Ontario government sources have confirmed that Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) will no longer exist after Premier Doug Ford cabinet shuffle, announced late Thursday. OMAFRA was hatched in 1994 when Bob Rae's New Democratic Party government combined agriculture with the rural affairs portfolio to create the new ministry with Agriculture Minister... Read More
Category: News
The Canadian Angus Association is set to receive just over $1.6 million through the AgriScience Program – Projects Component, to help improve genetic evaluation tools for Canadian beef and dairy cattle. With this federal support, the CAA says it will "leverage cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, camera and computer vision systems to... Read More
The strike at Cargill's beef processing facility at Guelph, Ont., is nearing the two-week mark, forcing cattle to be marketed elsewhere in and outside the province. Around 960 workers at the Cargill facility, which can processes around 1,500 head of cattle per day and represents between 75 and 80 per cent of Ontario's beef processing... Read More
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced changes to his cabinet late Thursday, June 6, the final day of the spring session in the provincial legislature with MPPs headed home until October. While many of the senior cabinet positions were left unchanged, there are some significant changes for agriculture. Lisa Thompson, who has served as Minister of... Read More
The wheat market isn't usually the exciting one to watch, but as Ranulf Granville, chief market analyst with Grainfox, says over the last six to eight weeks there's a lot of company that has started to gather on the bullish side making for some excitement. But is wheat really in that much better a fundamental... Read More
The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has released its report on the importance of soil health. "Critical Ground: Why Soil is Essential to Canada’s Economic, Environmental, Human, and Social Health" combines information from over 150 witnesses, 60 written briefs, and supporting documents from soil science researchers, agronomists, farmers, ranchers, foresters, environmental organizations, agri-businesses, industry... Read More
As expected by a majority of analysts, the Bank of Canada lowered the overnight rate by twenty-five basis points. It's the first rate cut in four years. For farmers with floating or variable rate loans, this will be welcome news. “With further and more sustained evidence underlying inflation is easing, monetary policy no longer needs... Read More
Whether we're talking imports of electric vehicles or pea protein, or promises made ahead of upcoming elections, tariffs are back in the spotlight in many Western countries, including the U.S. The Biden government's decision to impose high tariffs on Chinese-made EVs is in line with past decisions that were made by the Trump administration, while... Read More
Over nine thousand workers with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be in a legal position to go on strike as of Thursday, June 6. The border workers, who are members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, have been without a contract since June 2022. CBSA says the border will remain open if... Read More
Grade 7 to 12 teachers and students can learn about farming in Canada through the new edition of the Real Dirt on Farming in the Classroom e-learning resource launched May 22. Developed by Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) and Farm & Food Care (FFC), this resource provides students the opportunity to explore key topics... Read More