Diapering cows in Bavaria Tuesday, January 6, 2015 Talk about raising a stink! With support from the Bavarian Farmers Union (BBV), alpine dairy farmer Johann Huber is protesting against fertilization regulations by putting diapers on his 18 cows, The Independent reports.German regulations ban fertilizer on slopes with a gradient of more than 15 per cent in an effort to meet European Commission standards on nitrate run-off. Anton Kreitmair, president of the Upper Bavaria section of the BBV, told German publication Wochenblatt that "this could be the end of smaller farms with livestock, the image of the foothill of the Alps and the mountain regions they characterize," and demanded that the ban be lifted.However, Commission spokesman Steffen Schulz told NBC News that "we are not concerned about the cows but about the active fertilization by farmers," especially since in Germany the amount of nitrate in groundwater is already above the regulation's limits in many places. BF Hospital to be built on historic Experimental Farm Domino's commits to using only Canadian cheese
A new front in the repair access debate Friday, March 6, 2026 Iowa lawmakers have pushed the right‑to‑repair conversation into new territory with House File 2529, a bill that focuses specifically on diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) systems—the single most common cause of emissions-related downtime on modern farm machinery. The bill would require... Read this article online
March 8 is International Women’s Day Friday, March 6, 2026 Across the United States and Canada, women are taking on increasingly visible roles in agriculture—managing farms, leading ag-tech startups, advancing research, and strengthening the rural economies that feed both nations. Their work reflects a shift in an industry once defined... Read this article online
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry to Visit Toronto and Southwestern Ontario Tuesday, March 3, 2026 The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry will be in Toronto and Southwestern Ontario later this week as part of its ongoing study on the role of Canada’s agriculture and agri‑food sector in strengthening national food security. The fact‑finding mission is scheduled for... Read this article online
AgriStability Program Updated to Include Pasture-Related Feed Costs Beginning in 2026 Monday, March 2, 2026 In case you missed it last week, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that pasture-related feed costs will be added as an allowable expense under AgriStability starting with the 2026 program year. The update addresses rising operational... Read this article online
Bringing more Food and Ingredient Processing Back to Canadian Soil Monday, March 2, 2026 Protein Industries Canada has announced the second cohort of nine companies participating in its Program, an initiative designed to bring more food and ingredient processing back to Canadian soil and expand the nation’s value‑added agriculture sector. The selected companies span the... Read this article online