Tag Archives: Agriculture
$252 million for agriculture and agri-food sector
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $252-million aid package for Canada's agriculture and agri-food industries to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.There are three parts to the announceme...
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Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday May 5, 2020
It’s not something we hear about during hard times The Rural Municipality of Edenwold announced a 15 per cent reduction in 2020 taxation rates for all farm, residential, industrial and commercia...
Alice McFarlane May 05, 2020
COVID-19 testing Canada’s food processing sector
The latest update from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) shows Canada’s food processing outlook has become clouded by uncertainty. FCC Chief Agricultural Economist J.P. Gervais said prior to the pandemic...
Alice McFarlane May 04, 2020
Listen: 2020 Regional 4-H shows cancelled due to COVID-19
4-H members will have to find another way to sell their steers with the news two regional beef shows will not go ahead this year. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to show organizer Carla Borsa. ...
Alice McFarlane May 04, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Monday May 4, 2020
A union is trying to halt the planned reopening of an Alberta beef-packing plant that has been the site of a major COVID-19 outbreak. There have been 921 cases of the virus at the Cargill plant near H...
Alice McFarlane May 04, 2020
CPCA suspends 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns
The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) officially suspended the 2020 racing season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In a statement Friday, the CPCA outlined the decision made in order to pr...
May 01, 2020 The CPCA is suspending the entire 2020 season till 2021 to protect the health of drivers, horses and more. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW)
Listen: Saskatchewan cattle producers pleased beef plant will re-open
Beef processing will resume Monday at High River, Alta. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Chad McPherson with a provincial cattle group about the impact on the industry. – alice.mcfarlane@...
Alice McFarlane May 01, 2020
Pork processing keeping up with demand
Western Canada’s pork processing plants have done an effective job in coping with the disruptions resulting from the pandemic. Saskatchewan Pork Development Board General Manager Mark Ferguson s...
Alice McFarlane May 01, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Friday May 1, 2020
Two more poultry processing plants in British Columbia said they have workers who have tested positive for COVID-19. Sofina Foods in Port Coquitlam and Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry in Chilliwack sa...
Alice McFarlane May 01, 2020
$2.6 billion request for food security
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has asked the federal government to establish a $2.6 billion emergency fund to help maintain food security in Canada in response to COVID-19. The amount is...
Alice McFarlane Apr 30, 2020
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