Judge says Chinese ownership irrelevant Sunday, October 4, 2015 References to the Chinese government, the Communist Party and China's People's Liberation Army are "highly prejudicial" and must be edited out of statements of claim against large pig farms, a North Carolina judge has ruled.According to Associated Press, U.S. District Judge W. Earl Britt agreed with pork industry leaders that Chinese ownership of Murphy-Brown LLC has nothing to do with recently filed nuisance complaints against the farms, operating since the 1990s. Smithfield Foods bought Murphy-Brown in 2000, and was subsequently taken over by WH Group, based in China, in 2013.The judge did not excise allegations regarding exports to China, and Chinese demand for and purchase of pork, because those allegations address a potential source of the alleged nuisance and "provide potentially useful contextual information." The lawsuit contends that Chinese demand for more pork will only increase demand for more North Carolina pork. BF An action plan for Lyme disease Whole Foods introduces 'value-oriented' stores
Ontario Hunters and Farmers Asked to Support Deer Disease Monitoring Wednesday, September 23, 2026 As Ontario's hunting season begins, the provincial government is calling on hunters and farmersto help protect wildlife by participating in its annual Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance program. The program is designed to detect the disease early and provide wildlife officials... Read this article online
Canadian Wool Council Opens New Trade Pathways in Italy as Canada Looks Beyond U.S. Markets Tuesday, September 22, 2026 As Canada continues to strengthen trade relationships beyond the United States, the Canadian wool industry is taking a significant step onto the global stage. The Canadian Wool Council (CWC) has launched its third international trade mission, bringing a delegation of Canadian wool... Read this article online
Canadian Innovation Aims to Transform Nitrogen Fertilizers While Eliminating Microplastics Tuesday, September 22, 2026 A Canadian agricultural technology company is taking aim at two of agriculture's most pressing environmental challenges with a new fertilizer innovation designed to improve nitrogen efficiency while eliminating microplastics from crop production. Burnaby, B.C.-based Lucent BioSciences... Read this article online
New herbicide for soybean producers Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Ontario soybean growers will have another tool available to them for the 2027 growing season. BASF launched Zidua Prime herbicide to support burndown and residual weed control applications. The product contains two active ingredients to provide farmers with maximum... Read this article online
International Plowing Match Returns to Walkerton--Ontario’s Biggest Rural Expo Opens Today Tuesday, September 22, 2026 The gates open today for the 2026 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo (IPM), transforming farmland near Walkerton into one of Canada's largest celebrations of agriculture, rural living, and farming innovation. Running from Sept. 22 to Sept. 26, the annual event attracts farmers,... Read this article online