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- Europe holds promise for Canadian lentilsby Sean Pratt on November 7, 2025 at 10:38 pm
Pulse Canada is trying to help boost lentil consumption in Europe, which is already the fourth largest market.
- Crop Life hopeful Pest Management Regulatory Agency will cut red tapeby Robert Arnason on November 7, 2025 at 10:07 pm
The federal budget includes a line about removing cyclical reviews of pesticides on the market. That could free up the Pest Management Regulatory Agency to focus on other tasks
- AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Nov. 7, 2025by Geralyn Wichers on November 7, 2025 at 9:16 pm
Carney government drops first federal budget The 2025 federal budget put a hefty focus on trade – particularly diversifying away from the United States.It boasted about 1 trillion dollars in investments and a 78.3 billion dollar deficit. The budget, if passed, would set a goal to double non-U.S. exports over 10 years – a move Read more
- Budget seen as fairly solid, but worrying cracks appearby WP editorial on November 7, 2025 at 9:01 pm
The reaction from the agriculture industry to prime minister Mark Carney’s first budget handed down November 4th has been largely positive.
- Bio-fumigation may become new use for mustardby Robert Arnason on November 7, 2025 at 7:24 pm
Mustard is great on hot dogs, but innovators in Western Canada have developed a new mustard variety for a different market — bio-fumigation.