Two Michigan State University professors estimate a net negative impact on the U.S. economy if tariffs proceed against Canada and Mexico on March 4.
- The Niagara Peninsula Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association has announced that entries for the Dave Lambert Agricultural Scholarship are now open to Niagara Region students until May 31. It’s valued at $1,500.
- Bill Zylmans, chair of the Canadian Potato Council and a grower from Delta, British Columbia, says the threatened 25% U.S. tariffs are unprecedented in his career.
- When Alison Davie became chair of Potato Growers of Alberta in November 2023, she never dreamed that the growing sector would be threatened with 25 per cent tariffs from the U.S. Will tariffs disrupt supply chains March 4? Check for hard news.
- Canada’s federal agriculture minister attended meetings in Washington with leaders of state departments of agriculture, warning that supply chains will be severely disrupted if 25% tariffs go ahead on March 4.