AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoAgTech & Labour Crunch: Canada’s farms are increasingly turning to robotics and machine vision—especially in orchards and greenhouse horticulture—to cope with labour shortages and improve precision, with researchers pointing to uneven adoption across regions. Robotics in Practice: A Canada-focused look at automated greenhouse harvesting shows how systems are moving from experiments toward day-to-day production needs. Trade & Policy Watch: Ottawa is introducing a 10% safeguard tariff/surtax on some canned vegetable imports, adding pressure to food supply-chain planning as CUSMA talks enter a more unpredictable phase. Biosecurity & Livestock Movement: Cattle movement restrictions tied to the spread of New World screwworm are still being assessed, with Canada and Mexico also signaling limits on animals originating from Texas. Industry Events: Canadian Western Agribition reports strong 2025 attendance and international buyer interest, while questions linger about 2026 event capacity.
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