Politics & Science

Canada’s Agri-Food Exporters Applaud Ratification of CUSMA

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) applauds all Parliamentarians for swiftly ratifying the Canada—United States—Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) The United States…

Trump’s Travel Ban Could Impact Canada – U.S. Trade

U.S. President Donald Trump is slamming America’s door on most foreign nationals who were recently in Europe — a drastic step in response to an accelerating global pandemic that, should…

Minister Bibeau Supports Young Leaders in Agriculture

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food is at the Canadian Young Farmers Forum to speak with young leaders in the Canadian agriculture sector to discuss the challenges…

CUSMA: Let’s Get It Done

It’s time to restore predictability to trade in North America. That’s why it is encouraging to see the House Trade Committee set to wrap up its study of the implementing…

New NAFTA Beats No NAFTA But No Big Economic Boost For Canada

The federal government’s much-anticipated economic impact study of the revised North American trade agreement does not forecast a significant economic boost when the deal takes effect, but officials from Global…

Canadian Ag Near Tipping Point Over Blockades

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture called for “decisive action” from the federal government Tuesday as it warned that rail blockades across the country were causing critical supply shortages for farmers…

TPP Lets Canadian Beef Carve a Larger Slice of Japan Meat Market

Japan’s meat imports have begun to reflect changes brought on by two free trade deals Tokyo signed, about a year after the pacts went into force by Kazuto Shimada –…

North American Meat Institute Signs MOU with the British Meat Processors Association

With trade negotiations set to begin between the United States and the United Kingdom, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with…

Livestock Producers Receive Tax Relief for 2019

The Government of Canada today released the final list of designated regions where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2019 due to extreme weather conditions The livestock tax deferral…

Rail Blockades Disrupt Supply Chains For Food

Manufacturers are scrambling to deliver products, industry associations are warning of potential shortages of food items, propane, and chlorine for water treatment, and mining companies are curtailing production as rail…

Government of Canada Supports New Pilot Risk Management Tool For Pork Producers

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the development of a risk management strategy being undertaken by the Manitoba Pork Council for pork producers to recover from the devastation…

New NAFTA Implementation Bill Passes First Legislative Stage

The new NAFTA implementation bill passed the first legislative stage in the House of Commons with the backing of the Conservatives, New Democrats and Greens Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer,…

Trade Confidence Amongst Canadian Exporters Falls to Eight-Year Low

Trade confidence among Canadian exporters fell to its lowest level in nearly a decade, Canada’s export credit agency said on Tuesday, as businesses wrestle with protectionist policies and fret about…

Trade Deals Are Not Saving Canadian Exporters From Death By A Thousand Regulations

Bob Lowe has spent the past 40 years raising cattle on his farm near Alberta’s foothills. In that time, he reckons his beef has been exported to just about every…

UK Looks to Canada for EU Deal Template

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pitched two models for his country’s trade ties with the European Union after Brexit: a deal based on the EU’s accord with Canada, or…

Industry Groups Pressuring Parliament to Promptly Pass USMCA

A number of important industry groups, including some who represent agricultural producers, are calling on the House of Commons to quickly ratify the new North America trade agreement By Charlie…

Agri-Food Exporters Welcome Commitment to Negotiate a Multi- Country Interim Arbitration Arrangement

Dan Darling, President of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) today issued the following statement regarding news that Canada and multiple other countries are committing to negotiate an interim arbitration…

Trudeau Wants USMCA Deal Ratified Quickly

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday urged legislators to quickly approve a new continental trade pact but the main opposition party said it wanted to study the deal, indicating…

Ottawa Getting Ready to Launch Multimillion-Dollar Buy Canadian Food Campaign

Do you know where your food comes from? The federal government is getting ready to roll out a five-year, multimillion-dollar ad campaign this summer in the hope that teaching the…

Easy Ways to Protect Your Farm’s Data

As technology use on the farm grows digital information also increases, heightening the need to protect that valuable information by Craig Lester – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Ransomware is a…

Our November 2024 Issue

In our November 2024 issue we feature FCC’s trend predictions on USA agriculture’s impact on Canada, McDonald’s E.coli crisis, Crowned Ontarios’s finest butcher, Beef industry leaders meeting to face 2025 challenges, Disappointment with Bill C-282, Rising crime in Agriculture, and much more!