Peggy Brekveld has been elected as the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)'s 32nd president, and third female president in the organization's history. Brekveld will also hold the position of OFA's director-at-large. Brekveld, of Thunder Bay, Ont., operates a dairy farm with her husband and five children, milking around 75 cows. The new president didn't originally... Read More
Category: Canadian Agriculture Policy
Consultations are starting this week on the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops' draft code of practice for Canadian grain farmers. The voluntary code, which has been named "Responsible Grain," was developed to define and promote the sustainability and social responsibility practices followed by grain farmers across Canada, with the goal of building trust among consumers... Read More
How has the protein supply chain changed in the last while, and how has COVID-19 changed things from March until now? What economic principles drive those price fluctuations that you might see in the grocery store? And why aren't there more federally inspected processing plants? It's time to talk livestock processing capacity challenges and opportunities... Read More
The Canada-United Kingdom transitional trade deal announced in a virtual press conference on Saturday by Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau and Boris Johnson and their respective trade ministers is a "welcome stop gap measure, but it is not enough," says the president of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA). The deal — which requires Parliamentary approval... Read More
According to the latest trade report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC), one of Canada's greatest opportunities for growth in global trade is in the food and beverage processing industry. “World population growth, higher purchasing power in emerging markets and new trade agreements are key factors in potentially creating more opportunities for Canada to increase exports,”... Read More
A coalition of farm groups is encouraging federal and provincial governments to get creative in figuring out a way to break the stalemate that's preventing changes to the AgriStability business risk management program for farmers. The issue of business risk management reform is expected to be at the top of the agenda for the twice-delayed... Read More
There has been no shortage of topics and tweets to discuss regarding the Canada-U.S. relationship and trade across the border over the last four years, as President Donald Trump sought to shake up the status quo to the United States' advantage. This included applying tariffs to Canadian exports in the name of national security, and... Read More
There will be no change atop the agriculture ministry in Saskatchewan following the provincial election two weeks ago. Premier Scott Moe's new cabinet was sworn in on Monday. David Marit remains Minister of Agriculture and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation. Marit was first elected as MLA for the southwest Saskatchewan riding of Wood... Read More
The federal government is investing another $750 million on top of the previously announced $1 billion in its Universal Broadband Fund in an effort to improve Canadians' access to high-speed internet. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a cadre of cabinet ministers made the announcement in Ottawa on Monday. The $1 billion effort to bring fast... Read More
There's a serious shortage of containers in Canada to move grain, pulses, and oilseeds out of the country, and Western Canada is suddenly knee-deep in winter weather. Should farmers be worried about moving grain this winter? To get some answers on this, we're joined by Greg Northey, vice president of corporate affairs for Pulse Canada,... Read More