The co-ordinator for Manitoba’s Squeal on Pigs program says our cold climate wild pig situation isn’t comparable to the feral swine issues being fought in the U.S.
Pork producers in Western Canada rarely buy livestock price insurance, citing high premiums as a major obstacle to the non-cost shared business risk management program.
Canada doesn’t vaccinate poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza. The head of the World Organization for Animal Health thinks it may be time to add vaccination to the tool kit.
Canadian agriculture and government must prioritize digital agriculture, address obstacles to technology adoption and consider farm realities if they want the strongest, most resilient and most globally competitive future for Canada’s farms.
Canadian farmers are worried about trade, business risk management and how much attention agriculture is getting from politicians, among other issues, as Canada enters the final countdown before the 2025 federal election.
A recent report from the Canadian Agricultural Policy Institute and EMILI called Canada out on policy they said was falling short on supporting digital agriculture. Here are some countries the two said have lessons for Canadian policy makers to take note of.
Canadians, including Canadian farmers, are voting for their next federal government April 28, after an election campaign in which U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and musings about annexing Canada became the central issue.
The deadline for Manitoba farmers to enroll in the AgriStability business risk management program has been extended by three months agriculture minister Ron Kostyshyn announced on Friday.
Canada's agri-food sector needs to make clear to the federal government that solving its labour issues ties into economic and nation-building plans, industry insiders say.