Sep 29 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Current carbon tax only delays needed investments by producers. Ottawa-Gaining farmers a full exemption from the federal carbon tax is a key priority for 15 of Canada’s major farm organizations because the move will better enable producers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, says the Agriculture Carbon Alliance. The carbon tax on propane and […]
Sep 26 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Bill recognizes unique situation of farmers. Ottawa—A bill to exempt farmers from paying the carbon tax for grain drying and barn heating shows that the importance of agriculture is understood on Parliament Hill, Newfoundland Senator David Wells says. Remarkable cross-party cooperation enabled Huron-Bruce Conservative MP Benn Lobb’s bill to make it through the Commons and […]
Sep 25 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Ottawa-The government needs to conduct a thorough review of the capacity of Canadian ports and their long-term infrastructure requirements, says the Commons transport committee. In a 26-page report to the Commons, the committee made 12 recommendations for the government to act on to ensure the 17 Canada Port Authorities (CPA) can fulfill their critical role […]
Sep 22 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Rural and remote areas need plenty of help. Ottawa—Farm Credit Canada will match up to $1 million in new donations to food banks and food security agencies across Canada to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Drive Away Hunger program, President and CEO Justine Hendricks has announced. Last year, Drive Away Hunger raised a record […]
Sep 20 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — No mention of the food industry’s work on Grocery Code of Conduct. Ottawa-The country’s five largest grocery chains agreed to take steps to stabilize food prices by Thanksgiving in a meeting with Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne but there was no mention of the Grocery Code of Conduct being developed by the agrifood sector. Champagne […]
Sep 19 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — CAPI proposes a toolbox approach to deal with the threat. Ottawa—Supply chain disruptions have caused plenty of headaches in the agrifood sector in recent years and now it must prepare for the risk of even greater breakdowns in the future, says a new study. The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) said, “Following years of disruption, […]
Sep 13 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Sustainable practices are already widely adopted. Ottawa-Farmers are ready to adopt new sustainability practices and technology and they want tax credits and increased extension training to assist them in moving forward, says the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI). These and many other findings come from a survey of 720 producers conducted by CAPI and RealAgriStudies […]
Sep 11 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — New digital program launched to track antibiotic use. Ottawa—The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) says global antimicrobial use in animals has declined by 13 per cent during the last three years showing progress in ongoing efforts to preserve the efficacy of modern medicines. In its latest annual report on the use of antimicrobials in […]
Sep 8 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Dairy Farmers of Canada disappointed with CPTPP review of New Zealand’s claims. Ottawa—While the government was seeing victory in an international ruling on Canadian dairy practices, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) was not cheering the decision by a dispute settlement panel established under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP). President David […]
Sep 6 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Farmers should see solar energy as a marketable product. Ottawa–Renewable energy is gaining ground among Canadian farmers with solar-generated electricity leading the way, says Farm Credit Canada. Farmers need to treat electricity produced through various solar systems as a commodity that they can sell on good days and purchase on overcast ones, FCC said. According […]
Aug 31 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Pork and beef facing different challenges than canola and wheat. Ottawa-The ongoing drought in Western Canada will impact exports of key agrifood commodities through the rest of this year and into 2024, says Farm Credit Canada. However, higher sales prices could compensate for smaller shipments and may even offset the impact of reduced volumes, FCC […]
Aug 21 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Greenbelt land will not solve provincial housing woes. Ottawa—Preserving farmland is one of the key issues in the raging controversy over a provincial plan for allocating 7,400 acres of land in the Greenbelt for building homes, say Ontario farm groups. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture, backed by Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), and the National […]
Aug 16 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Rising production costs play a small part in grocery price increases. Ottawa-Adoption of a Grocer Code of Conduct is needed to rein in food price increases, says the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA). The prices farmers receive for their crops and livestock have very little relation to what shoppers are paying in grocery stores, CFA […]
Aug 15 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Concerted government and private investment needed. Ottawa-Canada’s transportation system is gummed up by capacity constraints, labour stoppages, climate-related disruptions and long project approval times, says a report from RBC Economics. As a result, exporters are suffering and international investors eyeing new opportunities in the agrifood and many other sectors are being discouraged and Canada’s reputation […]
Aug 10 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — More preventative measures will be funded. Ottawa—A federal investment in three Manitoba Pork Council programs to prepare its members for an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) are the first steps in federal aid for hog producers across the country with more to be announced in the coming months, says Agriculture Canada. The $944,340 funding […]