The United States is slapping another set of tariffs on fresh mushrooms from Canada. On July 14, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a preliminary affirmative decision in its anti-dumping investigation into fresh mushrooms from Canada. The determination is drawing immediate condemnation from the Canadian mushroom sector, which argues the calculations relied on flawed methodology... Read More
Category: Agriculture Policy
The Canadian beef industry is welcoming a federal proposal to ease 20-year-old restrictions implemented to combat BSE, a move sector leaders say will save millions of dollars annually and fix a long-standing competitive disadvantage with the United States. Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced Monday that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has... Read More
For this episode of the Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert sit down with Dick Wittman, farm management consultant, educator, and longtime faculty member of Texas A&M's Executive Program for Agricultural Producers (TEPAP). The conversation takes a hard look at an uncomfortable trend: using a proficiency checklist tracked over 25+ years,…Read More
Ag-West Bio's board of directors has announced the appointment of Darcy Pawlik as president and CEO, effective July 13, 2026. Pawlik served as director of communications and director of regulatory affairs at Ag-West Bio in the 2000s. He most recently served as executive director of the Wheat Growers Association. "We are pleased to have Darcy... Read More
The federal government is chipping in more than $4 million to help the Canadian beef sector expand its global footprint and defend export markets. Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald announced the funding Wednesday at the Calgary Stampede. The money is being delivered through the AgriMarketing Program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Just over $3.74 million... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published proposed amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) in an effort to reduce barriers to interprovincial trade of meat and support food security, in line with goals of the National Food Security Strategy (NFSS). The CFIA is proposing targeted, time-limited amendments to the SFCR, to... Read More
Canadian agriculture's policy framework needs to shift from reacting to crises toward proactively building resilience if the sector is to remain competitive in an increasingly volatile operating environment. That's the "Big Idea" for this episode of the Ag Policy Connection podcast, hosted by Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), and... Read More
What does the FIFA World Cup tell us about geopolitics? Find out in this episode of the Frontlines podcast! For this episode, host Shaun Haney and geopolitical analyst Jacob Shapiro use the global football tournament as a springboard to discuss nationalism, international institutions, and the role sport plays in bringing people together, while acknowledging that... Read More
By Darcy Pawlik, Executive Director, Wheat Growers Association Every conversation about the future of Canadian wheat breeding seems to begin with budget cuts. While understandable, focusing only on funding risks missing the much larger issue. The challenge isn't simply that government has less money. It's that Canada continues to rely on a delivery model that... Read More
By Elisabeta Lika Few issues in Canadian agriculture are as emotionally charged as the closure of federal research sites. These are not just buildings on a federal asset list. They hold long-term experiments, invaluable datasets, breeding material, scientific expertise, and relationships that have been built over decades. The familiar narrative is easy: research good, cuts... Read More