Category: Ag Policy

As part of the National Food Security Strategy, Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, today announced the upcoming launch of the $1 billion Food-Link Fund. The Food-Link Fund is designed to improve Canada’s food distribution network by supporting development of critical infrastructure to move food more... Read More

As record-high fuel costs mount during harvest, the Conservative Party is proposing an 'Emergency Fuel Relief Plan' to lower diesel prices. However, Pierre Poilievre’s plan to slash diesel costs comes with a trade-off that could reduce domestic demand for oilseeds—especially canola, as a growing portion of the crop flows into the North American market for... Read More

Canadian renewable fuel stakeholders are eagerly awaiting potential updates and amendments to the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) that could come down this week. Ethanol demand continues to expand across Canada, however, domestic processors face mounting pressure as subsidized ethanol imports capture the vast majority of that growth. Without policy adjustments to address cross-border market distortions,... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Andrea Kent of Renewables Industries Canada and Jeff Harrison of the Grain Farmers of Ontario to talk about Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations. Also on today’s show, Dave Van Dam of WinField United joins the show... Read More

The discussion of Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling (MCOOL) is back in the United States, resulting in Canadian cattle producers facing renewed uncertainty surrounding cross-border livestock trade. Canadian Cattle Association president Tyler Fulton is fresh off a trip to the U.S. and Ottawa, and sat down with RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith to catch us up on... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Marvin Slingerland of MNP and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture for the RealAg Issues Panel! Also on today’s show, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange joins Lyndsey for a Beef Market Update! 00:00 - Coming... Read More

Newly-elected Quebec Liberal MP—and dairy farmer—Daniel Gobeil has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the appointment of Gobeil to the post on Friday. First elected to Parliament in a byelection on Aug. 31, he replaces Sophie Chatel, who has been named Parliamentary Secretary to the... Read More

First things first — is U.S. president Donald Trump really going to buy potash from Belarus? No, and in this RealAg Market update, Josh Linville of StoneX explains why that's just not feasible or realistic. Potash, while a hot topic for political wrangling, is not the biggest fertilizer story right now. The real story creeping... Read More

The federal government is standing firm on its decision to shutter seven Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research facilities and a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) testing lab, formally rejecting a parliamentary recommendation to pause the shutdowns. In its official response to a report from the House of Commons Agriculture Committee, the government confirmed the... Read More

As harvest operations move forward across North America, agricultural commodity markets are shifting their primary focus from growing-season yield adjustments to trade expectations and speculative market positioning. With funds holding record-long positions across grains and oilseeds, market momentum is increasingly tied to global trade disruption and potential export demand. RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith sat down with... Read More