Livestock breeding patent unites German farmers and environmentalists Tuesday, June 2, 2009 German farmers and environmentalists have something in common for once. Both groups object to a patent being granted on a gene that is linked to rapid growth in pigs. In a rare show of solidarity, 400 of them protested in front of the European Patent Office in Munich in mid-April. Their shared goal – to prevent a patent application for livestock breeding from being granted. The technique, described in Patent EP 1651777, is not a genetic modification, but a screening process to find and mate pigs that naturally grow fast. Farmers believe that eventually they might have to pay a private company a royalty to produce livestock they have raised themselves. Originally filed in the patent office in 2004 by Monsanto, the patent has since been granted to Newsham Choice Genetics. BP Pork campaign targets younger females Solutions to labour shortages may lie offshore
SVG Ventures Invests in Smart Potato Storage Thursday, January 22, 2026 A globalagrifood innovation and investment firm, SVG Ventures, has announced a$500,000-investment in Calgary based Cellar Insights through its Pioneer Fund. The investment will support the company’s continued growth and commercialization of smart remote potato storage monitoring... Read this article online
Man. John Deere dealerships merging Thursday, January 22, 2026 Two John Deere dealers in Manitoba are merging. Greenvalley Equipment and its four locations, along with Enns Brothers Ltd. and its nine sites, will become a single entity with 13 dealerships across the province. The merger is expected to take effect in April. Executives involved... Read this article online
AAFC cutting 665 positions Thursday, January 22, 2026 More than 600 people at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will soon be out of work. A Jan. 20 email from Deputy Minister Lawrence Hanson shared on the Reddit page CanadaPublicServants by user KirkVanHootin indicates employees were receiving notices as of Jan. 22. “AAFC’s... Read this article online
Ontario Supports Farmers Through 4R Nutrient Program Thursday, January 22, 2026 Several key agricultural organizations and the provincial government have renewed the Memorandum of Cooperation for the 4R Nutrient Stewardship program for a third term. The agreement brings together the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, Fertilizer Canada, Grain Farmers of... Read this article online
Corteva bringing Telbek PRO fungicide to Canadian wheat growers Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Canadian wheat growers have a new fungicide available to them for the 2026 season in Telbek PRO from Corteva Agriscience. This product is the first Group 21 mode of action available to Canadian cereal growers. In addition to the product itself being new, one of its ingredients is... Read this article online