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• Corn Growers Disappointed E15 Not Included in Year-End Votes

  26-12-2024 06:19 via farms.com
  Following votes from Congress on year-end legislation, IL Corn Growers Association President Garrett Hawkins released the following statement:
  
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• Online AGM for Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan on January 8th

  03-01-2025 15:25 via farms.com
  Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan’s annual general meeting or AGM is on January 8th. It is an online AGM both recapping the 2024 year as well as looking ahead to the 2025 growing year. Anyone interested is invited to join and learn about the inner workings of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan and will be introduced to a new organization created in partnership called Canadian Food Focus. Clinton Monchuk, program director with Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan, is excited for this new organization
  
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• Alberta drought conditions expected to improve heading into 2025

  03-01-2025 15:23 via farms.com
  A little more than a year ago, Alberta's environment minister wrote to municipalities, asking them to find ways to use less water in light of a looming drought. The year that followed brought extremely low reservoir levels, what the province called the largest water-sharing agreements in its history, and a renewed conversation around the province's water supply.It was a roller-coaster of a season for farmers like Alison Davie of North Paddock Farms, one that started with dryness and anxiety
  
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• Q&A: Agriculture minister says tariffs and water main focus for upcoming year

  03-01-2025 15:18 via farms.com
  The past year saw ups and downs for the province's agriculture sector, from a dwindling beef herd to narrowly avoiding the worst impacts of drought, to concerns sparked by incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's tariff threats. In December, CBC News spoke with Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson about how some of these issues played out, and what his office is focused on for the future. Here is some of that conversation, edited for length and clarity. Well first and fo
  
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• Chicago Close: Corn, Soys Up on First Trading Day of 2025

  03-01-2025 11:00 via farms.com
  Corn and wheat futures closed slightly higher on the first day of trading in the New Year on Thursday, while wheat was lower. Soybeans traded to both sides of unchanged during the day amid light volumes, with most of the support coming from drier weather in Argentina. Much of Argentina is expected to be mainly dry over the next couple of weeks, with crop stress rising as soil moisture declines. Areas of southern Brazil are drying down as well. March soybeans were up 1 ½ cents at $10.12, a
  
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• Environmental Stewardship recognized at Pork Conference

  03-01-2025 10:51 via farms.com
  A central Saskatchewan hog operation was honoured for its the responsible use and protection of the natural environment to improve the well-being of humans and ecosystems.Saskatchewan Pork Development Board presented its 2024 Awards of Distinction at its recent symposium and Sunnydale Colony, northwest of Saskatoon, Sask. along with Peter Gross, was given the Environmental Stewardship Award for their work on using new technology for manure injection in the field as fertilizer.Sask Pork Communica
  
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• National Farm Leadership Program builds resilience

  03-01-2025 10:47 via farms.com
  Applications for the 2025 National Farm Leadership Program are now being accepted.Participants will learn how to perform under pressure, understanding what’s behind their behavior to make an authentic, positive shift with agility and confidence.The program is led by certified Executive Coach and fourth generation farmer, Kelly Dobson who combines adult learning research with neuroscience and information technology, enabling leader development at any age.Participants will learn what’s
  
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• Manitoba Pork op-ed - Cam Dahl

  03-01-2025 10:39 via farms.com
  The name January is derived from the Roman god Janus. Janus was said to have two faces, one looking forward and one looking back. It is an appropriate metaphor for the month where we can look back at the year that was and anticipate the year to come.  If there is such a thing as a good disease year in the hog sector, 2024 was it. Given historical patterns, we expected to see new cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) this past spring. That did not materialize. While we did not make it tho
  
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• U of G Researchers Breeding the Perfect Wheat to Resist Disease

  03-01-2025 10:15 via farms.com
  On Canadian wheat fields, a silent threat is shriveling the golden yields of wheat.
  
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• Why Is Canada Falling Behind In Agriculture And Food Production?

  03-01-2025 10:14 via farms.com
  This fall at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ont., visitors were treated to a tour de force of agriculture and food innovation. Self-driving tractors and drone crop sprayers increase productivity and reduce pesticide and fertilizer use, shrinking the environmental impact of farming while boosting profitability.
  
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• Transporter guilty of chicken abuse

  03-01-2025 10:12 via farms.com
  Robert Laplante, a chicken transporter, has failed in his bid to have a Canadian Food Inspection Agency finding quashed by the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal.
  
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• BC Fresh appoints Steve Roosdahl as new CEO

  03-01-2025 09:57 via farms.com
  BCfresh, a 100% grower-owned and operated company, has appointed Steve Roosdahl as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective January 2, 2025. Roosdahl will succeed Murray Driediger, who will retire on March 31, 2025, following an 18-year tenure leading the organization.
  
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• Growers Supply property in Erickson, BC sold for $1.9M

  03-01-2025 09:55 via farms.com
  Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. reports that in the matter of the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative bankruptcy, Shukin Orchards Ltd. of Creston is the successful bidder for the Growers Supply Co. property at 754 35th Avenue South in Erickson, British Columbia. 
  
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• What’s up at Fruit Logistica 2025

  03-01-2025 09:53 via farms.com
  More than 2,500 exhibitors from 86 countries are due to take part in Fruit Logistica, February 5-7, 2025, in Berlin, Germany, making it the world’s largest and most international gathering of companies in the fruit and vegetable sector.
  
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• US succeeds in GM corn trade dispute

  03-01-2025 09:43 via farms.com
  The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade panel ruled against Mexico’s GM corn ban, citing insufficient scientific evidence, sparking sovereignty and health concerns.
  
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• Experts address H5N1 influenza threat

  03-01-2025 09:40 via farms.com
  NIH evaluates H5N1 influenza, recommending safety protocols, surveillance, and vaccination to mitigate risks and ensure public health.
  
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• USDA updates January 2025 loan rates

  03-01-2025 09:36 via farms.com
  USDA announces January 2025 loan rates, enhancing financial access for agricultural producers to support operations, disaster recovery, and storage infrastructure.
  
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• Supporting farmers amidst wildfire challenges

  03-01-2025 09:33 via farms.com
  The health impacts of wildfires on food producers highlight the importance of the Farm Bill in providing essential support and resources.
  
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• 2025 Farm Bureau committee leaders announced

  03-01-2025 09:30 via farms.com
  Farm Bureau’s 2025 committee appointments aim to enhance agricultural advocacy and education through fresh leadership.
  
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• 2025 cotton loan rate fixed at 52 cents

  03-01-2025 09:28 via farms.com
  The USDA announces a 52-cent loan rate for upland cotton in 2025, helping farmers manage storage and market timing effectively.
  
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• Meat, Dairy Prices Edge Upwards for IL Shoppers Due to Climate Change

  03-01-2025 06:42 via farms.com
  Climate change affects Illinois farms, especially drought. The weather extremes lower their livestock's productivity, raising the price of dairy and meat products.
  
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• Happy New Year! And the Winners of the Top 10 New Products Contest Are...

  02-01-2025 18:02 via farms.com
  It’s the calm before the storm here at Farm Equipment headquarters on New Year’s Eve. With our Precision Farming Dealer Summit set for Jan. 6-7 in Louisville, Ky., and the upcoming issue of Farm Equipment going to print just 2 weeks after that, January is always the most action-packed month of the year for us.
  
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• Should You Stay with Your DMS Provider … Or Is It Time to Walk?

  02-01-2025 18:01 via farms.com
  Every 3-5 years, you should sit down and evaluate your DMS. Based on this evaluation, you will either decide to stick with your provider, or you will start laying down the building blocks to make a necessary change.
  
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• How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy in Alberta

  02-01-2025 18:01 via farms.com
  Jason Bradley spent 20 years of his career as ranch manager at a 50,000-acre grazing operation in west-central Alberta, so he understands why people react with skepticism to the idea of raising a herd of cattle on a working solar farm."The first thing people think is, 'You can't put cattle on [a solar farm]. They're just going to rub on the panels and wreck them,"' Bradley said.But as the CEO of Calgary-based Sun Cycle Farms, Bradley believes the doubters have already been proven wrong.This fall
  
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• Mahindra Reports 28% Increase in Export Sales in 2024

  02-01-2025 18:00 via farms.com
  Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.'s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of Mahindra Group, has released its tractor sales figures for December 2024. The company reported a 22% increase in domestic sales which were at 22,019 units, compared to 18,028 units in December 2023
  
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• Disease Trends in Canola, Pulses and Wheat are Already Shaping the 2025 Planting Season

  02-01-2025 17:52 via farms.com
  AS FARMERS PREPARE for the 2025 planting season, disease patterns seen in 2024 in canola and pulses offer a bit of familiarity with a taste of challenges to come.While 2024 didn’t bring dramatic surprises, trends like the rise of verticillium stripe and steady threats like blackleg, clubroot, and sclerotinia continue to shape the landscape for farmers. As far as root rot on pulses go, there are encouraging signs that farmers may be reaping the rewards of longer rotations.“Verticilliu
  
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• New year means new equipment

  02-01-2025 15:35 via farms.com
  A recap of new equipment and technology farmers can expect to see in 2025.
  
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• 2024 CWAD Crop Quality Strong

  02-01-2025 13:02 via farms.com
  More than 70% of the crop falls into the top two grades
  
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• Challenging Growing Conditions for Barley lead to declines in 2024

  02-01-2025 12:45 via farms.com
  heat stress during the barley filling period ultimately contributed to lower-than-expected yields
  
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• Canada’s 2024 Western Red Spring Wheat Crop Delivers Excellent Milling Quality

  02-01-2025 12:38 via farms.com
  2024 Western Red Spring was the largest class of wheat grown in western canada according to Statistics Canada.
  
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