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Ontario has backed off a housing proposal that farmers say would have had a "catastrophic" impact on farmland and livestock operations.

Pulse growers in Manitoba are waiting for one thing: rain. So far in May, growing areas of the province have not seen any significant precipitation.

A proposed merger between Glencore's Viterra and Bunge Ltd. has the support of two of Canada's largest pension funds, according to a person close to the matter.

Increase rail competition and lowering costs of hauling farm commodities are the goals of provisions included in a federal bill to extend interswitching on railways.

Retail sales of combines in both Canada and the U.S. showed a marked increase in April this year while the market for sub-compact tractors continues to soften.

Producer deliveries of major grains last month were up nearly 40 per cent when compared to April 2022, according to Statistics Canada. In April 2023, more than 3.44 million tonnes of grain were delivered, versus 2.46 million a year ago.

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are providing up to $65 million in grant funding under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support the development of agricultural knowledge and skills and improve the competit

Quebec provincial police say a two-year-old girl has died after falling into a grain mixer on a farm north of Montreal. They say the accident occurred Friday at a family farm aboutt 85 kilometres from the city. Sgt.

A deal allowing the safe wartime export of grain and fertilizer from Ukrainian Black Sea ports has not yet resumed full operations, having come to a halt before Russia’s decision last week to extend it.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 95% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 42, a decline from the previous week's 99% order fulfillment performance.