2026 16:05 via farms.com
  Federal Conservative Leader of the Opposition, Pierre Poilievre announced a refreshed shadow cabinet on June 30, 2026. 
  
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• Food Science Drives Farm Innovation

  03-07-2026 13:50 via farms.com
  Students explored food science and engineering research focused on sustainable products, alternative proteins, rice innovation, probiotics and solutions that support agriculture and food security.
  
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• Big Bean Boosts Soybean Growth

  03-07-2026 13:47 via farms.com
  A soybean biostimulant is helping growers manage crop stress, improve pod development, increase node formation, and support stronger yield potential across multiple growing regions.
  
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• CFIA Proposes Changes to Expand Interprovincial Meat Movement

  03-07-2026 13:32 via farms.com
  Canada is proposing temporary regulatory changes to support interprovincial meat trade, improve food security, reduce costs for producers, and strengthen rural and remote communities.
  
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• American Lentil, Pea Acres Slide from March, Last Year

  03-07-2026 13:01 via farms.com
  U.S. farmers planted fewer lentils and dry peas than they indicated in March, with both crops also posting declines from last year, according to the USDA’s June Acreage report released Tuesday. American lentil area was estimated at 747,000 acres, down 85,000 acres from March intentions of 832,000 acres and down 30% from 1.072 million in 2025. Area expected to be harvested was forecast at 701,000 acres, down from 949,000 last year. Montana, the largest lentil-producing state, accounted for
  
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• ICE Close: Canola Higher on Return from Canada Day Holiday

  03-07-2026 12:59 via farms.com
  Canola futures finished slightly higher on Thursday as the market returned from the Canada Day holiday a day earlier. Modest gains in crude oil provided some support for vegetable oils and helped lift canola, while mixed movement in Chicago soybeans and soyoil kept the advance restrained. Crude oil settled marginally higher Thursday on short covering ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend.Trading was relatively cautious, however, as market participants adjusted positions ahead of another holiday inte
  
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• Manitoba Crops Holding Up Amid Wet Conditions

  03-07-2026 12:58 via farms.com
  Manitoba crops remain in generally good condition, even as isolated thunderstorms brought hail, strong winds, intense rain to portions of the province this past week. According to Tuesday’s weekly crop report, weekly rainfall totals ranged from just 2 mm to more than 123 mm, with the heaviest amounts reported near San Clara, Roblin, Waskada, Minnedosa, Manitou and the southern Interlake. Parts of the Northwest have now received more than 150% of normal precipitation since May 1, while the
  
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• Fireworks, Flavor, and a 250th Birthday: How to Keep Cookout Favorites Food Safe All Holiday Weekend

  03-07-2026 12:36 via farms.com
  In preparation for America’s 250th Anniversary on the Fourth of July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) provides tips for practicing safe food handling when grilling and hosting outdoor gatherings.“The summer heat increases food safety risks, but simple steps can prevent foodborne illness from outdoor gatherings,” advises Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Mindy Brashears. “Keeping perishables in coolers or insula
  
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• Alpaca farm makes learning fun

  03-07-2026 12:34 via farms.com
  Triple T Alpaca’s owners strive to make learning fun at their alpaca breeding farm near Foreston. Brent and Beth Turner, who own the farm with his parents – John and Darlene Turner – regularly host farm tours as well as a farm market held from June to October. They also host overnight recreational-vehicle campers on their 40-acre farm. That affords guests ample time to learn about all things alpaca.The Turners, who began raising Huacaya alpacas in 2018, enjoy sharing what they&
  
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• Critical crops more at risk than ever

  03-07-2026 12:32 via farms.com
  Corn and the farmers who grow it have been a part of all the 250 years of the United States. From feeding a growing nation to foundational contributions to the early U.S. economy, corn helped make agriculture and the rural United States the backbone of the country, evolving from a survival staple to a powerhouse commodity. During the past two and a half centuries, corn and the farmers growing it have driven opportunities for our nation. They continue to meet the needs of a modern world through a
  
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• Drift injury = susceptible to aphids

  03-07-2026 12:31 via farms.com
  Ubaldo Torres noticed something strange when he visited his cotton herbicide drift research plots in summer 2022. Every row of young cotton plants sprayed with auxin herbicides, such as dicamba and 2,4-D, was covered in thousands of tiny crawling yellow and black specks.Aphids had infested the injured plants, the then-Texas A&M University graduate student realized. And that infestation was spreading to neighboring rows. But the aphids seemed to completely avoid rows sprayed with certain othe
  
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• Honeybee Queens Pass Pesticides to Eggs

  03-07-2026 10:07 via farms.com
  A UC Davis study found honeybee queens can move pesticides into their eggs, helping themselves survive while increasing contamination risks within bee colonies.
  
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• Canadians Back Supply Management and Dairy Farmers Ahead of CUSMA Review

  02-07-2026 17:54 via farms.com
  As Canada prepares for a review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), a new survey reveals most Canadians want the federal government to protect dairy farmers, maintain supply management, and preserve Canadian control over the nation's food supply.
  
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• USMCA Not Renewed - What the Decision Means

  02-07-2026 17:10 via farms.com
  The United States has chosen not to renew the USMCA in its current form following the agreement's mandatory six-year review. The trade pact remains in force.
  
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• John Fulton Named as a CFAES Dean’s Chair

  02-07-2026 15:17 via farms.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Fulton has been appointed as a Dean’s Chair in The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2030.
  
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• Diamond Mowers Strengthens Dealer Support Through Demo Days And Champion Training Events

  02-07-2026 15:17 via farms.com
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Diamond Mowers, a leading manufacturer of vegetation management and roadside maintenance attachments, announced its annual Dealer Demo Days and Champion Training events, two programs designed to provide hands-on learning opportunities for equipment dealers serving contractors, municipalities, forestry professionals, and land management crews.
  
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• Lessiter Media Loses Beloved Contributing Editor, Dan Crummett

  02-07-2026 15:15 via farms.com
  BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Lessiter Media is mourning the loss of one of its most valuable contributing editors, Dan Crummett, who passed away unexpectedly this week at his home in Coyle, Okla. He was 78.No-Till Farmer Editor Frank Lessiter said Dan made major contributions the magazine’s content for many years, first as a freelance writer before taking an expanded role at Lessiter Media in 2023 as a contributing editor. Just recently, Crummett won regional and national honors from the Ameri
  
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• Crop Condition Regresses Slightly, Prices Remain Compressed

  02-07-2026 15:02 via farms.com
  The June 29, 2026 USDA Crop Progress report show corn condition in the good to excellent (G/EX) category was -1% vs. last week (-6% year-over-year). Similarly, soybeans were also -1% compared to last week and -1% year-over-year. Both corn and soybeans are just shy of consensus, Baird analyst Mig Dobre said in a note to investors.
  
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• Farmer Files Objection to John Deere's $99M R2R Settlement

  02-07-2026 14:59 via farms.com
  On June 29, 2026, Wilson Farms Land and Cattle Co. (“Wilson Farms”), a row-crop farm owned and operated by Jared Wilson, filed an objection to Deere's April 7 settlement. According to Deere, the settlement addresses the issues raised in the 2022 complaint and brings this case to an end with no finding of wrongdoing.
  
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• Associated Equipment Distributors Names Eric Wareham Vice President of Policy

  02-07-2026 14:52 via farms.com
  Schaumburg, Ill. - Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is pleased to announce that Eric Wareham has joined the association as Vice President of Policy, further strengthening AED's advocacy efforts on behalf of equipment dealers across North America.
  
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• VitalEdge Technologies Appoints Theresa Thomas as Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships

  02-07-2026 14:47 via farms.com
  CARY, N.C., June 30, 2026 — VitalEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of dealer management solutions for the heavy equipment industry, today announced the appointment of Theresa Thomas as Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, effective June 29.
  
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• Pure Flavor opens new Michigan Distribution Center

  02-07-2026 14:45 via farms.com
  Pure Flavor is marking the official opening of its new, state-of-the-art distribution center in Romulus, Michigan on July 1. The nearly 200,000 sq. ft. facility serves as a central hub for the distribution of the company’s fresh,greenhouse-grown produce and is designed to reduce food miles,&nb
  
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