What would the Conservative Party of Canada do with AgriStability and other business risk programs? Does this current Liberal government understand agriculture at all? What can farmers expect to change when the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement comes into effect July 1? If the answers to any of those questions interest you, check out this RealAg LIVE! segment... Read More
Category: Agriculture Policy
Ontario's government will roll out $150 million in cost-share funding through its Improving Connectivity in Ontario (ICON) program as part of its plan to build broadband and cellular service in rural areas. ICON is part of the province's $315 million initiative called Up to Speed: Ontario's Broadband and Cellular Action Plan. When leveraged, ICON has... Read More
The Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) have released a second video outlining the organization's displeasure with the Trudeau government's agricultural policy in comparison to the United States. The video titled "Does Justin Trudeau want Canadians to rely on the United States for our food supply?" is 30 seconds in length and focuses on the ad... Read More
Groups in Kazakhstan have recently shown a keen interest in Canadian plant genetics. They are especially interested in varieties of crops that grow well around Winnipeg, Regina, and Lethbridge, because those locations have growing conditions similar to Kazakhstan. The trouble is, the country doesn't have an agreement in place to legally buy Canadian developed genetics.... Read More
With tensions rising between the U.S. and China in the last ten days, questions are mounting regarding China's ability to meet its Phase One trade deal obligations. China provided a major shot across the U.S. bow early Monday (June 1) when Reuters reported that President Xi had instructed Chinese state-owned COFCO and Sinograin to quit... Read More
Weeks after the deadline to apply, only a handful of employers have been told they'll have a grant to hire summer help. Many businesses, including farms, have not received news of approvals, even though jobs could have started as early as May 15. Early in April, and as part of the COVID-19 reaction, the federal... Read More
A guest editorial by Cam Dahl, president of Cereals Canada There have been some unexpected impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these is the new celebrity status of our Chief Medical Health Officers. A lot of people, who just a few short months ago were not aware that every province had a Chief Medical... Read More
The B.C. Supreme Court released its decision regarding the issue of double criminality in the extradition case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on Wednesday. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes ruled the trial should proceed, saying the crime Meng is accused of by U.S. prosecutors would also be a crime in Canada. Farmers in Canada have... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has created a temporary ministerial exemption process that opens the door to inter-provincial movement of meat and poultry products from establishments that are not federally-licensed. Normally, meat from provincially-inspected facilities is not allowed to be sold beyond a province's boundary, but the federal agency is offering an exemption if... Read More
The federal government says it's still committed to completing its review of the legislation that applies to Canada's grain industry, but the timeline is now unknown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada launched the latest review of the Canada Grain Act in March 2019. Together with the Canadian Grain Commission, AAFC started... Read More