Farmers and ranchers across Canada will have three more months to decide whether to sign up for the AgriStability business risk management program. The federal, provincial, and territorial governments announced on Friday they have agreed to extend the enrolment deadline for the 2025 program year from April 30 to July 31. "The uncertainty of current... Read More
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For 75 years, Nuffield Canada has awarded international travel scholarships to curious and open-minded individuals in agriculture, empowering them to explore innovations, policies, and practices around the world and bring transformative ideas back to Canada. The organization annually awards a handful of chosen applicants with $20,000 bursaries in order to bring new perspectives and ideas... Read More
New ownership is looking to breath new life into one of the most well-known snowmobile and ATV manufacturing companies and brands. Arctic Cat has been acquired by former Arctic Cat executive Brad Darling and an investment group, as of April 23, 2025. Darling was with the powersport company for 17 years prior to leaving in... Read More
The two front-runners vying to form the next Government of Canada have both published their party's election platforms, as of Tuesday. When it comes to agriculture and farming-related commitments, there are some common themes in both documents from Mark Carney's Liberals and Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. At a high level, both parties are pledging to reduce... Read More
K-Hart Industries, a Saskatchewan-based manufacturer of no-till seeding equipment, has announced a collaboration with NEXAT, a German-developed, self-driving farm machine that streamlines fieldwork and reduces soil compaction. K-Hart's mission is to support farmers with machines that increase productivity while promoting the long-term sustainability of agriculture, says Arvinder Jabal, CEO of K-Hart Industries in a recent... Read More
Representatives from the five parties that held seats in the House of Commons prior to the federal election campaign are set to debate key agricultural issues on Thursday. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture's Agriculture Leaders Debate will be broadcast online on April 17 at 5:00 p.m. EST, in both English and French, with the English... Read More
Financial services company StoneX has announced a US$900 million deal to acquire R.J. O'Brien, North America's oldest futures brokerage firm. (All funds in U.S. dollars). The agreement would see StoneX acquire RJO for $625 million in cash and approximately 3.5 million shares of StoneX common stock. StoneX will also assume up to $143 million of... Read More
With just weeks to go before Canadians head to the polls, political commentator Ryan Jespersen is just as surprised as Shaun Haney that the federal election has become a neck-and-neck contest between Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and newly-elected Liberal leader Mark Carney. Jespersen, host of the Alberta-based talk show Real Talk, said the mood among... Read More
The Manitoba government announced a $13 million "down payment" on Thursday toward the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) facility that Cereals Canada is looking to build in downtown Winnipeg. Premier Wab Kinew made the announcement alongside Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn, staff from Cereals Canada, and farmer representatives from several provincial wheat grower organizations, including the... Read More
Stock markets rebounded on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on his so-called "reciprocal tariffs" on many countries, with the exception of China. While raising tariffs on China from 104 to 125 per cent, Trump said other countries who were subject to new tariffs announced last week — as high... Read More