Livestock

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.

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

Taiwan is fully embracing Canadian beef again. The nation announced it will lift the last set of restrictions on beef from Canada over the coming weeks. President of the Canadian Cattle Association Nathan Phinney (Finney) says it's great news.

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.

Olymel says it's cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces its hog production in Western Canada.

Two more major ag equipment makers have signed onto a framework that would grant farmers and independent repair shops in the United States reasonable access to the means to repair their machines. The Washington, D.C.

Canadian beef exporters can expect to regain full market access to Taiwan within the next couple of weeks.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering support to producers who are facing financial difficulties, including cash flow challenges due to higher-than-average input costs and elevated interest rates.

Saskatchewan Feeder Cattle Prices, reported by Canfax, were mixed last week. Fonda Froats, Provincial Cattle Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, provided the latest Cattle Market Update for the week of May 15-19.

The World Organization for Animal Health says governments should consider vaccinating poultry against bird flu, which has killed hundreds of millions of birds and infected mammals worldwide, to prevent the virus from turning into a new pandemic.