Happy Saturday!
Grab the good mug and put your boots up, because it's time for the Week in Review.
Trade talks blew up, cattlemen found their voice, and one Saskatchewan farm kept half the province glued to their inbox.
Here are the five stories you clicked, opened, and shared the most this week, counted down from the top.
#1: Monette Farms: First Land Sale Approved, Crop Insurance Fight Erupts
A 17% click rate that lapped the rest of the week
Y'all could not get enough of the Monette Farms saga.
The first court-approved land sale finally closed, and right behind it a crop insurance fight broke out with SCIC over what happens to coverage when a farm is under creditor protection.
It is not just a Saskatchewan drama anymore, every leveraged operation just got a preview of what "protected" really means once the bank starts circling.
#2: Southern Alberta Ag Braces for Impact of New US Tariffs
A fast scroll straight to the tariff math
Cattle producers across southern Alberta spent the week bracing for the border to get pricier, as new US tariffs threaten to gum up everything from feeder cattle to canola.
Grain buyers were not exactly celebrating either.
If you sell anything south of the 49th, this one is worth a re-read before Monday.
#3: Canada Suspends Trade Talks as US Tariffs Hit 50%
The week's biggest single-day tariff shock
Ottawa walked away from the table as US tariffs on Canadian goods jumped to a jaw-dropping 50%.
The US eased its beef import rules a touch, which is a small mercy, but grain and machinery got caught in the crossfire again.
This file is not closing anytime soon, so keep your calculator handy.
#4: Cattlemen Tell Trump to Reverse Course on Cheap Beef Imports
Cattle country made its voice heard
Canadian cattlemen pushed back hard on cheap US beef import plans, arguing the math does not pencil out for anyone north of the border.
A phosphate shipment breaking a 40-year drought and extra breathing room on AgriStability rounded out a busy day for policy watchers.
#5: Ottawa Bets $50M on Ag Tech as CAAIN Gets a Boost
Friday's ag-tech close-out
Ottawa put $50 million behind CAAIN for 40 new ag-tech projects, and we got an honest, no-hype take from a precision-ag veteran on why farmers are still slow to adopt the shiny stuff.
Saskatchewan harvest also finally found its groove after a sluggish start.
That is a wrap on the week, Kernel crew.
Rest up, keep an eye on that border file, and we will see you back here Monday with fresh dirt. 🌾