Tag Archives: agriculture

Nearly 100 groups representing Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector have sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney in a show of support for a full, 16-year renewal of the Canada-United States-M...

BURNABY - The BC General Employees Union says dairy milk testers in the province have started job action. The union says it represents dairy production technicians employed by Lactanet, and they began...

Pig ear necrosis was first described in the 1960s, but since then it's been nearly impossible to identify the cause of the painful animal affliction. Until now, that is. Read more: Farmers will lobby ...

REGINA - Canadian veterinarians no longer have to access to 40 per cent of medications they once were able to use, a figure the head of the national association says is worrying. Tracy Fisher, preside...

HALIFAX - The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers says it's disappointed and surprised that a farmers lobby group is calling for caps on the profits of major grocery chains. Gary Sands, senior ...

HALIFAX - A farmers advocacy group says it plans to lobby the federal government for a guaranteed annual income of $50,000. The idea by the National Farmers Union came from its annual convention, held...

Rumours that farming equipment giant John Deere is leaving Canada spread this week on social media alongside a video claiming the company would be moving its factories to the United States. In fact, J...

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's hopeful the federal government and Alberta can make progress on getting a pipeline built and allowing some tanker traffic on the northern B.C. coast. ...

Canadian wheat growers produced a quality wheat crop with above-average volumes and yields in 2025. The annual New Wheat Crop Report by Cereals Canada included information on milling performance, flou...

Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy night at a British Columbia farm this month "probably weren't infected" with avian influenza at the time...