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Agriculture ministers gather in Quebec City while watching the Canada-EU summit in Montreal

Farm groups remind the agriculture ministers of the actions they’ve called for in recent months.

InfoAg and Precision Farming in Brazil

Adoption of Precision Farming in Brazil.

InfoAg International in Brazil

Attend the InfoAg International Agricultural Conference in Brazil.

Helping Farmers to Help the Environment

The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping more farmers take action to make their operations more environmentally sustainable and to boost water quality in the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair watersheds.

Canada and the United States Proposes to Recognize Some European Countries As Free As Citrus and Asian Longhorned Beetles

In response to a request from the European Commission, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) are proposing to recognize 22 European Union (EU) Member States as free from longhorned beetle citrus (CLHB) and Asian longhorned beetle (ALHB). Under this proposal, the CFIA and APHIS would only recognize those countries that have been infected or infested 3 or more years ago. The EU Member States of Austria, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, and Italy remain on the list of countries where CLB and / or ALB are present.