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• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Consultation on the 2026 Next Policy Framework

  03-06-2026 12:38 via farms.com
  Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on Canada's Next Policy Framework (NPF). The NPF is a 5-year (2028–2033) federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) investment aimed at strengthening and growing Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector. The NPF will succeed the current Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), which is in effect from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2028. The feedback collected will help guide the vision and priorities for the framework a
  
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• 10% of the Cows, Half the Beef Exported: How Canada Punches Above Its Weight

  05-06-2026 19:19 via farms.com
  With just under 3.5 million beef cows and a fed kill shy of 3 million head, Canada raises a fraction of North America’s cattle — but exports roughly half of what it produces as live cattle or beef.Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) General Manager Ryder Lee says Alberta–Saskatchewan cow country, Ontario and Alberta feeding hubs, and U.S. packing plants in Washington, Utah and Pennsylvania are tightly interlinked, making border access and science-based trade rules non-negotiable
  
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• Agricultural giant at centre of urban-rural housing divide in Ontario border city

  05-06-2026 19:18 via farms.com
  It's been all about building as many new homes as possible in Ontario recently, but now a big corporation wants to stop housing projects in the Sarnia area — something that’s pitting rural and urban communities against one another.Cargill wants the provincial government to utilize its Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) for the opposite reason it was originally intended.The tool has become increasingly common as Ontario pushes to build 1.5 million homes by 2031. An MZO allows the hou
  
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• KIOTI entering mini excavator market

  05-06-2026 16:40 via farms.com
  On June 2 the manufacturer announced the release of the MX Series mini excavators
  
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• CFIA Reports Show Strong Canadian Food Safety Compliance Across National Testing Programs

  05-06-2026 16:34 via farms.com
  New CFIA testing results show consistently high compliance across Canada’s food supply, supporting consumer confidence and trade credibility.
  
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• : Ontario Crops Show Strong Start Despite Weather Challenges

  05-06-2026 15:52 via farms.com
  Ontario crops show steady progress with near-complete planting, early growth challenges, and rising weed and disease concerns across corn, soybean, and wheat fields.
  
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• Farmers contributed to D-Day’s success

  05-06-2026 15:48 via farms.com
  Historians estimate upwards of 20,000 of the 73,000 American troops who participated in the D-Day invasion came from an agricultural background
  
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• USDA Boosts Support for Small Meat Processors

  05-06-2026 14:26 via farms.com
  USDA launches a new support plan and funding to help small meat processors improve operations, reduce burden, and strengthen the US food supply chain.
  
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• Global Beef Trade Deals Shift Markets Slowly

  05-06-2026 14:20 via farms.com
  Global beef agreements increase access, but supply limits and high existing trade volumes slow short term growth and impact market expansion in 2026.
  
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• Elite Breeder Honor for Hendrickson Farm

  05-06-2026 14:17 via farms.com
  Jeff and Kate Hendrickson receive the 2026 Elite Breeder award for their successful Holstein herd, built on strong genetics, family values, and decades of breeding excellence.
  
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• Farmer Sentiment Falls as Input Costs Rise

  05-06-2026 14:14 via farms.com
  Farmer sentiment dropped in May as input costs surged. Current conditions weakened while future outlook improved slightly. Input costs remain the biggest concern for farmers.
  
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• Corn Exports Rise with USMCA Support

  05-06-2026 14:11 via farms.com
  USMCA drives strong corn demand, exports, jobs, and economic growth while supporting farm incomes and future market stability for US agriculture.
  
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• Seaway Grain Shipments Fall as Overall Cargo Traffic Declines Through May

  05-06-2026 13:08 via farms.com
  Traffic through the St. Lawrence Seaway continued to lag last year’s pace through May, with grain shipments showing one of the steepest declines among major commodities.Total cargo moving through the system reached 8.06 million tonnes year-to-date, down 3.3% from the same period in 2025. Grain volumes were particularly weak, falling 12.6% from a year earlier to 2.61 million tonnes, a decline of 377,000 tonnes.Other bulk commodities showed mixed results. Dry bulk shipments increased 8.7% to
  
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• World Food Commodity Prices Little Changed in May

  05-06-2026 13:07 via farms.com
  World food commodity prices were largely unchanged in May, as rising cereal and sugar prices offset weakness in vegetable oils, according to the latest Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index released Friday.The benchmark index averaged 130.8 points in May. That is down 0.2% from April but still 2.9% higher than a year earlier and 18.4% below its peak reached in March 2022 in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Cereal prices posted one of the strongest gains among
  
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• Significant Progress for Ontario Planting

  05-06-2026 13:06 via farms.com
  Ontario farmers made significant planting progress over the past week as improving field conditions allowed producers to finish seeding and catch up on delayed acres following a wet May, according to the latest weekly field observations from Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) on Thursday.Field activity has shifted increasingly toward crop scouting, with growers beginning to monitor fields more closely for weeds, insects, and disease pressure as crops emerge across the province. Corn planting is esti
  
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• Prime Minister Carney launches AI for All: Canada's new national artificial intelligence strategy

  05-06-2026 13:04 via farms.com
  The world is changing rapidly, with intensifying economic competition, accelerating technological change, and a global race to secure the talent, infrastructure, and innovation that will define the future. Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the centre of that transformation, changing how people live and work, how businesses compete, and how countries protect their sovereignty.While Canada has world-class talent and one of the fastest-growing digital sectors in the G7, we are among the slowest co
  
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• Tech-Access Canada Welcomes Canada's AI Strategy and Focus on Helping Businesses Adopt AI

  05-06-2026 13:03 via farms.com
  Tech-Access Canada welcomes the Government of Canada's new national artificial intelligence strategy, AI for All, and its focus on helping Canadian businesses, workers, and students harness the benefits of AI to strengthen productivity, competitiveness, and economic growth.Canada has earned a global reputation for excellence in artificial intelligence research. The next challenge is ensuring that businesses across all sectors of the economy have the support they need to adopt and apply AI techno
  
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• Mitacs welcomes Canada's AI for All strategy

  05-06-2026 13:02 via farms.com
  Today, Mitacs applauds the Government of Canada's release of AI for All, the federal national AI strategy that envisions trusted, reliable, and sovereign artificial intelligence that benefits all Canadians. Mitacs is proud to be named by Prime Minister Carney as a partner in delivering a key pipeline of AI-related jobs and work opportunities for young Canadians.Canada has long led the world in AI research, and this strategy charts the course for translating that knowledge into economic and socia
  
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• Premier Moe says new trade deal with India would benefit Saskatchewan despite tariffs

  05-06-2026 13:00 via farms.com
  As Ottawa appears to inch closer to a trade deal with India, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he hopes the agreement addresses punishing tariffs on pulse crops.But Moe says if the deal doesn’t remove the duties, it’s something his province can work around. “The need for pulses in India is not going to go away. (Saskatchewan’s) relationship with India is not going to go away,” he told reporters Friday. “We’ve had pulse tariffs come on and off
  
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• ‘Just be amazed:’ Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars

  05-06-2026 12:59 via farms.com
  Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry’s favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart.They’re why his dad once let him break the house rule of not climbing the two poplar trees in their backyard, so Fry could clamber to the top of one and grab hundreds of caterpillar eggs before they hatched and destroyed leaves.‘I was about seven-years-old … My dad said, ‘Ken, get up that tree,
  
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• Wawanesa Educator Named AITC-M’s 2026 Educator Champion

  05-06-2026 12:55 via farms.com
  The Educator Champion Award recognizes educators who demonstrate exceptional leadership in agriculture education by creating meaningful learning experiences that help students better understand food, farming, and the many opportunities within Manitoba's agriculture industry.For Kirby, agriculture education goes beyond the classroom. Through hands-on learning opportunities, school gardening projects, and agriculture-focused activities, she helps students build meaningful connections to where thei
  
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• Verwey Farms and others targeted by copper wire vandals

  04-06-2026 19:50 via farms.com
  A group of agricultural producers in Manitoba has banded together to offer a hefty financial reward following a targeted string of copper wire thefts that left local operations facing tens of thousands of dollars in damages just before the spring seeding season.Six local farms, including Verwey Farms near Portage la Prairie, jointly issued a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. The decision to involve the RCMP came after multiple producers discovered their irrigation pivots had b
  
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• The rise and fall of Minneapolis-Moline

  04-06-2026 19:49 via farms.com
  Minneapolis-Moline dates back to the Candee & Swan Plow Company of Moline, Illinois, founded in 1865. It became Moline Plow Company (later, Moline Implement Company), a major Midwestern producer of tilling equipment: plows, harrows and other tools for sowing grain crops. The Minneapolis Threshing Company began in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1874, and settled in Hopkins, Minnesota, in 1887. It concentrated on equipment for the last stage of small grain production: threshing. Minneapo
  
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• Archery range, workshop and beer: Massive Princess Auto flagship does more than tools and equipment

  04-06-2026 19:48 via farms.com
  Hundreds of people crowded together and cheered Tuesday morning for the grand opening of Princess Auto's massive new flagship in Winnipeg — a store the company says marks "a significant evolution" in the shopping experience.The celebration began with a chain cutting ceremony before the shoppers — some spent all night waiting — were invited through the doors at 7 a.m.The 105,000-square-foot store at 500 Panet Rd. is the biggest of Princess Auto's 59 stores across the country. It
  
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• US Lowers Tariffs on Farm, Industrial Equipment as Costs Soar

  04-06-2026 19:45 via farms.com
  The White House announced it will reduce tariffs on imported farm and construction equipment such as harvesters and forklifts, an effort to boost the industrial economy and provide relief for American farmers.Under a proclamation issued late Monday, those duties would drop to 15% from 25%. Foreign companies could qualify for a lower 10% levy rate if capital equipment contains at least 85% US steel or aluminum, according to a White House fact sheet. President Donald Trump cited rising costs as a
  
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• Trump slashes tariffs on farm, other equipment

  04-06-2026 19:44 via farms.com
  US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a 10-percentage-point reduction in tariffs on a range of agricultural and industrial equipment, lowering duties from 25% to 15% until next year-end.Under the changes, tariffs on agricultural machinery such as combines, harvesters and other farm equipment will fall to 15% from the current 25%. The Republican administration said the reduction is intended to ease costs for producers while supporting investment in America's agricultural sector.The procl
  
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• Railroads prepare for rising ethanol demand as clean-fuel incentives reshape US production

  04-06-2026 16:45 via farms.com
  Tank-car design, rail network access, and short-line partnerships are becoming increasingly important as plants adapt to new carbon-intensity requirements.
  
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• Alta. farmers encouraged to take vet services survey

  04-06-2026 15:39 via farms.com
  Rural Municipalities of Alberta wants vets included in the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program
  
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• Copper thefts occurring on Manitoba farms

  04-06-2026 14:07 via farms.com
  Local farms banded together to offer a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest
  
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• Burrows Enterprises Celebrates Production of 5,000th Roto Grind Tub Grinder

  04-06-2026 13:15 via farms.com
  Burrows Enterprises, LLC is proud to announce a major milestone in company history — the production of its 5,000th Roto Grind Tub Grinder, completed during the first week of May 2026.The family-owned company, manufacturer and marketer of the Roto Grind Tub Grinder and Grain Grinder product lines, is celebrating nearly five decades of innovation and growth in the agricultural equipment industry.Founded in 1977 by Harvey Burrows, Burrows Enterprises began as a small family operation focused
  
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