Since closing its borders to beef from animals over thirty months (OTM) of age following the 2003 BSE finding in Canada, Japan has announced it will now import beef from animals of all ages. The ban, instituted in 2005, will be lifted for all importing countries, including Canada and the U.S. Japan is an important... Read More
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Combine sales in Canada have dropped a whopping 26.7 per cent compared to the same time last year according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturing (AEM) April report. Meanwhile, south of the border, sales for combines were down slightly by 4.2 per cent. When it comes to farm tractors sold in Canada last month, sales... Read More
The executive director at Soy Canada says exporters are reporting that China is holding shipments of soybeans on arrival while the country conducts tests for "some normal plant pathogens." "We haven't heard of this happening before, so it seems to be new," Ron Davidson says. The delay has not yet been confirmed to RealAgriculture by... Read More
After almost a year of tariffs on steel and aluminum, Canada and the United States have reached an agreement to eliminate associated tariffs on both sides of the border. The agreement, released Friday, May 17, states: The United States and Canada agree to eliminate, no later than two days from the issuance of this statement:... Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will be implementing a surveillance plan in an effort to be prepared when it comes to African swine fever (ASF). The program will function in full force spring of 2019. ASF is a highly contagious and deadly disease affecting both domestic and feral (wild) pigs. It... Read More
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit has announced the winners for this year's Agriculture Student Scholarship Program. The top prize winner receives a $4,000 scholarship towards agriculture-related post-secondary studies, while three runners up receive a $2,000 scholarship. This year's grand prize winner is Caylee Dorval of Glaslyn. Dorval created a three-minute long video describing and showing... Read More
Twelve Manitobans will receive the Order of Manitoba come July, with one of them having ties to agriculture. The Order of Manitoba was created in 1999 to honour Manitobans who have demonstrated excellence and achievement, thereby enriching the social, cultural or economic well-being of the province and its residents. “The 2019 Order of Manitoba members... Read More
Len Siemens, one of the founding members of Canadian Foodgrains Bank, passed away on April 25, 2019, at the age of 93. Back in the mid-1970s, Len Siemens was part of a small group who created the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Food Bank into which farmers could donate grain for shipment overseas. In the early... Read More
Quebec's farmer union and its beef producers are calling on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to stop Beyond Meat from using the word "meat" when referring to its plant-based products, such as burgers and sausages, Quebec's TVA Nouvelles reports. Beyond Meat launched its meat-alternative product line in Canada on May 1, 2019. L'Union des producteurs... Read More
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is consolidating its six feed production facilities in the Prairies into three. The three that are on the chopping block are the plants located in Brandon, Man., Melfort, Sask., and Edmonton, Alta. “While we don’t make these decisions lightly, by consolidating manufacturing and taking measures to refocus our resources in the... Read More