Tag Archives: Agriculture

A national organization representing Canadian business is putting pressure on the federal government to clarify rules surrounding capital gains proposals contained in last month’s budget. One it...

Farmland rental rates are keeping pace with the value of farmland across Canada. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) provides a rental rate analysis for all cultivated farmland from data on cash rental rates and...

Wildlife attacks on livestock are a significant problem for Manitoba producers with over 2,000 livestock lost each year. Farmers and ranchers have been asking for some form of support to implement mea...

After a close race, four communities across Canada were named the winners of BASF’s Growing Home program and are each awarded $25,000 to be used to fund initiatives that promote the health and s...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has stated less than 33 per cent of the world's surface has mobile network coverage. That’s why CNH and one of the world's largest int...

The Wild Pig Summit was held this week in Brandon, Man. to help launch a strategy to control the feral pig population on the Prairies, as well as parts of Ontario and BC. It is very difficult to get a...

Two organizations are continuing their efforts to deal with the world’s hunger crises that are driven by conflict, climate, and economic challenges impacting the rising cost of food. For nine ye...

The mild weather in parts of Saskatchewan means some farmers have already started seeding. Bev Pirio, a vice-president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), owns a farm nea...

A program with a goal to provide financial support for rural projects is now accepting applications. Since the inception of the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund in 2004, FCC has supported 1,61...

The Competition Bureau has stated the proposed acquisition of Viterra Limited (Viterra) by Bunge Limited (Bunge) would have ‘substantial anti-competitive effects in agricultural markets in Canad...