7,000 cargo loaders at roughly 30 B.C. ports began striking on Canada Day, and they are still on strike.

CAAR membership renewals have been sent.  Please renew; your membership directly contributes to CAAR’s advocacy activities, industry initiatives, agriculture scholarships, upgrades to existing programs and services, and the development of new ones.

It is with great pride that CAAR announces Ron Helwer will be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2023.

The Wheat Growers have offered "cautious support" to the grain grading changes announced by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), which will take effect on August 1. 

The CFIA has announced its intention to modernize food compositional standards. CAAR is seeking member feedback.

The government of Saskatchewan reports that the province's agri-food exports are surging in 2023 to an estimated $6 billion in the first quarter of 2023, up 75 per cent from the same period in 2022.

The Sustainable Agronomy Conference will provide Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs), Agri-Sales Professionals, and growers with the opportunity to understand and implement sustainable agronomy in the field fully.

CAAR Members, please be advised that upgrades to "Training to Do" will disrupt training on June 27 & 28.  

Glencore PLC has announced that Viterra Ltd, its grain handling investment, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by New York-listed agricultural firm Bunge Ltd.