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Global agriculture leaders host forum as G7 leaders meet As G7 leaders arrive in Kananaskis, Alberta, agriculture leaders from around the world held their own forum to talk food security. The event was hosted in Olds, Alberta, by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. Institute director Manuel Otero told delegates that meeting the world’s […] Read more

Minority of Canadians think food system on right track Only three in ten Canadians think the food system is on the right track according to new data from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity. This is the lowest sentiment has fallen in the seven years the centre has kept track. In 2024, Eighteen per cent […] Read more

Wildfires have blanked North America in smoke, raising questions over what those orange skies mean for crop development. Meanwhile, India has extended a policy allowing for duty-free imports of yellow peas, while more-and-more Canadian farmland is being lost to urban development. It’s your national agriculture news recap for June 6, 2025.

King Charles’ throne speech pledges to protect farmers and supply management; Tariffs back on after U.S. court initially blocks a swath of duties; and farmers’ realized income takes a tumble. It’s your national agriculture news recap for May 30, 2025.

Prime Minister Mark Carney makes no mention of agriculture in his mandate letter; Trump’s ‘Big beautiful bill’ could open a door for Canadian canola; and Manitoba wildfires claim lives and displace farmers. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week ending May 23, 2025.

P.E.I. MP Heath MacDonald is named federal agriculture minister; the U.S. approves PRRS-resistant gene-edited pigs; and a University of Calgary researcher says Canadian dairy farmers must prepare for bird flu. It’s your national agriculture news recap for May 16, 2025.