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• August Tree Check Helps Stop Beetle Damage

  12-08-2026 13:02 via farms.com
  August Tree Check Month encourages residents to inspect trees for signs of the Asian longhorned beetle and report infestations to help protect hardwood forests.
  
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• MASC Pilots New Satellite-Based Forage Insurance Project For 2026 Crop Year

  12-08-2026 19:33 via farms.com
  Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) is piloting a new approach to offering forage insurance for the 2026 crop year, aimed at reducing reporting requirements and improving production estimates for Manitoba forage producers through satellite-based technology, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today.“This pilot project explores how modern technology can reduce reporting requirements while keeping
  
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• Funding to Help Farmers Recycle Plastic Waste – featured in Nova Scotia News, Environment and Climate Change

  12-08-2026 15:44 via farms.com
  Nova Scotia farmers will be able to spend more time producing food and less time managing their plastic waste, with support from the Province.
  
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• The CFFO is eager to collaborate with various sectors of the agri-food industry to ensure this strategy serves the best interests of Canadians, particularly our farmer members.

  12-08-2026 15:20 via farms.com
  The CFFO is eager to collaborate with various sectors of the agri-food industry to ensure this strategy serves the best interests of Canadians, particularly our farmer members.
  
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• A Message from OFT’s 2026-2027 Board Chair

  12-08-2026 15:05 via farms.com
  Growing food is in my DNA – my earliest memories include time spent on my family’s farms, going to pick-your-own properties, and being in our own gardens planting seeds, gathering fruits/vegetables/flowers and making strawberry jam or apple sauce/butter
  
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• AGCO Honors Kyle Hildebrand as 2025 North American Technician of the Year

  12-08-2026 15:00 via farms.com
  AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) named Kyle Hildebrand its 2025 Technician of the Year on July 30 in Jackson, Minnesota, at the Fendt Lodge™. This annual award recognizes an outstanding service technician who demonstrates exceptional technical expertise, a relentless commitment to customer uptime and exemplary leadership within the agricultural machinery industry.
  
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• 2026 AALP Dream Gala Raises Over $110,000 for Ontario’s Agriculture Leaders

  12-08-2026 14:59 via farms.com
  The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) is pleased to report that the 2026 Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) Dream Gala generated more than $110,000 in fundraising support for Ontario’s agri-food leaders.
  
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• Gay Lea Foods invests more than $200 million to help shape the future of Canadian dairy

  12-08-2026 14:56 via farms.com
  Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited ("Gay Lea Foods") today announced an investment of more than $200 million to significantly expand its Clayson Road dairy manufacturing facility in Toronto.
  
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• BASF Agricultural Solutions invests in new Climate Center at its headquarters to strengthen research capabilities

  12-08-2026 14:53 via farms.com
  BASF Agricultural Solutions invests in new Climate Center at its headquarters to strengthen research capabilities
  
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• Maple Leaf Foods Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

  12-08-2026 14:51 via farms.com
  Maple Leaf Foods Inc. ("Maple Leaf Foods" or "the Company") (TSX: MFI) today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.
  
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• Niagara Region - Flowers Canada, Grape Growers of Ontario, Ontario Tender Fruit Growers unite during recent flood events

  12-08-2026 14:37 via farms.com
  Over the past few weeks, the Niagara Region has experienced numerous unprecedented rainfall events. The severity of these storms has affected many growers, residents, and businesses across our communities.
  
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• Miracle Max's sunflowers blooming again in Lambton County

  12-08-2026 14:30 via farms.com
  For seven summers now, sunflowers have bloomed in Lambton County in memory of a youngster who inspired Miracle Max’s Minions.
  
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• Agriculture in the Classroom - Manitoba receives $10,000 Community Board grant from the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation

  12-08-2026 13:15 via farms.com
  Agriculture in the Classroom - Manitoba (AITC-M) is grateful to the TELUS Manitoba and Saskatchewan Community Board and the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation® for its continued investment in Amazing Agriculture Adventure through a $10,000 grant. This generous contribution will help AITC-M continue delivering engaging, hands-on agriculture education to over 1,200 students during this year’s four-day program.Held September 22-25, 2026, at the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Cent
  
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• Power Wood secures CA$84m for Alberta black pellet plants

  12-08-2026 13:13 via farms.com
  Canadian biofuel company Power Wood Holdings has secured investment from London-based venture capital firm Chair Capital to develop two advanced black pellet production facilities in Northern Alberta.The CA$84m (EUR 57m) funding will be deployed in tranches aligned with construction milestones. An initial CA$42m (EUR 28m) tranche will support completion of the Peace River facility near La Crête and construction of a rail spur for export transport. A further CA$42m (EUR 28m) is committed fo
  
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• Canton, South Dakota receives first BDO Zone ‘A’ rating for corn stover supply

  12-08-2026 13:09 via farms.com
  Canton, South Dakota has been issued a BDO Zone 'A' rating for corn stover, the first such rating in the state, covering a 75-mile radius from Canton across the Sioux Metro region and rated for 700,000 bone dry tons per year of low-risk supply.The rating was issued by the BDO Zone Initiative in partnership with Sioux Metro Growth Alliance and Ecostrat. An 'A' rating denotes high prospective viability of feedstock supply and infrastructure, and low expectations of default risk. The full rated qua
  
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• US States Tighten Foreign Farmland Ownership Rules

  12-08-2026 13:05 via farms.com
  States are increasing restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland while federal officials strengthen reporting, oversight, and national security measures linked to agricultural land.
  
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• Poultry and egg statistics, July 2026

  12-08-2026 13:04 via farms.com
  Poultry and egg statistics are available for Canada and the provinces. Data on stocks of frozen eggs and poultry meats, as well as edible dried egg products, are available for May to July 2026. Data on the placements of hatchery chicks and turkey poults are available for April to June 2026, and data on egg production are available for March to May 2026.Data on frozen eggs and poultry meats include chicken, turkey and duck stocks, as well as stocks of egg whites, egg yolks and dried eggs. Data on
  
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• Farm product prices, June 2026

  12-08-2026 13:03 via farms.com
  Monthly provincial prices received by farmers in June for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products are now available.In the Prairie provinces, prices for canola posted their fifth consecutive month-over-month increase and second consecutive year-over-year gain in June. Alberta (+2.2%) led the monthly increase while Manitoba (+6.6%) recorded the largest year-over-year gain. Canola prices were supported by a return in Chinese demand and record-high canola s
  
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• Right Sample Drives Better Farm Decisions

  12-08-2026 12:58 via farms.com
  Quality soil sampling provides the foundation for better nutrient management, helping farmers and retailers improve fertilizer decisions, increase efficiency, and support stronger crop performance.
  
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• Canola climbs after sharp drop, wheat follows similar market swings

  12-08-2026 12:58 via farms.com
  Canola and wheat futures prices have been riding a wave over the last few weeks, says a Commodities & Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager with Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.David Derwin says the November canola contract hit a high of $840 a tonne in late July, then dropped to around $750 a tonne before climbing up to around $780 in recent trading.November canola closed Tuesday at $781, down $13.90, according to BarChart.com.Derwin says a few factors were in play with canola.The price of
  
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• AALP Dream Gala tops $110,000 for leadership programming

  11-08-2026 16:40 via farms.com
  Funds raised will help support Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program participants and ongoing program initiatives.
  
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• All you ever wanted to know (and more) about corn mazes

  11-08-2026 16:12 via farms.com
  As we continue to get deeper into summer, farmers around Southwestern Ontario are getting to work creating one of their most popular attractions of the year: corn mazes. But what goes into the creation and how long does it take? LFP’s Ryan Goodison spoke with corn maze creators around London to learn five interesting things you didn’t know about them.
  
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• Super communication:Unlock the secret language of connection

  11-08-2026 16:02 via farms.com
  So much of what we aim to do in our interactions with others depends on our ability to communicate. Author Charles Duhigg’s recent book, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, explores what it takes to be just that.
  
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• Just start chatting — it’s what the ag world does best

  11-08-2026 16:00 via farms.com
  Being nervous to talk to someone new is part of the human condition — which means everyone feels it, too.
  
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• Agriculture’s economic story goes far beyond the farm

  11-08-2026 15:55 via farms.com
  By Ethan Wallace, Vice President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
  
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• Finland’s African swine fever cases reinforce Canada’s vigilance

  11-08-2026 15:51 via farms.com
  Finland’s first-ever outbreak of African swine fever is reinforcing why Canada’s pork industry has spent years preparing for a disease that could devastate livestock production and shut down export markets overnight.
  
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• Renewable crop energy: can struvite provide an alternative and sustainable fertilizer source for farmers across Canada?

  11-08-2026 15:48 via farms.com
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research shows that adding struvite to conventional phosphorus fertilizers can help Canadian farmers maintain crop yields while reducing environmental impacts.
  
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• Growing Goodness: New Brunswick high school to grow fresh produce year-round

  11-08-2026 15:47 via farms.com
  A local high school in a small town in Hillsborough, New Brunswick, has recently opened their year-round green house to give students hands-on learning opportunities while helping to address food insecurity in the community.
  
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• FAA Seeks $289,215 Penalty Against Washington Drone Operator Over Fertilizer Flights

  11-08-2026 15:11 via farms.com
  A Washington drone company faces a proposed $289,215 FAA penalty after regulators alleged it conducted unauthorized fertilizer application flights without the required agricultural aircraft certification.
  
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• This is Agriculture: CEO and Co-Founder

  11-08-2026 15:03 via farms.com
  Dr. Kinneret Shefer is the CEO and co-founder of GeneNeer, a Canadian-Israeli agtech company developing next-generation gene editing technologies for crop improvement. The headquarters launched in Manitoba in early 2026. Shefer has a background in molecular biotechnology and non-coding RNA biology, and earned a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before being awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct postdoctoral research at the RNA Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz. M
  
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