Tag Archives: Agriculture
Agriculture Roundup for Friday October 27, 2023
Beer Canada is the newest member of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC). CMBTC Managing Director Peter Watts said Beer Canada brings a key voice of the domestic beer sector to the org...
Alice McFarlane Oct 27, 2023
Canadian Cereals industry drives economic growth nation wide
A new report provides detail of the economic impact of Canadian wheat, barley, durum, and oats in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes. Cereals Canada ...
Alice McFarlane Oct 26, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday, October 26, 2023
The Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA) wants the senate’s proposed amendment, to remove heating and cooling of barns, greenhouses and other food growing structures from Bill C-234, be removed. AC...
Alice McFarlane Oct 26, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday, October 25, 2023
India’s high commission in Canada said the country’s officials will resume processing some types of visa applications in Ottawa and at consulates in Toronto and Vancouver. The decision cam...
Alice McFarlane Oct 25, 2023
Grain Growers ask senators to reject Bill C-234 amendment
Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) wants the Senate to reject an amendment and pass Bill C-234. The Senate’s Agriculture and Forestry (AGFO) committee had approved an amendment that would see the rem...
Alice McFarlane Oct 24, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, October 24, 2023
The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute has recommended governments across the country develop a national plan to sustainably manage water use for the agri-food sector. In a report released yesterday,...
Alice McFarlane Oct 24, 2023
Fertilizer Canada calls for quick resolution to St. Lawrence Seaway Strike
Fertilizer Canada is calling on the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and Unifor to promptly come to an agreement to end the strike that has shut down the St. Lawrence Seaway. On Oct....
Alice McFarlane Oct 23, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Monday October 23, 2023
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said avian flu has been detected on a commercial poultry farm in Chilliwack, BC. The H-5-N-1 strain, which is spread through contact with an infected bird or its fe...
Alice McFarlane Oct 23, 2023
Details of Saskatchewan’s AgriRecovery Program revealed
Saskatchewan's agriculture industry got a financial boost from the provincial and federal governments Friday to help compensate for a difficult year. Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrenc...
CJME News Oct 20, 2023
Harvest at 98 per cent complete in Saskatchewan, weak yields but strong quality
Harvest is wrapping up across Saskatchewan.According to the province's last weekly report of the season, around 98 per cent of crops have been combined.More than half of the province's 22 farming dist...
Oct 20, 2023
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