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Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled

Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled

VICTORIA — A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears Thursday as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds.
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B.C. farmers asked to register animal locations ahead of fire season

B.C. farmers asked to register animal locations ahead of fire season

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Agriculture Ministry is urging ranchers and farmers to register the location of their livestock ahead of wildfire season.
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Maple Leaf Foods reports $49.6M Q1 profit, sales up eight per cent from year ago

Maple Leaf Foods reports $49.6M Q1 profit, sales up eight per cent from year ago

MISSISSAUGA — Maple Leaf Foods Inc. says it earned a first-quarter profit of $49.6 million, down from $51.6 million a year ago, as its sales rose eight per cent.
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'It feels personal': Canadian farmers cope with Chinese tariffs on canola and peas

'It feels personal': Canadian farmers cope with Chinese tariffs on canola and peas

MOOSE JAW — Canola runs deep on Margaret Rigetti’s farm in southern Saskatchewan. Her grandfather was among the first to grow the bright yellow flowering crop in the 1970s, and it has been a staple ever since.
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Cannabis company Tilray Brands proposes a reverse stock split

Cannabis company Tilray Brands proposes a reverse stock split

LEAMINGTON — Cannabis company Tilray Brands Inc. is proposing a reverse stock split for its shares.
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Manitoba offers $13 million with more to come for planned grain centre

Manitoba offers $13 million with more to come for planned grain centre

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is putting up $13 million for a centre aimed at helping grain producers find new international trading partners.
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A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) — Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it wasn’t a social visit.
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Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

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

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

VANCOUVER — 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.
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Manitoba puts up money for the agricultural sector in the face of tariffs

Manitoba puts up money for the agricultural sector in the face of tariffs

BRANDON, Man. — The Manitoba government is promising $150 million for the agricultural sector to help handle tariffs imposed by the United States and China.
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