Cereals Canada is pleased that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established a maximum residue limit on chlormequat chloride, the active ingredient in MANIPULATOR Plant Growth Regulator.

Cam Dahl, President of Cereals Canada noted that this is good news for Canadian farms. “This is a potentially valuable tool that has seen limited use in Canada because of the lack of approval in the U.S. and the market risk that this entailed. That barrier to use has been removed.”

The Government of Canada has recently launched two public consultation opportunities, encouraging Canadians to share their input on the development of A Food Policy for Canada, and the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced that stable canola trade between Canada and China will continue until 2020.

An emphasis on keeping crops clean during harvest, with a view to protecting trade opportunities, is paramount for producers this time of year.

China’s Premier Li Keqiang and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced that Canadian canola can continue to be exported to China under the current regulatory regime while officials work to finalize a long-term solution to blackleg concerns in the days and weeks ahead.

During a trip to China this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be raising the subject of Canadian canola imports, says federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay.

Monsanto Company announced today that the European Commission has granted import approval for Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans.

The European Union Commission plans to issue an 18 month extension for glyphosate, after EU member states failed to reach a consensus on authorization renewal.

Two shipments of wheat have been rejected by Egypt for containing trace levels of the ergot fungus, the Western Producer reports.

Richardson International Limited has nearly doubled the storage and receiving capacity of its export terminal in North Vancouver following the successful completion of a $140-million expansion project.

The member companies of the Western Grains Elevator Association and the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association have individually advised that they will not accept delivery of canola grown and harvested in 2016 that has been treated with quinclorac, a pesticide used to control cleavers.

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in Auckland, New Zealand.

In an unprecedented move, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau has made public the mandate letters to his newly-appointed cabinet ministers.

The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement has been made public. Click through to read the details of the largest free trade initiative in history. 

As he departs his position, Gerry Ritz looks back at this ups and downs of his time as Canada’s 33rd agriculture minister.

A full outline of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement is slated to become public within a month, reports Reuters.com.