A new report suggests Canada’s farmers have been “overly reliant” on business risk management programs such as crop insurance, AgriStability and AgriRecovery as “the only risk management solution.” Should farmers now go out on a limb trying new ways to mitigate those risks?
The double-edged sword of being an agricultural innovator
Canadian agriculture needs innovation and resilience, but being first in line also means taking on risk, sometimes without much of a safety net
Masterfeeds to enter new ADM/Alltech feed joint venture
Feed company’s 15 Canadian mills to join new U.S./Canada business
Masterfeeds, a major feed supplier to Canadian livestock producers, is poised to merge into a new joint venture with U.S. feed businesses.
New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle
Farmers in Quebec get a new representative at the provincial cabinet table as Premier Francois Legault names Donald Martel the new minister of agriculture, replacing Andre Lamontagne.
Supply management schism still dividing agriculture
Bill C-202, which sought to protect supply management on trade just like its pre-election predecessor, wound up pitting Canadian farmer against Canadian farmer
Bill C-202 wound up pitting farmer against farmer for political reasons at a time when an unwritten law of Canadian politics remains very much in effect anyway.
What we know about how wildfire smoke affects Prairie crops
Impacts depend on smoke quantity, plant progress, surrounding weather conditions
Prairie farmers don't have to go far right now to see and feel the effects of smoke in the atmosphere — but what their crops will experience this year is a more complicated matter.
New ag minister named for Newfoundland and Labrador
Hogan appoints Labrador MHA Lisa Dempster to post
Lisa Dempster, the MHA for the southeastern Labrador riding of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair, was sworn in on May 9 as the province's minister for fisheries, forestry and agriculture.
Farms will feel aftershocks from glyphosate lawsuit slog
Glyphosate lawsuits could have substantial impact on product’s availability
Bayer’s threat to leave the glyphosate market could have wide reaching implications for Prairie farmers.
Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed
Alliance will remain a 'standalone' brand under Canterra ownership
Canterra Seeds announced May 1 it has acquired Alliance Seed for an undisclosed amount, and will continue to operate Alliance as "a standalone brand under Canterra Seeds' umbrella, with key staff transitioning to maintain continuity and customer relationships."
Electioneering overload
This has been a more-bruising-than-usual national campaign
Grainews editor Dave Bedard says farmers might not like politics, but they need to engage in it if they want to be heard - even with candidates they might not personally support.
Canada’s plodding product registration system strikes again
A potentially helpful nematicide against soybean cyst nematode is being promoted, but for the U.S.: Why is it not up for registration in Canada?
A potentially helpful tool against soybean cyst nematode is being promoted, but for the U.S.: Why is it not up for registration in Canada with the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) too?
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