Local Agriculture

TORONTO — Ontario's vintners and brewers are thrilled with the support provided by the province in its latest budget, saying it helps stabilize the industry in uncertain times.

Aidan McLaren-Caux is used to being stopped in grocery store aisles by people who want to discuss issues as a local politician, but a federal agency's decision to cull a flock of 400 ostriches in Edgewood, B.C.

WASHINGTON — An expert in critical minerals is telling U.S. senators that Canada can be a key ally in efforts to reduce America's reliance on Chinese supply — after President Donald Trump spent months claiming the U.S.

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.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Agriculture Ministry is urging ranchers and farmers to register the location of their livestock ahead of wildfire season.

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.

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.

LEAMINGTON — Cannabis company Tilray Brands Inc. is proposing a reverse stock split for its shares.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is putting up $13 million for a centre aimed at helping grain producers find new international trading partners.

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.