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• Board of Directors elect new executives

  22-12-2025 12:04 via farms.com
  During its final meeting of 2025, the newly elected Sask Pork Board of Directors, which will represent Saskatchewan hog producers for the next two years, selected its executives.
  
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• Maizex Seeds Breaks Ground on $8.8 Million State-of-the-Art Seed Corn Facility in Blenheim

  23-12-2025 16:28 via farms.com
  Maizex Seeds has announced an $8.8 million investment in a new seed corn processing and packaging facility at its Blenheim, Ontario.
  
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• Pulse Market Insight #288

  23-12-2025 14:17 via farms.com
  Crop Prospects for 2026This seems to be the time of year when there’s a flood of reports looking back at the past year or gazing ahead to the new year. While looking backward allows a person to gauge their grain marketing performance, hindsight generally doesn’t provide much help for making decisions about the upcoming year.In fact, every marketing year is different. Making next year’s decisions based on last year’s successes or failures can be counterproductive. After al
  
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• Tariffs, policy changes and a record crop: APAS reflects on 2025

  23-12-2025 14:13 via farms.com
  The President of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) described 2025 as a busy one with no shortage of challenges and some good news sprinkled in.Bill Prybylski did a year-end interview with Ryan Young, host of SaskAgToday and Ag News Director of 620 CKRM. You can find the full interview on SaskAgToday.com under the unfiltered section.   Prybylski said tariffs from the United States, China, and India - three of Canada's major trading partners - was the number one is
  
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• Year-End Ag and Energy Markets Face Broad Commodity Pressure

  23-12-2025 14:09 via farms.com
  Weekly market data for late 2025 shows year-end liquidation and global supply gluts pressuring soybeans, wheat, and crude oil, while gold reaches record highs.
  
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• China might start importing corn and wheat

  23-12-2025 14:06 via farms.com
  What happens with the wheat market going forward largely depends on China, says an analyst.Canadian farmers harvested a record 40 million tonnes of wheat in 2025, including 29.3 million tonnes of spring wheat.The good news is that exports have been surpassing last year’s record pace so far in 2025-26.Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research, thinks exports could hit a record 24 million tonnes, although it is still early days.The problem with this year’s wheat market is
  
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• Farmers urged to take a year-round approach to tax planning – but year-end is a good time to get started

  23-12-2025 13:45 via farms.com
  By Clint Cameron, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
  
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• BC’s Sumas Prairie floods again

  23-12-2025 13:15 via farms.com
  A deluge of rain from atmospheric rivers has flooded the Sumas Prairie region in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. This is the second time in four years that the Nooksack River has affected farms downstream in Canada. 
  
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• Ontario Apple Growers re-elect Chris Hedges as chair

  23-12-2025 13:09 via farms.com
  Chris Hedges has been re-elected as chair of the Ontario Apple Growers (OAG) for another one-year term, and Jeremy Veens of Lambton County becomes the organization’s new vice chair.
  
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• U of Guelph research impact wows 300,000 at the Royal

  23-12-2025 12:59 via farms.com
  A highly effective way to address questions such as “so what?” and “who cares?” is to show impact. Just ask the University of Guelph.
  
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• Pressing growers’ priorities in busy fall of provincial and federal advocacy

  23-12-2025 12:53 via farms.com
  Late fall is always a demanding season for growers, and this year it was just as demanding for our advocacy efforts. With government activity in full swing at both Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill this fall, the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA) has been keeping the sector’s priorities front and centre. 
  
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• It’s time to be loud and proud

  23-12-2025 12:52 via farms.com
  For a long time, our Canadian food and beverage industry has been in the shadow of the U.S. industry. The U.S. market was 10X bigger and many products developed or produced in the U.S. would make their way to Canadian shelves. When products produced in Canada succeeded, the natural next step was to export to the U.S. The market was relatively easy to access; we had a free trade agreement and logistics were well established. 
  
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• Minor use program update – January 2025 to present

  23-12-2025 12:50 via farms.com
  Horticulture URMULE registrations ~January 2025 to date – all crops
  
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• Winter Management of Beef Cattle

  23-12-2025 11:14 via farms.com
  Many regions of Canada experience extended periods of cold weather during the year and these environmental conditions present challenges for efficiently and profitably raising beef cattle. Understanding the impact cold stress can have on the health, welfare and performance of cattle is important, along with implementing management practices to lessen the impact.Beef cattle are fed over winter using a variety of methods. The complexity and mechanization will be unique to the individual operation
  
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• AFSC & Olds College Re-Sign MOU to Advance Smart Agriculture

  23-12-2025 11:12 via farms.com
  Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and Olds College of Agriculture & Technology are proud to re-sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) – reinforcing their shared commitment to advancing smart agriculture through applied research and innovation, and extending their partnership for another five years.The MOU sets a strategic framework for continued collaboration in the development, testing, training and demonstration of emerging smart agriculture technologies. Central to
  
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• Canadian Grain Commission reports CWRS wheat quality was excellent in 2025

  23-12-2025 11:11 via farms.com
  Each year, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports on the end-use quality of Canadian grain in the annual harvest and in exports.The final report for CWRS wheat indicates the quality of the 2025 crop was excellent, with 91 per cent of the crop in the top 2 grades.The quality of Canada Western Amber Durum wheat in 2025 was reported as good, with 46 per cent and 83 per cent of the crop in the top 2 and 3 grades, respectively.When it comes to barley, the CGC reports barley grain quality indicat
  
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• How to check bins and bags for spoilage

  23-12-2025 11:02 via farms.com
  All canola should be conditioned immediately after combining to cool it down, provide for consistent temperature throughout the bin and remove any moisture released through natural seed respiration that occurs in the first hours to weeks after harvest.After that, monitor bins closely during the first six weeks after harvest and then continue to check stored canola regularly until delivery. This is especially true for canola at higher risk of spoilage.The ideal situation for safe long-term storag
  
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• Cattle outlook 2026: Is this the year when the herd size finally expands?

  23-12-2025 10:59 via farms.com
  Tight supply pushed up cattle prices to record highs in 2025, and despite recent corrections, the market remains historically strong. Strong prices, abundant feed supplies, and falling feed costs are all boosting optimism in the industry. Yet, the question most often asked is, how long will cattle prices stay elevated and when will rebuilding of the herd occur? In this outlook, we examine where we are in the current cattle cycle, an important indicator of how long high prices might last and shar
  
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• Low Interest USDA Disaster Loans Open for Affected Texas Farmers

  23-12-2025 09:52 via farms.com
  USDA is offering disaster recovery loans to Texas farmers impacted by storms helping rebuild damaged farm property replace livestock and crops and support a stable return to agricultural production.
  
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• Agriculture Moves Forward Despite Major Challenges In 2025

  23-12-2025 08:08 via farms.com
  Agriculture overcomes economic pressure in 2025 through financial relief labor reform clean water clarity and stronger mental health support helping rural communities stay resilient and plan for a more stable future.
  
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• Wheat Quality Talks with Japan

  23-12-2025 07:57 via farms.com
  Japanese officials visit the United States to review wheat handling practices address soybean admixture concerns and strengthen long standing trade cooperation built on trust quality and transparency.
  
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• Patience Paid in 2025: What the Pork Industry Learned This Year

  22-12-2025 17:55 via farms.com
  Patience paid in the hog market in 2025, says Lee Schulz, chief economist at Ever.Ag. But he’s quick to point out that patience should not be confused with complacency.“In economics, patience is measured as the rate of time preference,” he explains. “This concept reflects the trade-off a person makes between having something now versus having something later. A higher rate indicates a stronger preference for immediate rewards, while a lower rate signifies a greater willin
  
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• More Stability, Less Margin for Error: What’s Ahead for Pork Industry in 2026

  22-12-2025 17:54 via farms.com
  What can the pork industry expect from the markets in 2026? Some experts agree the stage is set for more stability, but at the same time there’s less margin for error.“Trade risk was a significant factor towards the end of 2024, especially with all the talk of higher tariffs on Mexico and Canada. That risk has subsided, in our view,” says Altin Kalo, chief economist at Steiner Consulting. “The U.S. administration has also made significant progress is defining terms of tra
  
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• USTR’s Measured Approach on Nicaragua is Great News for U.S. Pork

  22-12-2025 17:52 via farms.com
  Known around the globe as the “land of fire and water,” Nicaragua has more recently become known as a rapidly growing destination for U.S. pork.Duty-free access through Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR has helped Nicaragua move up to 13th among all export markets this year. Exports will approach 20,000 metric tons (mt) in 2025, more than doubling over the past five years and up from less than 1,500 mt a decade ago. Export value is estima
  
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• CPKC exceeds grain revenue entitlements for 2024-2025

  22-12-2025 17:05 via farms.com
  The railroad has 30 days to make a payment to the Western Grains Research Foundation
  
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• Syngenta bringing two new Traxos herbicides to Western Canada

  22-12-2025 16:26 via farms.com
  Traxos Xtreme and Traxos III help control weeds in cereal crops
  
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• New state ag laws taking effect in 2026

  22-12-2025 14:01 via farms.com
  In Connecticut, farmers can get a 20 percent tax credit on some farm expenditures
  
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• Remarkable dedication and a positive attitude to farming

  22-12-2025 12:02 via farms.com
  For Perth County Pork producer Kevin Brown, farming isn’t just a job it’s his passion. 
  
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• Ontario pork takes centre stage at new Toronto food festival

  22-12-2025 12:01 via farms.com
  The smell of smoked meat filled the air at the Stackt Market in Toronto, as the summer of 2025 witnessed the launch of a new food festival called Smoked.  
  
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• Reducing Stress Key to Moving Hogs Effectively and Efficiently

  22-12-2025 11:30 via farms.com
  A production manager with Olymel specializing in animal handling and training suggests, by slowing down and considering the natural behaviors of the pig, handlers will find moving those pigs to be much easier and less stressful."Tips and Tricks for Working with Hogs; Practical Strategies for Handling Hogs" was among the topics discussed last month as part of Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2025 in Saskatoon
  
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