The Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP have been battling it out in Question Period over the past year, and on the election trail – who is a bigger supporter of Canadian dairy farmers and the future stability of supply management? Both the Liberals and Conservatives are in favour of compensation for dairy farmers based on market... Read More
Category: Ag Policy
The ag leaders debate on Tuesday night was a very entertaining two hours featuring lots of banter, blame, wild statements, and the frequent mention of climate change. The Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Green Party all had the chance to outline their respective party's agricultural agenda for farmers across the country. But on that point, the... Read More
It’s not often that the federal agriculture minister gets together in one room with opposing critics to talk about agriculture. Ahead of the 43rd election, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) held an agriculture leaders debate where the four main parties — the Conservative Party of Canada, Green Party, Liberal Party, and NDP — stand... Read More
While harvest delays and yield challenges might typically support a commodity's price in the markets, Canadian canola has a bigger issue – its large carryout. "It just hangs over like a wet blanket, and it's something we've known was coming, and yet it creates a whole market situation where things just really feel like a... Read More
Ontario Sheep Farmers (OSF) has appointed Dr. Deb Stark as its first-ever independent board advisor. The role is designed to strengthen the board's governance structure, address sector-wide issues, and expedite fair, just and equitable resolution of issues regarding board and/or member conduct, according to the organization. The addition of Stark to the role follows an... Read More
Canadians may not be optimistic about agri-food becoming a primary topic for the upcoming election, but they are thinking about some perhaps surprising agriculture and food-related issues. A survey of 1,524 Canadians, conducted Sept 9 by Angus Reid Global and Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab, looked to gauge Canadians' opinion on where they ranked agriculture... Read More
The Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) and Les Producteurs de bovins du Québec (PBQ) are calling on federal party leaders to include, as a first priority in the mandate of the Minister of Agriculture & Agri-Food, a beef cattle investment and assistance program to help farmers in Ontario and Quebec mitigate the harm of recent... Read More
When the corn, soybean, and wheat growers of Ontario chose to join forces over a decade ago, they named a Westerner, Barry Senft, as their CEO. Since then, Senft has led the newly-formed Grain Farmers of Ontario through collaboration, the addition of two other commodity groups, restrictive regulations, and a big push for public outreach.... Read More
Minister of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr has put out a statement in regards to the government's talks with China over blocked canola exports. Earlier this year, China revoked the export license of a major Canadian canola company citing various pests were found in the product. Later, a second company was hit with the same... Read More
The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) is calling on the various government parties for action this upcoming election, as they feel they've been in the dark for upwards of three months. The CMC says China's temporary suspension on pork and beef exports is costing those in the industry close to $100 million. If it persists, the... Read More