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With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what’s next

There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms.

World Food Commodity Prices Little Changed in March

World food commodity prices were little changed in March compared to a month earlier, as higher vegetable oil prices were partially offset by lower cereal values. 

Beyond the echo chamber

Last month, Alltech hosted the first-ever Canadian screening of its documentary A World Without Cows in Guelph. The film provides an unbiased, global perspective on the relationship between cows and the environment. In a film full of compelling statistics and powerful imagery, one quote stood out: “Farmers are the world’s worst communicators.”

U of G, University of the Philippines Los Baños Partner to Share Agricultural Knowledge

The world’s top agricultural institutions are partnering to address global challenges in food security, climate resilience and sustainable development.

Canada-U.S. Farm Ties in Jeopardy | OPINION

In a year marked by unprecedented stresses—from rising input costs to climate extremes—the last thing Canadian and American farmers need is a volatile trade environment. Yet recent policy shifts and retaliatory tariffs have injected new uncertainty into a relationship that, for decades, has anchored both countries’ agricultural economies.