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Abbotsford-Mission MLA Pam Alexis speaks on B.C. Agriculture Day in the provincial legislature on Oct. 25, 2022. (Legislative Assembly Of B.C. video screengrab via Facebook)

Former Mission, B.C. mayor named province’s ag minister

Pam Alexis handling agriculture; Lana Popham moves to tourism file

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A rookie MLA and former city mayor from British Columbia’s farming-rich Fraser Valley has been named as the province’s new minister of agriculture and food. Premier David Eby, who assumed the post last month following John Horgan’s resignation, on Wednesday shuffled the provincial cabinet and named Abbotsford-Mission MLA Pam Alexis to handle the ag and
The most-recent lettuce shortage has seen restaurant operators being charged four times the usual price for what’s available. Most don’t bother.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Lettuce romaine calm

The great lettuce shortage is revealing the fragility of our food web

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Many consumers have noticed that Canada has run out of lettuce – well, some lettuce – mainly from California. Crops were destroyed by a drought and a nasty virus, according to some reports. This is the time of year when we import plenty of leafy greens, since our farmers can’t compete on such a scale.
New edition of Prairie Garden contemplates warmer gardening climate
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New edition of Prairie Garden contemplates warmer gardening climate

The 2023 Prairie Garden tackles building resilient landscapes, adapting to climate change

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The latest edition of a venerable gardening annual contemplates what gardens will look like in a future, warmer climate. “Climate-aware gardening” is the topic of the 2023 Prairie Garden, Western Canada’s only regional-specific gardening annual, published since 1937. It officially launched with a virtual party on Nov. 13. Danny Blair, a climatologist at the University of Winnipeg, guest-edited the
The Cultured Meat Revolution: By the end of the decade these products could be as cheap as traditional meat.
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The high-tech future of meat is just around the corner

A key regulatory milestone has been cleared and economic parity with conventional production could be just seven years away

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Meat producers are paying attention now that a cultured meat company has passed a key regulatory hurdle. Upside Foods became the first company to receive a “no questions” letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Despite some headlines, it has not received approval for any products but the FDA said it has no qualms
The number of vegetarians and vegans has remained steady at three per cent and one per cent respectively.
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Consumers will eat less meat in 2023: report

New report suggests inflation, climate concerns key but eaters aren’t turning to plant-based ‘meat’

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A new report predicts consumers will reduce the amount of meat they eat in 2023. “A diet blending animal and vegetable proteins results in a more affordable household food budget and planetary budget,” said the 2023 trend report from Nourish Food Marketing. In a recently released 2022 public trust report from the Canadian Centre for
Some food experts predict lettuce shortages and price increases could last well into January. Others are hoping that by December, the next crop to ripen in Yuma, Arizona, and northern Mexico will fill demand.
Farmit Manitoba, News

Winter salads without lettuce

Beat the shortages and high prices with these healthy and tasty options

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Lettuce, particularly romaine and iceberg, is in short supply and high demand across North America. You may see empty lettuce shelves or prices so high you simply walk by. Except for a few local growers, most lettuce greens come from the southern U.S. or Mexico. But drought and severe weather caused many lettuce and other
Water systems need to be monitored and the biggest needs identified so they can be specifically targeted, says the director of water management at the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
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Available water a limiting factor for vegetable growers, says Peak of the Market

The province’s new water strategy puts heavy emphasis on conserving water and adapting to climate extremes

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A new provincial strategy treats water like a precious, scarce commodity – and it is, say Manitoba’s vegetable growers. “We cannot grow any more acres of (vegetables) in southern Manitoba because we do not have access to enough water,” said Pamela Kolochuk, CEO of Peak of the Market. The province rolled out its new water
Wagyu beef on skewers at a Tokyo market. (Michal_Staniewski/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets

Feds pledge agriculture office for Indo-Pacific export support

Ottawa aims to tighten ties with region

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Updated Nov. 23 — Canada’s latest round of federal efforts to boost economic ties with the Indo-Pacific region will include its first dedicated agriculture and agri-food office in the region. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tour through the region last week included a pledge of $31.8 million over five years for a regional agriculture office, to
File photo of steam rising from the top of a grain dryer. (Diane Kuhl/iStock/Getty Images)
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New farm fuel carbon tax rule to return to Commons

Further carbon pricing exemptions clear ag committee, with sunset clause added

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A bill that would exempt more farm fuels from Canada’s federal carbon pricing scheme has cleared the Commons’ ag committee and returned to the House of Commons to seek a third and final vote. C-234, a private member’s bill sponsored by southwestern Ontario Conservative MP Ben Lobb, appeared before the Commons’ standing committee on agriculture
Andre Fortin, shown here at right in September at a community fair at Shawville, Que., about 75 km northwest of Ottawa, is the Quebec Liberals’ new critic for agriculture and health. (Andre Fortin via Facebook)

Quebec Liberals’ new ag critic to also handle health file

Fortin to also handle regional development, forestry

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A quick re-shuffling of shadow cabinet responsibilities will see the agriculture critic for Quebec’s provincial opposition Liberals now also handle the health file. The Liberals’ interim leader Marc Tanguay — who took over after the Nov. 7 resignation of Dominique Anglade following the Oct. 3 general election — announced Tuesday that Andre Fortin, the party’s

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