ADAMA Canada has made its final decision regarding the sale of lambda-cyhalothrin products for the 2023 growing season, deciding to re-label and sell its Silencer and Zivata insecticides across Canada. The company says it has come to the decision after several months of consulting with retailers, farmers and industry organizations on the implications of the... Read More
Category: Canadian Agriculture Policy
The application window for six programs that are exclusively funded by the federal government under the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) is open, as of March 6. The new five-year agriculture framework deal between the federal, provincial, and territorial governments is slated to take effect on April 1. While cost-shared programs to be delivered... Read More
The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) have enlisted the support of CropLife Canada in its ‘Road to 2050’ climate-solution initiative. The Road to 2050 will focus on innovation, research and beneficial management practices, representing a practical and proactive approach to tackling climate change. Recommendations, GGC says, will help guide government policies and programming directed at... Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published a proposed rule with new regulatory requirements that will change which meat, poultry, and egg products may carry a voluntary "Product of USA" or "Made in the US" label. While voluntary, the change could potentially revive Canada and Mexico's trade dispute with the U.S. over country-of-orgin labeling.... Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the Canadian Federation of Agriculture's annual general meeting in Ottawa on Monday, delivering a 10 minute speech before taking questions from the audience for approximately half an hour. Trudeau was asked about a wide range of topics, including helping farmers cope with the increased production costs, grassland preservation, the fertilizer... Read More
The new five-year ag policy framework between the Government of Canada and the provinces is set to roll out beginning April 1, 2023. Dubbed the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP), the overall agreement is worth a half a billion more than its predecessor, the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Ontario is the first province to reveal what... Read More
Net emissions from Canadian agriculture could be as low as 12 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. They may also be as high as 71 million. It all depends on which methodologies, data, and definitions are used to estimate the amount of carbon dioxide that's emitted, and the amount of carbon that's sequestered. This vast discrepancy... Read More
Doing right by the environment is a good thing, but what happens when environmental policy and trade start to mingle? There's concern that when environmental issues are generalized and applied globally through trade agreements it creates larger problems by forcing producers to fit standards that do not necessarily apply to their region, possibly discounting conservation... Read More
The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance has hired a new interim executive director. Adam Taylor joined the national organization that represents trade-dependent sectors of Canadian agriculture, effective February 20. Taylor is the president and co-founder of the Ottawa-based trade consulting firm Export Action Global, and was a senior advisor to federal cabinet ministers, including former trade... Read More
Much of the mainstream media has picked up on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit this week with some Quebec farmers at the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) headquarters. I was not at the event, nor have I talked to anyone in attendance, but coverage of the event is focused on farmers painting a very dire... Read More