Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson has introduced a bill that would end the province's single desk marketing system for table potatoes and root vegetables. Bill 12, "The Peak of the Market Reorganization Act," would transition Peak of the Market from a non-profit regulated marketing agency into an independent company. It would also remove the requirement... Read More
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To kick off this year's Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM), Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced $415,000 in support for Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C). CALM, celebrated annually in March, encourages students to learn about and celebrate Canada's incredible agriculture and food story. In celebration of CALM, AITC-C is hosting... Read More
Farm groups and agriculture industry organizations are sounding the alarm about the potential for a strike by Canadian Pacific Railway employees in the coming weeks. More than three thousand engineers, conductors, and other railway workers who work for CP and are members in the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have voted in favour of a strike... Read More
Buhler Industries has replaced one of its Russian directors who was seen as a potential target for sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The company, which makes Versatile tractors and Farm King equipment, says its board of directors has accepted the resignation of Konstantin Babkin, who has served on Buhler's board since the Russia-based farm... Read More
Several Canadian companies have been impacted by what has happened thus far between Ukraine and Russia, and the aggression by Russia. North American Plant Genetics (NAPG) is one of those companies — based in Canada, with international partners — and their focus being entirely on Ukraine. The company sources genetics from breeders in Canada and... Read More
Update: As of late March 2, Buhler Industries has announced Konstantin Babkin, a potential target of Canadian government sanctions, has been dropped from the company's board of directors. Read more here. Buhler Industries, the Manitoba-based farm equipment maker that is 97 per cent owned by Russian manufacturer Rostselmash, has launched a fundraiser to support the... Read More
Canada and Ukraine share a deep connection, as Canada is home to the second largest population of Ukrainians outside of the country, after Russia. Ukraine's influence can be seen and tasted in towns across Manitoba and Saskatchewan especially, in the shape of churches and delicious perogies and cabbage rolls. With so many Canadians sharing a... Read More
More than 3,000 Teamsters union members who work as engineers, conductors, trainpersons, and yardpersons for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) have voted in favour of a strike mandate. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), in a notice to members following the end of a 17-day electronic voting period on Monday (Feb 28), said 96.7 per... Read More
The Ontario government is increasing loan limits for the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program from $500,000 to $1 million for individual co-op members, and up to $1.5 million for corporations that participate in feeder cattle co-operatives. The government says the increase applies to "experienced" individuals and corporations only. The loan guarantee is designed to help... Read More
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) held its annual general meeting earlier in February, setting out the executive for the coming year, and naming its Soil Champion for 2022. Leading the organization will be Eastern Ontario farmer Warren Schneckenburger, who will serve a one-year term as president. Alongside his parents Arden and Rhonda,... Read More