Tag Archives: Agriculture
Capital gains inclusion rate changes will increase family farm taxes by 30 per cent
Family-run grain farm operations will be the biggest losers when it comes to proposed tax changes. The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) have concluded weeks of research and consultations with tax account...
Jun 11, 2024
NFU calls for the return of PFRA
The recently released report on measures to protect soil from the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry contained 160 pages and 25 recommendations. The report titled Critical Ground: W...
Jun 11, 2024
Agriculture Roundup for Monday, June 10, 2024
The federal agriculture minister was in the United States last week for the World Pork Expo. Lawrence MacAulay travelled to Des Moines, Iowa and Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, to meet with U.S. of...
Jun 10, 2024
Light Source being used to decontaminate eggs
As we recognize World Food Safety Day, researchers are working on a project to ensure we have safe eggs. Researchers are using Canada's only synchrotron to help improve the safety of eggs and reduce t...
Jun 07, 2024
Agriculture Roundup for Friday June 7, 2024
The federal government is providing funding to help improve genetic evaluation tools for Canadian beef and dairy cattle. Genetic selection tools accurately predict traits that benefit the environment ...
Jun 07, 2024
Lead where you live – Run for local council
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), along with their member RMs, want to encourage its residents to consider running for municipal council. SARM President Ray Orb said many RM...
Jun 06, 2024
Seeding nearly complete on Saskatchewan farms
Seeding in Saskatchewan is more than three-quarters complete, but wet weather this spring has left producers well behind the five-year average.According to the crop report from the Saskatchewan Minist...
Jun 06, 2024
Seeding nearly complete on Saskatchewan farms
Seeding in Saskatchewan is more than three-quarters complete, but wet weather this spring has left producers well behind the five-year average. According to the crop report from the Saskatchewan Minis...
Jun 06, 2024
Manitoba farmers trying to finish seeding on wet fields
Heavy rains have Manitoba farmers adjusting their seeding plans. Even with the delays, seeded acreage increased over the past week to about 83 per cent complete compared to the five-year average of 88...
Jun 06, 2024
New strategic plan for Saskatchewan pulse group
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) launched a new strategic plan with a focus on priorities with the greatest impact to pulse growers in in the province. Made up of nine farmers, SPG's board of director...
Jun 05, 2024
