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CFIA says B.C. ostrich farmers must leave by Tuesday or face arrest
The owners of an ostrich farm, whose flock is subject to a cull order, must leave today or face removal by police called in by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. RCMP and CFIA officials arrived Mond...
Sep 23, 2025 Karen Espersen, right, the co-owner of Universal Ostrich Farms, speaks with supporters with her daughter, Katie Pasitney, at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, as the Canadian Food Agency prepares to cull 400 of the farm’s ostriches this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
CCGA to increase interest-free canola advance payments
Changes to the Agricultural Marketing Programs Regulations are in effect, doubling the interest-free portion for canola advances under the Advance Payments Program (APP). Canadian Canola Growers Assoc...
Sep 22, 2025 ID 5721773 © Lorraine Swanson Dreamstime.com
Ostrich farmers hope for 'miracle' as CFIA moves to cull flock over avian flu
A last stand to try to save 400 ostriches from an ordered cull is unfolding along a dusty gravel road near the tiny community of Edgewood in southeastern British Columbia. Yellow tape has been strung ...
Sep 22, 2025
Harvest passes halfway point, but producers slowed by precipitation: Crop report
Harvest in Saskatchewan is more than halfway done. According to the weekly crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week ending on Monday, harvest is now 53 per cen...
Sep 18, 2025 The winter wheat and fall rye crops have been completely harvested, the ministry said, with field peas and lentils close to complete as well. Flax and soybeans are the least advanced, with only six per cent of the flax crop and 13 per cent of the soybean crop in the bin. (650 CKOM file photo)
Canadian startup developing new fava-based ingredients
By Alice McFarlane A new, Canadian-led innovation is strengthening local food manufacturing. The project brings together Canadian farmers, processors and food tech innovators to strengthen the domesti...
Sep 15, 2025 ID 49678372 © Ildipapp Dreamstime.com
'There's something strange in the pumpkin fields.' Drought & heat frightening farmers
FREDERICTON - The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. "It's sure been a spook...
Sep 13, 2025
B.C. says deal reached with union to classify meat inspectors as essential
KAMLOOPS - Provincial meat inspectors in British Columbia have been classified as essential workers after ranchers and meat processors complained that an ongoing public service strike was threatening ...
Sep 11, 2025
Ottawa hasn't heard directly from China on EV tariffs, agriculture minister says
WINNIPEG - Any decision on easing tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors, federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. Can...
Sep 09, 2025
Victims of Quebec weekend plane crash identified, investigation continues
LA TUQUE - The victims of a plane crash over the weekend in La Tuque, in the province's Mauricie region, have been identified. The victims are Valrie Fortier, 42, of St-Valre, and Jean-Pier Godin, 41,...
Sep 04, 2025
Dry conditions push harvest ahead, with 23 per cent of crops in the bin
Dry conditions over the past week let Saskatchewan producers make good progress on harvest. According to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week ending on Monda...
Sep 04, 2025 While the dry conditions did allow for good progress on harvesting operations, the ministry noted that a lack of moisture and high winds caused some crop damage over the past week. (Ashley Heavin/Submitted)
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