Alex Binkley

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Alex Binkley

Increased investment and data transparency CFA key concerns

Grocery Code of Conduct gains key support

Soy Canada celebrates 10th anniversary

Poll identifies many challenges disrupting Canadian agriculture

Bumpy ride ahead for CUSMA

Governments disrupting trade in food and agricultural products

Government launches right to repair consultation

Agrifood and seafood exports reach close to $100 billion in 2023

New pesticide regulations just add more red tape

National Circle aims to unlock Indigenous agriculture’s potential

Canada growing exports of plant-based protein

Greenhouse food production has lots of growth potential

Livestock farms aim to mitigate herd health risks

Capital gains changes frustrate farm groups

Agriculture issues would benefit from more open debate, says CAPI

Senate ag committee offers 25 recommendations to improve soil health

Agriculture committee issues 10 recommendations for stabilizing food prices

Agriculture Carbon Alliance steps up campaign for carbon tax relief

Surging food prices means another year of some food insecurity

African swine fever adds to the need for anti-trespasser laws for farms

Agricultural operations will face negative impacts from capital gains changes

Agriculture labour shortages unlikely to ease

Canada needs to boost its fruit and vegetable production

Survey finds producers see climate change having major effects on them

Vertical farming would help create a sustainable food system in Canada

Founder of Sustainability Centre moving to an advisory role

Liberal MP seeks national action on curbing food waste

MPs approve bill banning export of horses for slaughter

Antimicrobial use in treating animals shows increase

More reassurance that pasteurized milk is safe from HPAI

Budget funding for pesticides not encouraging

Agriculture Canada failed on emission reduction programs

Ag committee approves bill to ban exports of horses for slaughter

Agriculture committee aiming to study carbon tax impact on farmers

Contentious ag bill to be studied by the Senate international trade committee

Banning export of live horses for slaughter no threat to other livestock sectors

Senate ag committee studying Canada’s forest fire problem

Budget silence on Grain Act Review a disappointment

Canada needs new trade deals and better transportation infrastructure

Farmers and processors oppose bill to ban horse exports

Railway strike looms next month

Rural Canada must collaborate to tell its story to the rest of the country

Senate ag committee should study Canada’s forest fire problem

Canadian groups support Mexican ban on GE corn imports

Gene editing could help crops cope with drought

WTO remains important to international commerce

Tax incentives might fulfill agrifood’s need for investment

Canadian supply chains need improvement

Agrifood exporters could face carbon tariffs in other countries

Seaway opens with little ice on the Lakes and some hopeful business signs

Federal plan to reduce transport bottlenecks lacks performance reports

Canadian veterinarian shortage worse in rural areas

Bilateral trade deals replacing weakened WTO

Product of U.S. meat label could disrupt cross-border trade

Bill to prevent export of horses for slaughter reaches the agriculture committee

Non-tariff barriers spreading around the world

Senate committee holds final soil health hearing

Agriculture needs to build a coalition on sustainability to reassure consumers

Canada needs a critical farm input strategy, CFA says

Agrifood needs to act on its generational opportunity for growth

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