Food & Agriculture

AAFC researchers take a bite out of weed seed spread

An Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research scientist is giving new life to old technology. In 2021, Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill, a Prince Edward Island-based scientist, began...

Diligence key to swine flu prevention in Ontario

Swine flu is a growing threat to Canadian farms and experts are calling on farmers to be more diligent in biosecurity protocols and monitoring. Why...

Ready for corn rootworm resistance?

Farmers should include rootworm control traits in their discussions about corn seed trait packages to help prevent the spread of Bt-resistant corn rootworm in...

Industry Ag News 1/30

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a new online portal to streamline reporting of transactions involving U.S. agricultural land by foreign persons,...

Soybeans, corn, wheat end week with pressure from rising dollar

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, pulling contracts to a lower weekly finish. The trade’s watching harvest in Brazil, which has a...

Sheep herd shrinks as goat numbers rise

The U.S. sheep herd contracted in 2025, while the goat herd grew slightly. Those year-to-year changes are at least partially in response to differences...

U.S. cattle inventory continues to contract with minimal expansion signs

The U.S. cattle herd continued to contract over the past year. The USDA says the domestic cattle inventory on January 1st, 2026, was 86.155...

Market Update: U.S. Rice Sale to Colombia Good News for Farmers

  It has been a long time since we’ve had something to look forward to, and this week we have two big opportunities before us. The first...

Volume 23, Issue 04

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AE50 awards recognize new and upcoming farm equipment technology

Every year, the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers awards a prize to 50 of the most notable engineering advancements in farm machinery. The...

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