When it comes to making heads or tails on tariff trouble in India, Chuck Penner, with Leftfield Commodities, says that while the news isn't good, it's not all bleak. The tariffs and restrictions are set to continue long into harvest, Penner explains, as he breaks down each class and tariff level by crop type (and... Read More
Category: Canadian Agricultural Policy
Tuesday morning began with United States President Donald Trump tweeting about trade and his desire to punish unfair trade partners with tariffs. The U.S. strategy on trade has been to use a big stick with Canada, Mexico, the EU and China. Tariffs are the greatest! Either a country which has treated the United States unfairly... Read More
Agriculture requires the transportation of goods via highway, water, and rail across North America. When it comes to challenges, the rivers in the U.S. and railways in Canada tend to get much of the media coverage, but what about the trucking industry? At first thought about the issue you might suspect that quality of the... Read More
Pulse Canada is always looking for ways to diversify markets, helping to create price stability for the commodity. In this episode of the Pulse School, field editor Dale Leftwich talks to Jackie Tenuta, director of market development for Pulse Canada, about the 25 by 2025 strategy. Tenuta explains "Essentially what it comes down to is... Read More
Agriculture ministers from across the country were hosted by B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham in Vancouver on Thursday and Friday. The topics discussed at the annual ministerial get-together included trade, business risk management, labour, and the legalization of cannabis. Here's a summary of what was discussed at the meeting: Trade The ministers received an update... Read More
Ontario's new provincial government is officially joining Saskatchewan in challenging the federal government's carbon tax in court. “We agreed today to join forces and use every single tool at our disposal to challenge the federal government’s authority to arbitrarily impose a carbon tax on the people of Ontario and Saskatchewan," says a joint statement issued... Read More
Saskatchewan has an extreme climate: summers are hot, but sometimes not, some areas are too dry or too wet, and winters can be too cold and too long. In the eastern part of Saskatchewan, the trend has been that it's often too wet, so in 2011 a group of farmers formed the Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship... Read More
A list of eight agronomic research priorities will receive funding through a new "Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster" announced by federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay in Saskatoon, Sask. on Thursday — the latest ag research "cluster" to have funding announced by the minister in his cross-country summer tour. $6.3 million under the government's new Canadian Agricultural... Read More
Despite what Chinese government officials say, most market analysts and traders believe China will need to buy soybeans from the U.S. this year, even if it means paying a 25 per cent tariff. "The question is not whether China is eventually going to have to buy U.S. soybeans. I think we all agree they have... Read More
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced up to $14 million in funding for beef and forage research under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership while attending the Calgary Stampede on Wednesday. The funding for the new "Sustainable Beef and Forage Science Cluster" will go to the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) — the research division of... Read More