It's not easy to get a handle from an economic perspective on what some of the outcomes and the impacts are of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It's already caused inflationary pressure, as Russia becomes cut off from the rest of the world, but as Kevin McNew, chief economist at Farmers Business Network (FBN), explains,... Read More
Category: Ag Policy
For Albertans, selling carbon credits isn't a new thing — there's been a carbon credit exchange in place for years. But for most of the rest of Canadian farmers, selling carbon credits is a new thing, but is potentially about to become very common. Right now, there is a voluntary market for carbon credits, but... Read More
It appears Canadian pulse crops headed to India will be exempt from a significant phytosanitary trade barrier for the indefinite future following the resumption of trade talks between the two countries this week. Canada's Trade Minister Mary Ng met with her Indian counterpart Shri Piyush Goyal in Delhi on Friday (pictured above) for the first... Read More
Growers will see more efficient row units and a bigger tank when they take a look at the Precision Disk 550 series air drill from Case IH. The company rolled out the drill for its first public viewing at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky last month. In this video report, Trent Nowosad,... Read More
While there are still plenty of unanswered questions surrounding the federal government's goal of reducing nitrous oxide emissions from fertilizer by 30 per cent by 2030, the organization that represents Canada's fertilizer manufacturers and suppliers is welcoming the release of a discussion paper outlining the government's plan. The document, in which the federal government summarizes... Read More
There is so much happening in the carbon credit space right now, even those with over a decade in the business are taking a cautious approach. Alastair Handley, founder of Radicle, based at Calgary, Alta., says he's got two words of advice for farmers itching to sell carbon credits to the voluntary market: slow down.... Read More
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has published a discussion paper on its plan to reduce N2O emissions from nitrogen fertilizer use at the farm level by 30 per cent. The paper, posted on AAFC's website late Friday afternoon, reaffirms that the target, which was announced in December 2020, remains a priority for the federal government, while... Read More
U.S. dairy groups are not pleased with the Canadian government's proposal for resolving the dispute over dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs) as part of the the new Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement (commonly referred to as the USMCA). The first dispute settlement panel established under the trade deal said Canada had violated the agreement in its dairy... Read More
Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson has introduced a bill that would end the province's single desk marketing system for table potatoes and root vegetables. Bill 12, "The Peak of the Market Reorganization Act," would transition Peak of the Market from a non-profit regulated marketing agency into an independent company. It would also remove the requirement... Read More
Farm groups and agriculture industry organizations are sounding the alarm about the potential for a strike by Canadian Pacific Railway employees in the coming weeks. More than three thousand engineers, conductors, and other railway workers who work for CP and are members in the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have voted in favour of a strike... Read More