Politics & Science

The Chinese embassy is doubling-down on Beijing’s decision to revoke export permits for canola By Kelsey Johnson and Charlie Pinkerton – ipolitics.ca The country’s customs agency says it notified the…

People in Canada’s agrifood sector say they’re hoping a three-year pilot project announced in the new federal budget can help the sector bring in the full-time, non-seasonal workers it needs…

It might come as a shock to many Canadians, especially after all of U.S. President Donald Trump’s boasting about the issue, but the Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement doesn’t actually…

The Trudeau government is promising billions of dollars to compensate dairy, egg and poultry farmers hurt by Canada’s recent free-trade agreements — industries concentrated in vote-rich Quebec and Ontario by…

I must admit, being a grain guy, the global outbreak of African swine fever is something I have only paid passing attention to, but the issue is gaining traction. According…

A harsh late winter storm broadsided a vast swathe of the U.S. agriculture industry this week as heavy snow closed roads and buried cattle in the Plains while excessive rain…

IPolitics’ Kelsey Johnson digs into what Budget 2019 means for Canada’s agriculture industry as well as rural Canadians. Here’s a broad-strokes overview. By Kelsey Johnson – iPolitics Supply Management Compensation.…

The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) applauds the Government of Canada for announcing today a three-year Agri-Food Immigration Pilot to bring in full-time, non-seasonal agriculture workers that will include a pathway…

Diversity and inclusion are integral to creating an economy that works for everyone. The full and equal participation of women in Canada’s agriculture and food system will ensure the sector…

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced new funding of up to $31 million to increase the number of detector dogs at Canadian airports to help prevent illegally imported…

Leaders of Mexico’s agricultural sector are urging “mirror measures” on U.S. farm imports in politically sensitive products such as yellow corn and poultry, in an effort they argue would counter…

The back page of the March 5 issue of the Hill Times, the twice weekly report on Parliament Hill and the federal government, screamed out the problem bedeviling the agrifood…

Agriculture groups on P.E.I. are expressing disappointment at the move of Island MP Lawrence MacAulay from the Agriculture and Agri-food Department, but are already looking ahead to what the new…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making longtime MP Lawrence MacAulay his new veterans affairs minister to fill the void left by the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould as part of a…

Throughout the NAFTA talks there were many things that Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. did not agree on. One of the sectors that was fortunate to have the major check-off…

Both Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue issued statements last week regarding their hope for a ratified USMCA deal in the next few months with…

The livestock industry strives to continuously improve its capacity to respond to increasing demands by consumers and markets to demonstrate the highest quality of animal care Minister of Agriculture and…

McGill University’s Macdonald Campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue received a major federal investment of $7 million to the Biomass Cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership by John Meagher – Montreal Gazette The…

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food system contributes over $114 billion to our gross domestic product, and provides safe, nutritious and sustainable food for the world, while creating well-paying jobs for our…