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Carbon Footprint of Canadian Chicken Down Six Percent since 2016: CFG

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Originally shared November 19, 2025, by RealAgriculture News Team. A new environmental assessment of chicken production in Canada shows the country’s farmers continue to reduce their carbon footprint. Chicken Farmers of Canada has released the results of its latest lifecycle assessment, confirming that producers have made measurable improvements in reducing their environmental footprint over the

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CFIA Suspends US Imports after Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Outbreaks in Arizona

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Originally shared November 19, 2025, by Greg Price at Alberta Farmer Express. Contributed file from a 2018 study called Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Transmission: A comparison of Incriminated Vectors, by Paula Rozo-Lopez, Barbara S. Drolet and Beline Londono-Renteria The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has temporarily suspended imports from U.S. regions following two Vesicular Stomatitis Virus

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Milk Concentration Plan Officially Opens in Alta

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Originally shared November 19, 2025, by Greg Price at Alberta Farmer Express. The Dairy Innovation West milk concentration plant that is now operating in Alberta is capable of processing 300 million litres of raw milk a year. Photo: file The Dairy Innovation West milk concentration plant officially began operations on Oct. 3 near Blackfalds, Alta. The first

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Western Irrigation District and Langdon Waterworks Sign Water Management Agreement to Ensure Long-term Water Supply and Management

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Originally shared November 19, 2025, by Alexis Kienlen at Alberta Farmer Express. The Western Irrigation District (WID) and Langdon Waterworks Limited (LWW) have signed a water management agreement. The agreement creates a partnership for long-term water supply and management. Founded in 1995, LWW is a privately operated utility regulated by the Alberta Utilities Commission under

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‘Closing the Loop’ with Recycled High-Phosphorus Organic Fertilizers

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Originally shared by Organic Science Research Cluster 4 on November 7, 2025. Watch ‘Closing the Loop’ with Recycled High-Phosphorus Organic Fertilizers, a film in OSC4’s documentary series, Captured on Film: Organic Science in the Making.  Dr. Joanne Thiessen Martens, University of Manitoba, and Dr. Henry Wilson, AAFC – Brandon, are exploring the potential for developing high-phosphorus organic

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Canadian Agriculture’s Asks from the 2025 Federal Budget

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Originally shared on November 3, 2025 on Alberta Farmer Express by Jonah Grignon. Regulatory reform, investment and raising the agriculture sector’s profile are among the top priorities for Canadian producer groups ahead of this year’s federal budget, set to be tabled Tuesday. The 2025 budget will be the Carney government’s first. Change in approach expected

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CCA Calls on Ottawa to End Canada-UK Continuity Agreement over Beef Trade Barriers

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Originally shared on October 23, 2025 on RealAgriculture by RealAgriculture News Team. he Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is calling on the federal government to begin terminating the Canada-UK Continuity Agreement, following the tabling of legislation for the United Kingdom’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). In July 2023, when the government announced

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Profitable Practices: Cover Crop Partnership Feeds Sheep and Builds Soil Health

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Originally shared on October 23, 2025 on RealAgriculture by Bernard Tobin. Pasture is king at Riverview Ranch in Melancthon, Ont., where sheep farmer Mike Swidersky and his family run a flock of 650 ewes. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Profitable Practices, Swidersky shares how he and neighbouring grain farmers have used the pasture created by late-season cover crops

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RDAR Expands Grazing Program to Include Virtual Fencing

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Originally shared on October 23, 2025 on Alberta Farmer Express by Alexis Kienlen. Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has expanded its On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) grazing program to include virtual fencing. Virtual fencing is a GPS-based technology that helps Alberta producers manage pastures while saving labour. Virtual fencing also improves sustainability. Eligible ranchers can receive up

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Lethbridge Polytechnic Researcher Helps Unlock the Economics of Farming

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Selin Karatepe, Lethbridge Polytechnic Photo: Supplied Originally shared on October 17, 2025 on Alberta Farmer Express by Greg Price. Research associate Selin Karatepe from Lethbridge Polytechnic is using advanced data modelling to create virtual tools to help farmers weigh every variable. Evolving technology is transforming how producers plan for the future, whether it be input costs, water use or

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