Karen Briere
Reporter at The Western Producer
Agricultural/political reporter at The Western Producer, Canada's largest weekly farm newspaper. Tweets are my own.
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3 days ago |
producer.com | Karen Briere
REGINA — An integrated approach to controlling leafy spurge may include fertilizer, according to recent research. Sheila Taillon, a Saskatchewan range management extension specialist, conducted a two-year experiment as part of her master’s studies. A PhD student is now continuing the five-year study on how fertilizer could increase parasitism of arbuscular mycorrizal fungi to control the invasive spurge in native grassland.
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1 week ago |
steinbachonline.com | Karen Briere
An agricultural ecologist makes the case for building the supply managed model rather than losing it in trade talks. A Canadian agricultural ecologist says the supply management model is one worth building on, not destroying. Claude Caldwell, professor emeritus at Dalhousie University and a former federal researcher, said regional and rural-urban divides have developed that send mixed messages to politicians and negotiators, and he worries about upcoming trade negotiations.
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1 week ago |
620ckrm.com | Karen Briere
WESTERN PRODUCER — Whether people throw steaks or hot dogs on the barbecue this summer could reflect how they feel about their food spending. A new report from the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University found increasing anxiety about food affordability compared to last fall. The Spring 2025 Canadian Food Sentiment Index surveyed 2,994 Canadians in March. This is the second such survey and is intended to track trends over time by asking the same questions each time.
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2 weeks ago |
producer.com | Karen Briere
REGINA —A Canadian agricultural ecologist says the supply management model is one worth building on, not destroying. Claude Caldwell, professor emeritus at Dalhousie University and a former federal researcher, said regional and rural-urban divides have developed that send mixed messages to politicians and negotiators, and he worries about upcoming trade negotiations.
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2 weeks ago |
producer.com | Karen Briere
REGINA — Canadian pork producers have seen prices hold generally steady despite all the uncertainty of tariffs and trade wars. Paul Marchand, senior risk management analyst at Hams Marketing Services, said the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement has largely shielded producers. There are zero tariffs under that agreement. Marchand said Canadian prices are directly tied to a U.S. base price.
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Initial reaction in the west to new ag minister NOT being @KodyBloisNS is surprise and some concern. Heath MacDonald is largely unknown and Blois had a good grasp of the industry’s issues. #westcdnag
Sask Liberal MP will be Secretary of State for rural affairs.
Heath MacDonald is Canada’s new agriculture minister. #westcdnag #cdnag