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Provincial Ontario farms welcome seasonal labour for growing season
Ontario may still feel like it’s in the deep freeze of a long winter, but fruit and vegetable producers across the province are already busy preparing for the upcoming growing ... -
Canada Alberta has fourth PED case
Alberta has had its fourth outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, but the provincial agriculture department and the Alberta pork board won’t say who or where. -
Provincial Farm machinery makers oppose Trump tariffs
Farm and other equipment manufacturers are ratcheting up their opposition to the steel and aluminum tariffs United States President Donald Trump has imposed on Canada, China and many other countries. -
World Border agents seize Chinese pork
Border guards have seized about one million pounds of pork products entering the United States illegally at the port of New York/Newark, New Jersey. -
World Dogs will be deployed at airports to sniff out illegal meat shipments
The federal government is calling in the dogs to help keep African Swine Fever (ASF) out of the country and will host an international conference at the end of April ... -
Provincial Ontario’s maple syrup season to peak with Maple Weekend, April 6 and 7
The launch of Ontario’s maple syrup season is right on schedule for 2019, and producers across the province are looking forward to showcasing a new crop of sweet liquid gold ... -
Canada FCC offers AgriSpirit funds
Farm Credit Canada is offering between $5,000 and $25,000 to support registered charities and non-profit organizations in rural Canada. -
World Canadian farm woman chosen to participate in Kenya documentary
Colleen Dyck of Niverville, Manitoba has been chosen to spend one week on the farm of a female small-scale farmer in Kenya by Canadian Foodgrains Bank. -
World U.S. not prepared for disease outbreak
The General Accounting Office has issued a report saying that the United States is not well prepared to deal with an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
