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- Canada quiet about mandatory GM food labellingby Jeff Melchior on December 13, 2025 at 9:30 pm
A University of Saskatchewan professor with a research portfolio in ag biotechnology says there is little interest in mandatory GMO labelling among Canadian lawmakers.
- Feedlots get good results from wet corn feedby Greg Price on December 13, 2025 at 6:30 pm
Southern Alberta feedlot business exploring wet corn for the quality of its feed for beef cattle
- Maizex says new canola hybrids have fit in Manitobaby Miranda Leybourne on December 13, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Maizex Seeds is stepping into Western Canada’s canola market with two new hybrids this fall, and Manitoba farmers now have the first independent look at how they perform.
- Alberta government throws Corb Lund’s anti-coal petition a curveballby Greg Price on December 13, 2025 at 2:59 am
And just like that, with the passing of Bill 14 by Alberta’s United Conservative Party provincial government, country singer Corb Lund’s anti-coal mining petition has been cancelled retroactively.
- Farmers not seeking ad hoc paymentsby Sean Pratt on December 12, 2025 at 10:21 pm
Canadian farm groups are not seeking a market disruption/crop input aid package similar to what U.S. farmers are receiving.