Oct 18 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Grain represented one-third of Seaway traffic in 2020. Ottawa—While rising grain shipments were a boon to the St. Lawrence Seaway during 2020 and the first half of 2021, their decline this fall and next year because of drought in Canada and the U.S. will dampen the waterway’s short-term traffic prospects. An analysis of the Seaway’s […]
Oct 14 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Low public appreciation of how much advanced technology used in agriculture. Ottawa– Nearly two-thirds of Canadians say they have gained more appreciation for the country’s farmers during the pandemic, particularly in the area of domestic food security, says a new survey. It was conducted by Angus Reid for the Climate Corporation and found three […]
Oct 13 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Canada should push for sustainability and more open trade. Ottawa—Canada needs a program to sustainably increase agriculture production for a growing global population while tackling international obstacles to food exports, says John Weekes, a veteran trade negotiator. Climate change is exacting an increasing toll on food production around the world and the government “should […]
Oct 12 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — The pandemic has exposed its weaknesses. Ottawa—Worker shortages are well-documented challenge throughout the Canadian economy including the trucking industry that needs almost 20,000 more drivers required to keep goods flowing, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says. The shortage predates the pandemic but has worsened during the last year and a half, the CTA says, […]
Oct 7 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Agriculture Canada says goal is reduced fertilizer emissions not usage reduction. Ottawa-The federal government may be in a listening mood in a dispute with farm organizations over how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizers used to promote crop growth. A simmering dispute between farm groups and Environment Canada mushroomed following the release of […]
Oct 4 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — CN has released a plan to boost its prospects during the new few years. Ottawa—CN says an attack on it by a shareholder group called TCI is based on numerous misleading and erroneous claims and inconsistencies topped off by the group also being the largest shareholder in Canadian Pacific Railway. TCI launched its attack […]
Sep 29 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Pre-election battle with the Trudeau government poised to resume. Ottawa—Armed with an independent study that backs its claims, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) is restarting its battle against farm fertilizer reduction rules Environment Canada mooted earlier this year. An analysis by the accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny looked at the impact of the […]
Sep 28 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — A collaborative approach by farm groups will be more effective. Ottawa—The prelude before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils his next cabinet was a good opportunity to remind agrifood groups about how to deliver their messages to federal ministers. Andy Mitchell, a former Liberal agriculture minister and now mayor of Selwyn Township in eastern Ontario, […]
Sep 27 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Canadian groups set out their ambitions for the UN Food Summit. Ottawa—A cross section of the Canadian agrifood sector has joined together in a statement calling the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) a critical dialogue for ensuring the future of sustainable food systems and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The 13 […]
Sep 24 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Better service will help boost 2022 income. Ottawa—Battered by a rejected takeover bid and public attacks by a disgruntled investor, CN has released its plan to boost income and cut operating costs. CN President and CEO JJ Ruest said the plan called Full Speed Ahead – Redefining Railroading aims to add $700 million in […]
Sep 21 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — CFA has received enough donation to get the program running. Ottawa—Hay West is up and running, says the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, which is collecting names of people looking to supply or buy hay under the program. President Mary Robinson said the CFA has received enough contributions from different parties to begin moving substantial […]
Sep 16 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — AgriRecovery work still underway. Ottawa—Hay has reached farmers in Northwestern Ontario from other regions of the province and more is on its way, says Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO). BFO is administering the $800,000 Northwestern Livestock Emergency Assistance Initiative announced earlier this year by the provincial government to help producers in the drought-stricken part […]
Sep 15 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Government has failed to fully address the issue. Ottawa—Agriculture needs workers more than ever but has received little government help to fix the problem, says Ryan Koeslag, Executive Vice President, Mushrooms Canada (CMGA). Back in 2019, Mushrooms Canada asked the federal government to give people who came to Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker […]
Sep 14 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — It needs to avoid the treatment GMOs have suffered with. Ottawa—Genetic editing has the potential to bring many positive changes to food production but Canada needs to keep the regulations for it in line with major trading partners, says Farm Credit Canada. Genetic editing allows for changes in plants and animals without any foreign […]
Sep 13 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Rapid sharing of new farm practices need to be shared internationally. Ottawa—Strategies developed in one country to help farmers cope with the impact of climate change on their operations need to be shared with other nations, says The Wheat Initiative (WI), which was formed in 2011 by the G20 agriculture ministers. Peter Langridge, chair […]