It's hard to imagine a labour distribution that would be more impactful than this potential dual railway strike or lockout, says Greg Northey, vice president of corporate affairs for Pulse Canada. He's not overstating the gravity of the impending situation, just over a week away, barring some sort of major move by one of the... Read More
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The federal government is proposing several tweaks to the capital gains tax changes that were announced in the federal budget in April, that it says are the result of feedback from entrepreneurs, particularly in the tech and farming sectors. The changes, which were detailed in draft legislation released August 12, would make farm property eligible... Read More
Crop adviser Paul Hermans has been chosen as the 2024 International Certified Crop Adviser of the Year in recognition of his mentorship, innovation and other outstanding contributions to the field of agronomy. Hermans is an area agronomist with Corteva Agriscience representing the Pioneer Seeds Canada brand in Eastern Ontario. He has devoted his career to... Read More
There are several things that producers and agronomists can do to set a crop up for the best pollination possible, but there is one major factor that no one can control: the weather. In this episode of The Agronomists, not two but three guests join host Lyndsey Smith for a discussion on what can go... Read More
Agriculture ministers from seven out of ten provinces are calling on the federal government to immediately reverse changes to the capital gains tax that they say are hurting farmers and the agriculture sector. As of June 25, the annual capital gains inclusion rate – the taxable portion of a capital gain, such as the sale... Read More
Over 40 per cent of Ontario's beef farmers that access the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program are under the age of 40, and that figure is part of the motivation behind the government significantly increasing the money set aside for the program and doubling the amount a producer can qualify for. Minister of Agriculture, Food,... Read More
A delayed railway strike seems nearly a certainty now, after the Canada Industry Relations Board (CIRB) cleared the public safety assessment hurdle that had paused the strike threat. Now, if members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and CN and CKCP railways don't come to an agreement before August 22, the railways have announced they'll... Read More
Editor's note: This story has been updated with CN and CPKC's notice that they intend to lock out workers if a deal isn't reached before August 22. August 22 is the new deadline after which nearly 10 thousand workers for both of Canada's Class I railways — Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City... Read More
The number of agricultural equipment manufacturers that are reducing the size of their workforces is growing, with planter-maker Kinze Manufacturing joining the list of companies that are publicly acknowledging layoffs. Kinze has issued layoff notices to 193 of its 815 employees in Williamsburg, Iowa, as of August 1. "We deeply regret the necessity of this... Read More
RealAgriculture is thrilled to announce the renewal of their broadcast agreement with Rural Media Group for another three years, continuing RealAg Radio on SiriusXM Rural Radio Channel 147. Since its launch in the fall of 2016, RealAg Radio has established itself as Canada’s only daily national agricultural radio program. Hosted by Shaun Haney, the show... Read More