European beef returns to Canada Saturday, January 9, 2016 Canada is allowing European beef back into the country, the BBC reports. According to a release from the European Commission in Brussels, Canada has agreed to re-open its market to European beef, marking the end of a ban that has lasted 19 years.The embargo started in 1996 after a European outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (better known as mad cow disease), which causes a fatal neurodegenerative disease in humans who become infected. This reversal of the ban comes at a great time for European farmers, who have been dealing with poor export prospects as a result of the Russian embargo and a decrease in demand from China.Europe accepts a few hundred thousand tonnes of beef raised without use of hormones, says the Canadian Cattlemen's Association's John Masswohl. He hopes that a recent trade deal will knock down the high tariff. BF Is the Ontario ag ministry pulling back from funding local food initiatives? Pesticide-carrying bumblebees cause some concern
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