Legislation to enable the Saskatchewan government's climate strategy was introduced in the provincial legislature Tuesday. This will allow components of Prairie Resilience, the province's climate strategy plan, to move forward. Bill 132, the Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Amendment Act, implements the regulatory framework required to establish performance standards to reduce industrial greenhouse gas... Read More
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The news The premiers of Saskatchewan and Ontario have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the intention of improving and increasing trade between the two provinces. According to a just-released report, Sizing Up Provincial Trade Barriers, from BMO Capital Markets, the impact from free interprovincial trade could amount to $50 billion in total in ten... Read More
Montreal-based Saputo has announced its plan to acquire the activities of F&A Dairy Products, Inc., a dairy processing company with two sites in the United States, for US$85 million. Located in New Mexico and Wisconsin, F&A Dairy employs approximately 170 people. The purchase price will be paid in cash from cash on hand and available... Read More
If you've heard or seen the term "buy local" get ready to see and hear it a bit more in Wild Rose Country. Back in May of this year, Bill 7 was passed in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The bill's purpose is to encourage the development and success of a local food sector throughout... Read More
A group of self described 'like-minded' World Trade Organization (WTO) members met in Ottawa this week. The WTO reform was hosted by Jim Carr, minister of international trade diversification for Canada. Not included in this ‘like-minded’ group was Canada's closest neighbour and largest trading partner, the U.S. China also not included. The meeting, which took... Read More
AT ISSUE The Ontario government recently announced extensive amendments to Bill 148, the former Liberal government's labour and wage reform bill which included a phased-in minimum wage hike. Included in the new "Making Ontario Open for Business Act," is a freeze on the next planned jump in the minimum wage, from $14/hour to $15/hour, until... Read More
As Mother Nature brought too little to no moisture during the growing season and then an abundance of a rain and snow during harvest, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has extended its sample program. "We decided to extend the deadline for harvest sample submissions to make sure that as many producers as possible could take... Read More
It was an exciting day at Olds College as the United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative (UFA), announced it was making a hefty donation to create the UFA Innovation Lab located at Olds College Smart Ag Innovation Centre. Part of the $500,000 in funds will also go to support the college's Smart Farm. "Not only is... Read More
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has released its September flash report for new equipment sales. In Canada (shown below), the results continue to be mixed depending on the category. In 2018, 2WD tractors are up 8.0%, 4WD are virtually flat at 0.3% lower, and self-propelled combines are down 4.6% in comparison to the end of... Read More
The Organic Council of Ontario (OCO) has received funding to develop a data strategy specific to Ontario's organic industry. The funding, awarded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership program, will support a study to identify the most relevant data gaps in the organic industry, assess current and potential data tracking and collection points, and plan for... Read More