Tag Archives: Agriculture
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday May 6, 2020
Canada’s grain farmers are disappointed with the federal relief package announced yesterday. Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) chair Jeff Nielson said the funding fails to address the long-term issu...
May 06, 2020
‘It’s a drop in the bucket’: Farm groups respond to federal aid package
Farms groups have been quick to respond to the $252 million federal funding announcement for agriculture and the agri-food industry. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used this morning's media briefing to...
May 05, 2020
Commodity markets continue to struggle
Grain and oilseed prices continue its rollercoaster ride. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to an analyst about the major issues affecting markets. – alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.ca On Twitter: @Alic...
May 05, 2020
$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 announcem...
May 05, 2020
$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...
May 05, 2020 ID 133036057 © Dusan Kostic Dreamstime.com
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...
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...
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. &#...
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...
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)
