A fertilizer market free from tariffs is vitally important for U.S. growers, the nation's food security and the fertilizer industry. That's the message The Fertilizer Institute's Leanna Nigon says her organization, which advocates on behalf of the industry, has been working diligently to deliver to the Trump administration as it tries to head off potential... Read More
Category: Agriculture Policy
A pair of ethanol companies — Greenfield Global Inc. and Alco Energy Canada (formerly IGPC Ethanol Inc) — and Grain Farmers of Ontario have founded a new coalition to champion Canada's biofuel sector. The new organization, named the "Canadian Farms and Fuels Alliance" (or FFA), is open for additional member companies and organizations. The goal... Read More
In Episode 23 of The Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout sit down with J.P. Gervais, executive vice president, strategy & impact, and chief economist at Farm Credit Canada, to break down the economic forces shaping the future of agriculture. As someone who spends his days analyzing trade, policy, and market... Read More
What does it look like when rural development is viewed as finding ways to better serve the people that call rural areas home versus developing rural areas into cities? Too often, says Dr. Ashleigh Weeden, rural development policy fails to really consider what rural areas need more of and how to best support these projects,... Read More
A valuable tool for managing insect pests, such as flea beetles and grasshoppers, is back in the toolbox for 2025. As reported earlier this month, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has effectively lifted a two-year ban on spraying insecticides containing lambda-cyhalothrin on crops that could be destined for livestock feed. Lambda-cy products, sold... Read More
Canada as a whole is highly dependent on trade with the United States, but the total value of cross-border trade by province is significantly different. Ontario, for example is highly integrated with U.S. markets; Saskatchewan, on the other hand, is relatively diversified on trade. That's not to say that the U.S. isn't an important destination... Read More
With farmland under pressure from urban expansion, conservation needs, and economic development, it raises the critical — and contentious — question: who should decide how land is used? Private landowners' rights are essential and rightfully expected in Canada, but there's also an argument to be made that the public has a stake in land-use decisions... Read More
More than three years ago, the federal government initiated a process to "transform" aspects of Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency. Focused on four main pillars — transparency, real-world data, modernization, and targeted reviews — the process has included convening working groups and holding consultations. CropLife Canada has been part of these working groups and... Read More
Canada has experienced some economic growth since coming out of COVID, but our pace of growth and productivity is nothing to write home about. J.P. Gervais, chief economist for Farm Credit Canada, says that there is always low hanging fruit when it comes to improving productivity, such as adding efficiency, economies of scale, and producing... Read More
The unpredictability of what's going to happen on the tariff front has put Canadian businesses and government officials in a situation where it's difficult to know what, if any, steps can be taken to alleviate the uncertainty around U.S. business in the immediate future. With so much up in the air, maintaining cross-border communication is... Read More