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Sask.’s new drainage policy gets mixed reviews
Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency announced its Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy last week, nine years after ...
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A belligerent U.S. is scary, but situation not hopeless
A new era of international trade is beginning as U.S. president Donald Trump prepares to launch trade wars, including with ...
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Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie surpasses 70 U.S. cents
The Canadian dollar continued to rise on Wednesday morning after planned tariffs on Canadian goods entering the United States were delayed until March. The loonie was at US$0.7003 or US$1=C$1.4280 as ...
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Wheat breeding faces ‘seismic shift’
Glacier FarmMedia - The future of wheat breeding in Canada is on uncertain ground. Agriculture Canada may be moving away from ...
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Alberta Beef Producers works toward being fully funded
The topic of check-off refunds has long been a key conversation in Alberta's beef industry. Check-off dollars are intended to ...
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Pest Management Regulatory Agency plans to reinstate lambda-cy use in feed grain crops
Glacier FarmMedia - Canadian grain and oilseed growers who'd had to stop using insecticides such as Matador, Silencer and Voliam in 2023 for feed grain ...
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Canadian Financial Close: Turn-around Tuesday for loonie
The Canadian dollar sharply rose on Tuesday to its highest close since Jan. 24 after planned tariffs on Canadian goods entering the United States were delayed. The loonie closed at US$0.6971 or ...
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ICE canola up as tariffs postponed
The ICE Futures canola market was stronger at midday Tuesday, hitting its highest levels since November as support came from news the United States would postpone imposing tariffs on Canadian imports ...