Brooke Rollins was sworn in as the United States' Secretary of Agriculture on Thursday following a 72 to 28 confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate. “It is the honour of a lifetime to serve as the nation’s thirty-third Secretary of Agriculture — and a privilege beyond description to have the trust of President Donald J.... Read More
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Saskatchewan farmer Todd Lewis is headed to the Senate of Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a trio of appointees to the Upper Chamber on Friday, including Lewis, who currently serves as the first vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA). Lewis farms south of Regina near Gray, and is the former president of... Read More
The backlash and subsequent scaling back of environmental policies affecting European agriculture offers a lesson for governments and political parties around the world, says a policy analyst with a European consumer advocacy group. The European Union's Farm to Fork strategy was introduced about five years ago, and included steep restrictions on pesticide and fertilizer use,... Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Trump signed an executive order on Saturday afternoon to establish 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canada, with a lower 10 per cent carve-out for Canadian natural gas, oil and electricity. The tariffs... Read More
The next decade holds plenty of possibilities for the Canadian canola market, but not all of them are positive. With innovations in the aviation fuel industry and expansion of biofuel refinery capacity, such as Imperial Oil developing a new facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, canola as a biofuel is a game-changer, says... Read More
When it comes to the geopolitical implications of this second Trump presidency, perhaps no one could have predicted the shift from protectionist to imperialist—but here we are, says Jacob Shapiro with Cognitive Investments. Shapiro says that not since 35th president William McKinley has the U.S. seen a president so keen on "taking" places the U.S.... Read More
With interesting times unfolding in the U.S. political scene, Canada seems to have said, "hey U.S., hold my beer," says Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture. There's plenty happening in Canadian politics with Parliament being prorogued, a Liberal leadership race, and potential tariffs on the horizon. When it comes to the Liberal leadership race, Kody Blois, Liberal... Read More
Update: Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after the inauguration ceremony on Monday, President Trump said his administration is looking at putting 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico beginning February 1st. “We’re thinking in terms of 25 per cent on Mexico and Canada...I think February 1st...on each.” Donald J. Trump was sworn... Read More
As incoming President Donald Trump trolls Canada, touting an annexation of his neighbour to the north, Greenland, and the Panama Canal, Canadians find themselves running in circles, searching for an identity. The timing could not be better for Pierre Poilievre, the likely next prime minister, to inject a much-needed dose of Canadiana into our national... Read More
With Monday's news of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepping down as leader comes a flurry of questions — who will be the next leader and thus Prime Minister? How long will they actually govern? Will they name a new cabinet? Plus, what happens to all those government bills and Private Member's Bills in the process... Read More