Amendments to Bill C-234 will cost Canadian farmers nearly $90 million a year, according to a report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released February 13.
Carbon exemption amendments costly to farmers: PBO
Financial analysis finds carbon tax relief will be significantly lower after changes
Editorial: Fertile ground needed
Canada is the latest nation to join a multinational group looking to advance efficient and novel fertilizers. It’s not a shocking development for a federal government that’s made climate policy one of its signature initiatives. The stated goals of the group are downright ‘mom and apple pie’, as it looks to support applied research that
Education property tax freeze lifted
KAP says local boards should consider effect on local producers
Manitoba’s general farm organization says a change to education funding could disproportionally affect farmers in the province. Manitoba’s new provincial government announced February 1 they were reinstating the ability of school trustees to raise property taxes, alongside new provincial money for schools. That could mean higher costs for Manitoba farmers, and that’s troubling to the
Editor’s Take: In praise of boredom
It would be fair to describe the tone of farmers at this year’s Ag Days as ‘cautiously optimistic.’ Crop prices are down — but not out. And input prices are a mixed bag, according to analysts speaking at the event. They’re expecting urea prices to stay strong over the winter and into spring, but ammonia
Canola Growers fund ag education efforts
MCGA has made a multi-year funding commitment to Ag In the Classroom-Manitoba
The Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) has made a three year funding commitment to Agriculture in the Classroom – Manitioba (AITC-M). The group will be putting up $120,000 to expand and enrich agriculture education programs for public school students across Manitoba. The aim is to continue to expand students’ understanding of agriculture, the origin of
Interest rate relief on the horizon: FCC
Latest U.S. Federal Reserve pronouncement heightens consensus that the worst of inflation and interest rate shocks is over
[UPDATED: Dec. 29, 2023] Canada’s largest agricultural lender says Canadian farmers can expect to see interest rate relief in the coming year. In a macroeconomic snapshot released in December, Farm Credit Canada said it expects to see rate cuts totalling 75 basis points (three quarters of a per cent) in the latter half of 2024.
Report sees Canadian food inflation abating through 2024
Project lead Sylvain Charlebois sees return to inflation “sweet spot” by year-end
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian food prices are expected to rise between 2.5 and 4.5 per cent in 2024, according to a new report. “It is probable that Canadians will continue to experience the strain of food inflation compounded by increasing costs of housing, energy and various other expenditures,” says Canada’s Food Price Report 2024, an
Canadian food inflation to slow through 2024, report says
More certainty has brought an uptick in grocer promotions, but consumers are struggling
Canadian food prices are expected to rise between 2.5 and 4.5 per cent in 2024, according to a new report.
“It is probable that Canadians will continue to experience the strain of food inflation compounded by increasing costs of housing, energy and various other expenditures,” according to Canada’s Food Price Report 2024.
Editor’s Note: Sugar shortage makes for sticky business
How can a strike involving 138 workers at a single refining operation in Vancouver affect the availability of sugar for 11 million Canadians in the four western provinces — and what does this situation tell us about our national food system as a whole? It certainly suggests that our sweet tooth has become too dependent
Editor’s Take: Setting research priorities a complex puzzle
[UPDATED: Nov. 24, 2023] It’s often observed that from tiny acorns, mighty oaks grow. Nowhere in the western Canadian agriculture scene is this truer than in the canola sector. When one pauses to reflect, one can only marvel at what has happened. A relatively obscure crop, grown largely as a machine lubricant, was transformed into one of
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