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Agripod

Agriculture through a modern lens. Digging into the topics that matter to you. With Alice Mcfarlane.

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15:36

The sustainable farm AND Invigor Gold mustard

Agripod ·

2025/12/26

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) wants to reward farmers for using practices that make the farm environmentally friendly. FCC released its Sustainable Finance Framework, outlining how they will invest $1.9 billion by the year 2030, to help producers increase their farm's resilience to weather challenges, increase productivity, and ensure it's a long-term viable operation.Marie-Claude Bourgie is the Vice-President of Sustainability for FCC.She explains the sustainable financing is incentive-based and applies

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20:26

Biosecurity AND Handling tips and tricks for pork

Agripod ·

2025/12/19

The spread of African Swine Fever to wild boar in Spain is a reminder of the importance of vigilance in terms of biosecurity especially as more people are traveling out of country.Dr. Megan Niederwerder says a recent European Food Safety Authority review of the risk factors particular to Europe offers important information for North America.There are more handling tips and tricks available to pork producers. Kevin Brooks is a production manager specializing in animal handling and training with

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18:18

Tarrifs' impact on meat AND Canada's veterinarians

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2025/12/12

Global Agri-Trends says tariffs on trade haven’t been as serious a concern for the meat sector.Brett Stuart is a founding partner for Global AgriTrends. He was formerly employed by the US Meat Export Federation as their lead economist. He conducted numerous research and analysis projects in the global meat trade areas as well as advising US trade officials on internation meat access issues.He shared some of his findings during the Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium.The House of Commons

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28:23

Costs of plant disease AND The Agrobot [REPOST]

Agripod ·

2025/12/05

Crop diseases can have a serious impact on a farmer's bottom line, that’s why management is an ongoing concern for producers. Finding the right tools and technologies to help producers get a handle on diseases can be complicated and expensive.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher Kelly Turkington says it all starts with having a basic knowledge of the nature of plant diseases as the first step towards understanding what needs to be done and when it needs to be done.A University of

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20:49

How to prepare for emerging diseases AND Federal cuts...

Agripod ·

2025/11/28

African Swine Fever and emerging diseases was a main topic of discussion at the recent Sask Industry Pork Symposium. Dr. Stephanie Smith, the director of the veterinary unit with the Ministry of Agriculture, shares how the industry and farmers can prepare for emerging diseases like African Swine fever. ANDThe federal government is planning to reduce the amount of money spent on international aid----but it's unclear where those cuts will be made. Paul Hagerman is the Canadian Foodgrain's Bank Public

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26:33

Pressures on oilseeds export AND Foreign Ownership of...

Agripod ·

2025/11/21

The Research Lead with Agri-Food Economic Systems suggests with Canadian oilseeds under increasing trade pressure, an oilseed strategy could be helpful.An Independent Agri-Food Policy Note and accompanying Policy Concepts Paper, released by Agri-Food Economic Systems, examined the pressures facing Canadian oilseeds including China's 100 per cent tariff on canola oil and canola meal, trade action on Canadian peas from China, and now India - and issues with China and the U.S. over soybeans.Research

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18:45

What meat are consumers buying? AND Pulse Canada in...

Agripod ·

2025/11/14

A protein journalist says the technological revolution is helping shape the buying patterns of consumers more today than over the past century. "The Retail Meat Counter; What consumers are buying and how is it changing?" was among the topics discussed as part of the Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium.Lisa Keefe says demographics are increasingly shaping consumer buying patterns.Pulse Canada was in China this past week. The goal was to work to maintain one-on-one relationships with business

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18:45

US Tariffs AND Agriculture for Elementary school kids

Agripod ·

2025/11/10

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10 per cent increase in tariffs on goods imported from Canada in response to ads produced by the Ontario government. Manitoba Pork General manager Cam Dahl says Canada's elected officials need to prioritize the renegotiation and to tone down the rhetoric while working with our allies in the U.S. to maintain trade including representatives from key states like Iowa.He says there is an understanding among elected state officials and agricultural leaders in the

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28:32

Plant disease AND The agri-bot

Agripod ·

2025/10/31

Crop diseases can have a serious impact on a farmer's bottom line, that’s why management is an ongoing concern for producers. Finding the right tools and technologies to help producers get a handle on diseases can be complicated and expensive.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher Kelly Turkington says it all starts with having a basic knowledge of the nature of plant diseases as the first step towards understanding what needs to be done and when it needs to be done.A University of

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20:47

Online training for swine workers AND Food & beverage...

Agripod ·

2025/10/24

A new online training platform for swine barn workers is allowing farms to manage, coordinate and track their training programs.Mark Fynn is the Training Resources Coordinator with the Canadian Pork Council.He will discuss the progress for the new program that was officially launched in March 2025.Challenges in the trade and economic environment, largely due to tariffs from the U.S. and China, have affected Canada's Food and Beverage sector.Farm Credit Canada released its mid-year update on the food

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26:59

Political influence on research AND Fake honey [REPOST]

Agripod ·

2025/10/17

Politics have had a significant impact on agriculture research in Alberta. The government in that province changed hands with the New Democrats taking power in 2015 and then new United Conservative Party winning the election in 2019. It has been a stressful time for those involved in research. A new organization called Results Driven Agriculture Research or RDAR has been given the responsibility of guiding Alberta’s ag research priorities to ensure they reflect the needs of farmers, ranchers,

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25:00

Shortening crop rotations AND The economic value of...

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2025/10/10

Farmers have shortened up crop rotation for a number of reasons. Oilseed agronomy research scientist Patrick Molecki is with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Saskatoon Research and Development Centre. He there are numerous issues popping up because of this practice including herbicideresistance in weeds and increased disease pressure including blackleg and fusarium head blight.Patrick says the continuing practice will have long term implications.There tends to be a focus on the negative

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18:25

Manitoba Pork says prioritize trade with US and...

Agripod ·

2025/10/07

Canada's elected officials need to prioritize the renegotiation of the Canada, United States, Mexico trade agreement and to tone down the rhetoric while working with allies in the U.S. to maintain trade.Manitoba Pork General Manager Cam Dahl suggests this matter should be the number oneissue of Canada's agriculture ministers from coast to coast.Farm Credit Canada hosted its annual Food and Beverage Summit in Saskatoon. Smaller and medium sized companies from all parts of Western Canada were on hand

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17:10

Grain Growers of Canada's parlimentary priorities AND...

Agripod ·

2025/09/26

As parliament resumed the Grain Growers of Canada, who represent over 70-thousand producers across Canada, have four key priorities: international trade, capital gains tax, trade-enabling infrastructure, and research & development.Executive Director Kyle Larkin says continued uncertainty with the United States and tariffs from China is at the top of the list. And staying with Parliament, we’ll hear from new Saskatchewan senator Todd Lewis, who farms near Regina, on how he's fitting into

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15:55

African Swine Fever monitoring AND Reise Podhordeski...

Agripod ·

2025/09/19

African Swine Fever has hit a 27,000 pig facility in Estonia. That was one of the revelations from the monthly newsletter from the Swine Health Information Center that released its domestic and global swine disease monitoring reports.SHIC Associate Director Dr. Lisa Becton says the latest developments related to African Swine Fever and Foot and Mouth Disease demonstrate the value of swine disease monitoring in understanding transmission routes and disease risksThe Saskatchewan Pork Development Board

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25:59

Controling porcine epidemic diarrhea in MB AND Whole...

Agripod ·

2025/09/12

Manitoba's efforts to control Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea are drawing international attention.Manitoba Pork Director of Swine Health Jenelle Hamblin says, since the introduction of Manitoba's PED elimination plan in the spring of 2023, numbers of cases have declined. Manitoba farmers and veterinarians have been reporting regular or lower incidences of other diseases. Hamblin says there has been a lot of outreaches from other jurisdictions on what's being done in Manitoba, particularly from the United

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31:27

Wheat DNA AND Educating politicans about grain...

Agripod ·

2025/09/05

There was a lot of excitement at the University of Saskatchewan surrounding the release of a landmark study. The USask led team of roughly 100 international scientists from ten countries generated the first genomic atlas for global wheat improvement. Crop Development Centre director Dr. Curtis Pozniak will tell us how this atlas will enable scientists and breeders to much more quickly identify genes that will improve yield, pest resistance and other important crop traits. Grain Growers of Canada

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18:08

2025 Harvest AND New flax processing facility in Delisle

Agripod ·

2025/09/02

Harvest is still a few days away over most parts of the province----following rain in some regions last week. The 2025 crop will be a mixed bag-----very good in some areas----and poor in others.Twyla Jones is the Agronomic Innovation Lead with Nutrien Ag Solutions in Canada. She talks about how crops are looking across the Prairies and picks out a couple of locations that could be combining above average yields.Delisle is home to a brand-new flax processing facility. The plant is owned by the

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18:56

US investigates Canadian dairy AND China's duty on...

Agripod ·

2025/08/20

As North America closes in on the time frame for renegotiating the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement the U.S. and has launched a U.S. International Trade Commission investigation into Canada's exports of skim milk.An Independent Agri-Food Policy Note released by Agri-Food Economic Systems suggests U.S. complaints about Canadian dairy policy are unfounded. Research lead Dr. Al Mussell says while Canadian dairy policy has long been an irritant, Canada has remained in full compliance with its

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31:22

Trust in food AND Business risk management [REPOST]

Agripod ·

2025/08/20

Confidence in Canada's Food System at an all-time high according to new research from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI). Canadians are optimistic about their food supply, even as Canada's food system faces exceptional pressure and public scrutiny due to the global pandemic of COVID-19 in 2020. President and CEO of CCFI John Jamieson will share the results of the latest public Trust Research Report, and how the Canadians are feeling about the overall direction of the food system. Farmers

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