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Funding for organic farming, "green" farming, farmer co-ops and farm safety nets are on Jack Layton's to-fund list in the New Democratic Party's new agriculture platform. NDP leader Layton released the party's full platform Sunday in Toronto, with just over two weeks before a federal election. Among other points, the NDP's platform proposes a series[...]

Sweetening the federal Liberals' proposed "green shift" plan in anticipation of an election call, party leader Stephane Dion proposes to put farmers among the beneficiaries of $900 million in "green" incentives. The Liberals' proposed "green shift" environmental and economic plan will now include a $250 million Green Farms Fund, $400 million in emissions reduction credits[...]

A new poll by Ipsos Forward Research before the Oct. 14 election puts Canadian farmers' support for the federal Conservatives at 59 per cent overall, well ahead of the pack but still down six points from 2006. The poll, conducted online from Aug. 22 to Sept. 6 with 856 members of "Producers' Perspectives: The Ipsos[...]

Farm Business Communications came away with 11 national awards Saturday at the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation awards banquet in Courtenay, B.C. The Farm Business Communications division, based in Winnipeg and owned by Vancouver's Glacier Ventures International, operates this website and is publisher of Country Guide, Grainews, Canadian Cattlemen, the Manitoba Co-operator, Alberta Farmer Express and[...]

A $564 million "regional flexibility fund" for farm programming is among the promises on offer from the federal Liberals leading up to next month's election. Liberal leader Stephane Dion and members of the Liberal caucus and candidates' roster appeared Friday morning at a farm at Headingley, Man., just west of Winnipeg, to outline their plans[...]

A re-elected Conservative federal government will put up $500 million over four years to work with Canada's provinces on an "agricultural flexibility" program, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Thursday. A federal/provincial flexibility program will deliver "region-specific programs that help farm families cope with the costs of production pressures, promote innovation, ensure environmental sustainability, and respond[...]

Faced with a "very weak" market for a share offering, Edmonton-based retailer Planet Organic has dropped its plan to buy its way into California's lucrative organic food market. The company, which already runs 20 natural food supermarkets in Canada and the eastern U.S., said in a release Wednesday that its board has voted to focus[...]

A review of regulations affecting Canadian farming and an AgriFlex fund to regionalize farm business risk management are among the recommendations of the federal Liberals' Opportunities in Agriculture task force. The task force, headed by Liberal ag critic Wayne Easter and a Quebec candidate, Cindy Duncan MacMillan, released its report Thursday after rolling out some[...]

Organic food and "natural" products retailer Planet Organic Health Corp. posted a 16 per cent increase in net income on a 47 per cent rise in sales this fiscal year, the company said Tuesday. The Edmonton company owns 74 stores in North America, including eight Planet Organic supermarkets in Canada and 11 Mrs. Green's Natural[...]

The Saskatchewan government and SaskPower, the Crown power company, plans to expand the province's "green power" portfolio with more wind power and new projects within the next three to five years. On top of a proposal to expand wind generation in the province by another 100 megawatts (mW) by 2012, the province said it plans[...]