Canada's flax sector is bidding adieu to a long-standing administrative and financial hurdle on export sales into the high-value European market. The European Union has agreed to end its sampling and testing protocol for flax from Canada as of May 1, 2026, marking the end of a non-tariff trade barrier that has been in place... Read More
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Pioneer, the flagship seed brand of Corteva, is celebrating 100 years globally – and more than 80 years alongside Canadian farmers. Founded in 1926, Pioneer was the first to produce hybrid corn at scale. Just two decades later, the company took root in Canada, establishing early operations near Tilbury, Ontario, beginning a partnership with Canadian... Read More
The Carney government says it plans to update federal laws around food production and pest control products so that future decisions by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada take food affordability and availability into account. The Spring Economic Update from Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne on April 28 included an announcement that the government... Read More
When news breaks of a large or very large farm entering creditor protection, it's human nature for many to tsk-tsk and say I told you so. Whatever your thoughts on the most recent mega-farm facing financial trouble, the fallout for communities where mega-farms operate can be wide-spread, from landowners losing out on rent payments, to... Read More
The Carney government wasted no time on Monday reconfiguring committees with its newly-secured majority in the House of Commons. Shortly after the three Liberals who won byelections took their seats for the first time, MPs approved a motion adding two Liberals to all current committees. The Standing Committee for Agriculture and Agri-Food now consists of... Read More
The grain handling business affiliated with Monette Farms will no longer be licensed by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), as the large farming enterprise has entered creditor protection. The CGC issued a formal notice on April 23 to inform producers that Monette Seeds Ltd.'s primary elevator licence will not be renewed as of May 1,... Read More
Phibro Animal Health Ltd., the distributor of Deccox 6% and Deccox-M to feed mills in Canada, says that is has received notification from Health Canada that it may resume the importation and sale of Deccox products. In a letter to customers dated April 23, Phibro writes, "We appreciate Health Canada’s review and the decision that... Read More
Saskatchewan has some of the toughest rules on the books about who can and can't own farmland in the province. Even so, concerns around who owns Saskatchewan farmland and how land purchases are financed continue to surface across the province, prompting a closer look from industry and government alike. Bill Prybylski, president of the Agricultural... Read More
The Canadian government has reversed its plan to shut down a Canadian Food Inspection Agency laboratory in Quebec, according to the union that represents most of the workers at the lab. The Agriculture Union says the CFIA food testing facility in Longueuil was slated to cease operations at the end of April as part of... Read More
The Government of Ontario has introduced legislation to support the expansion of agricultural production in the Clay Belt region of northern Ontario and implement measures to streamline red tape in the agri-food industry. Within the overarching changes is a plan to introduce a Farmland Security Act to restrict foreign acquisition of provincial farmland. If passed,... Read More