Politics & Science

Canadian farmers infuriated by increases in Trudeau’s carbon tax plan

Farmers across Canada were already angry and upset over Prime Minister Trudeau’s existing carbon tax but are now even more upset at the increases announced this month By Marc Montgomery…

Who will spearhead Biden’s climate, energy and agriculture policies?

President-elect Joe Biden has promised an overhaul of U.S. energy and environment policy to fight climate change, with a goal of bringing the economy to net-zero emissions by 2050, and…

Meat Institute applauds President-Elect Bidens choice for U.S. Trade Representative

The Meat Institute supports President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to nominate Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)   Tai, who would become the first Asian American to hold the role…

Canada trade deficit shrinks slightly in October, still higher than expected

Canada’s trade deficit narrowed slightly to a still greater-than-expected C$3.76 billion ($2.94 billion) in October as exports grew at a faster pace than imports, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday…

Hundreds of vehicles join Surrey convoy in solidarity with Indian farmers

Hundreds of protesters drove in a convoy Wednesday from Surrey to downtown Vancouver, honking horns and waving flags in solidarity with Indian farmers who have marched on Delhi in opposition to…

Canada’s Ministers of Agriculture focus on important support measures for farmers and processors at their annual conference

Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture wrapped up their two-day virtual conference with important discussions on the future of Business Risk Management programs, a discussion on balance…

Governments Taking Action to Meet Demands of Ontario’s Meat Sector and Support Farmers

The governments of Canada and Ontario are committing up to $11.5 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership) for two important new programs, one of which will assist meat…

Nutrien Launching Industry’s Most Comprehensive Carbon Program to Drive Sustainability in Agriculture

Nutrien announced the launch of the agricultural industry’s most comprehensive carbon program, providing end-to-end support for growers to drive improved sustainability and boost profitability  Businesswire As the world’s largest provider…

New Grasslands Conservation incentives project to benefit Canadian ranchers

The State of Canada Birds, 2019 confirmed that Canada has lost nearly 60% of our grassland birds since 1970. This is crisis for bird life and sounds an alarm for our…

Eleven Ways To Avoid Feed Waste This Winter

Harvesting, storing and delivering a beef herd’s winter rations are the largest expense for most operations. Even small improvements in a winter feed system can result in significant feed cost…

From iPolitics The Sprout: Canada’s Agriculture Ministers kick off two-day annual meeting

Canada’s agriculture ministers are kicking off two days of virtual meetings today after their annual Federal-Provincial-Territorial meeting was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic By Kelsey Johnson The meeting will…

Appetite for more: IFFA 2022 expands its focus

In addition to its traditional focus on meat, IFFA will open up to alternative proteins from 2022. With the new sub-title, ‘Technology for Meat and Alternative Proteins’, the world’s leading…

Britain and Canada agree post-Brexit rollover trade deal

Britain and Canada struck a rollover trade deal on Saturday to protect the flow of $27 billion-worth of goods and services between them after Brexit, and vowed to start talks…

Q&A: Cattle Are Part Of The Climate Solution

A conversation with rangeland ecologist Richard Teague, PhD, analyzing the role that adaptive multi-paddock cattle grazing plays in sequestering carbon There’s a lot of terms for management intensive grazing, you…

What To Expect On The Trade File From a Biden Administration

On the morning of the U.S. election, a Vancouver radio host asked Justin Trudeau what topped his list of cross-border concerns by Janyce McGregor – CBC News “Trade,” the prime…

Rural Broadband Implementation a Fundamental Step In Unleashing Agriculture’s Potential

CFA was very pleased with today’s announcement from the Federal Government of $750 million funding for the Universal Broadband Fund This is additional funding to the $1 billion announced in…

U.S. Election Fever And The Impacts On World Trade

November 3 is election day in the world’s biggest economy, a vote that’s particularly fraught due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the presidential candidates’ differing policy platforms and the potential for…

Statement from the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Regarding CEBA and Farmers

Today, our Government announced that businesses that have been operating out of a non-business banking account can now access the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) by opening a business account…

Marie-Claude Bibeau Joins World Leaders to Discuss The Role of Agriculture In Canada’s Economy at Toronto Global Forum

World leaders will discuss the role of agriculture in the future of the Canadian and world economy when they convene virtually next week for the Toronto Global Forum The Toronto…

Supporting Manitoba’s Cattle Producers Impacted by the Pandemic

Marie Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Manitoba Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development, Blaine Pedersen, announced the launch of the 2020 Canada-Manitoba Finished Cattle Feed Assistance Program,…

Our January 2025 Issue

In our January 2025 issue we dive into the Smithfield files IPO, Global Red Meat Market trends, Solar Energy and Agricultural activities, Brazil adopting beef traceability, Meat Processing equipment, Rising agriculture crime, Canadian Ag investing, the Meat Institute's new COO, and much more!