Jan 17 2019 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — The $39.3 million from CAP will produce another $28.4 in industry funding from industry groups. Ottawa—Farm groups across the country welcomed an announcement of up to $39.3 million in funding from the Canadian Agriculture Partnership for crop research that will attract an additional $28.4 million in support from industry groups. The up to $67.7 […]
Jan 16 2019 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Hard to factor in impact of food guide changes and CFIA changes on bottom lines. Ottawa—Canada’s food processors face an uncertain situation in 2019 because of a mixed bag of business ingredients, says Farm Credit Canada in an outlook report. Among the factors they’ll have to track is new export opportunities, pricing of raw […]
Jan 15 2019 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Rural development minister linked to innovation not agriculture department. Ottawa—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Nova Scotia MP Bernadette Jordan as Minister of Rural Economic Development but linked her to the Innovation Department. Her role will be to oversee the creation of a rural development strategy to spur economic growth, bring high-speed internet to […]
Jan 15 2019 — Donald Barry — National Newswatch — Talk of separation is in the air in Alberta, triggered by the plight of the province’s beleaguered oil sands industry. The focus of the angst is the alleged indifference of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government to the industry’s circumstances, especially the failure to proceed with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to the British Columbia […]
Jan 10 2019 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Crystal Mackay is stepping down to make a career change. Ottawa—The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) is looking for a new president to take over from Crystal MacKay after she steps down at the end of April to pursue a career change. The move comes after a decade of working with agrifood support […]
Jan 8 2019 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Despite market volatility, export growth still likely, FCC says. Ottawa—Final figures aren’t available yet but all signs suggest farm income in 2018 was clipped by several factors and will likely stay at that level through this year, says J. P Gervais, chief agricultural economist with Farm Credit Canada. “Price volatility, higher input costs and […]
Jan 2 2019 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Lots of young people but also plenty of constraints hinder youth going into farming. Ottawa—There is a lot of agriculture potential in First Nations communities across the country that needs encouragement and support to blossom, says Jamie Hall, General Manager of the Indian Agricultural Program of Ontario. Despite deep roots in food production, native […]
Dec 31 2018 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — The cow was traced back from an Alberta abattoir. Ottawa—The discovery in an Alberta abattoir of a beef cow infected with bovine TB (bTB) triggered a major investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that traced the animal back to a B.C. farm. Jaspinder Komal, Canada’s Chief Veterinary Officer, outlined the investigation to the […]
Dec 31 2018 — Glen Pearson — National Newswatch — If democracy is rife with anything, it’s opinions. Social media has only added to that intensity. Studies reveal that citizens not only hold more opinions but that they are increasingly reticent to change them. That’s why we’ve been hearing so much in recent years about how it’s growing increasingly impossible to change the minds of […]
Dec 24 2018 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Farm groups want food labels to remain focused on risks to health. Ottawa—New U.S. rules for labelling genetically-modified foods has stirred up anti-GM groups in Canada to call for warning labels on domestic products although Parliament voted strongly against the idea two years ago. The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) said the new U.S. […]
Dec 23 2018 — Ben Carr — National Newswatch — A few weeks ago, Winnipeg’s Seven Oaks School Division and Higher Purpose (HP) Change co-sponsored an event that included over 200 members of the city’s business, not-for-profit, and education communities. There were speeches from Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman, Business Council of Manitoba Vice-President Kevin Chief, students, mentors, and school leaders, along with interactive dialogue between […]
Dec 22 2018 — Don Lenihan — National Newswatch — Rachel Notley’s win in 2015 may have been a stunning defeat for conservatives, but few pundits saw it as a game-changer for progressives. I didn’t. I thought of Bob Rae’s ill-fated victory in 1990, but this time with Notley cast as the accidental tourist, about to be hit by a bus. Four years later, I’m […]
