Saskatchewan-based farm insurance company Global Ag Risk Solutions has been acquired by global insurance brokerage and financial services firm Hub International. Hub announced the acquisition on November 5. Based in Moose Jaw, Global Ag Risk Solutions (or GARS) offers innovative whole-farm, private insurance products to help farmers manage production costs and protect crop profit margins.... Read More
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The B.C. Maritime Employers Association served its employees with a lockout notice, effective November 5th, 8 am Pacific, after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 served its own 72-hour strike notice late last week. The last contract between the employers and union members expired in March 2023. The strike/lockout includes 700 foremen based... Read More
Discussions surrounding different agricultural policies and their impacts on Canadian industry have been a common theme in the last while. A few of those policies that could end up having a notable impact are three that are in the process of being introduced in the United States. In an interview about these three policies and... Read More
A pair of private member's bills that are supposed to ensure farmers have more than one option for repairing their own equipment and to ensure that different brands of parts and machines can work together received their final approval in the Senate on Oct. 31. The only step left in the approval process for Bills... Read More
According to recent statistics from the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC), approximately 2.5 million Canadians are currently working in the agriculture and agri-food sectors. There is a projected need for over 60,000 new workers in these sectors by 2029 due to retirement and industry growth. Keeping this in mind and with November being Canada... Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed its first detection of H5N1 avian influenza in pigs. The virus that has devastated poultry flocks over the past several years and been found in dairy herds across the U.S. was identified in five pigs on a backyard farm in central Oregon that has a mix of poultry... Read More
Kioti Tractor is boosting its commitment to the Canadian market with the opening of a new warehouse at Milton, Ont. The facility will increase Kioti's operational capacity, allowing the tractor maker to deliver enhanced support and service to dealers and customers across Canada, says a company release. "We value our Canadian customers and dealers and... Read More
It was closer than in the past, but the Saskatchewan Party has won its fifth consecutive majority government. Preliminary results show the Scott Moe-led party leading in 35 ridings, with the surging New Democratic Party nearly doubling its seat count, holding the lead in 26 mostly-urban constituencies. Results in up to seven of those ridings... Read More
Bill C-293, the Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act, was proposed back in 2022 and reached the second reading stage in the Senate this week. As it has progressed through Parliament, the private member's bill has been gaining more attention from producer groups and the general public on social media. The bill has garnered attention due... Read More
With the U.S. election just days away, there's plenty of scenario planning currently underway, depending not only on whether it's Harris or Trump moving into the White House, but on which party wins the House and Senate. The decisions made by American voters and lawmakers in the coming weeks will have a large impact on... Read More