Human health
Free COVID-19 course for foreign workers, employers
Aim is to acquaint farmworkers with best practices to protect themselves
Comment: Incentivizing the cautious
Getting customers back into restaurants will be no small challenge in the wake of a pandemic
StatsCan shows 2020 farm income up significantly
Farm cash receipts were up more than expenses
Foodgrains Bank disappointed yet hopeful after 2021 budget release
Canada is doing less than its fair share towards global aid and development, experts say
Early-pandemic calls to localize supply chains unfounded
With a year's worth of data, three agriculture economists revisit early-pandemic predictions on the food supply chain
With a year's worth of data, three agriculture economists revisit early-pandemic predictions on the food supply chain
A year of data shows early-pandemic calls for radical changes to food systems and risk management programs were unfounded, say some economists. Particularly in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, food supply chains struggled to adapt to changing consumption patterns and processors shut down due to virus outbreaks. “Into that void of uncertainty came
Federal ag minister talks childcare with Manitoba farm women
The Liberal government pledged to fund Canada-wide childcare as part of its 2021 budget
The Liberal government pledged to fund Canada-wide childcare as part of its 2021 budget
Farm families need access to flexible childcare to allow women farmers to better balance their lives, the federal ag minister told media and a panel of Manitoba women in agriculture. “If we want Canadian agriculture to be more economically and environmentally sustainable, we must break down the barriers for hard-working women in the sector,” said
Cervus expects chip shortages may continue into fall
Deere dealer chain books increased Q1 profit
Provincial childcare report offers few fixes for farm families
Funding channels for the extended-hours care farm families need are already in place but need more dollars
Workers call strike at Olymel hog plant in Quebec
Producers urged to prioritize heavier hogs when shipping
Small processors say Food Development Centre cuts troubling
Access, cost may have already been an issue, say some sources