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Comment: Canada’s disappearing ‘average farmer’

Agricultural policy used to be aimed at the middle — but what if the middle is missing?

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Canada’s agriculture industry has been undergoing significant changes over the past 45 years. Since the 1970s, the number of farms has been steadily declining, but not all farms have been impacted equally — mid-size farms have been hit the hardest, as the number of small and large farms increases. The mid-size farm category used to
Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: On rent-seeking

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If you’ve already read Allan Dawson’s story featured on the front page of our Mar. 10 issue of the Co-operator, there’s a fairly high likelihood you’re feeling a bit sour. In it he details the work done by agricultural economist Ryan Cardwell on the topic of ‘rent-seeking’ behaviour generally, and how farmers are particularly good
The strong farm lobby has — believe it or not — resulted in very pro-farm government programming.
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Beware of ‘rent seekers’ and unintended consequences in farm policy

Ryan Cardwell, this year’s Kraft Lecturer, says government needs to have clear goals

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Agriculture policy-makers need to be aware of ‘rent seekers,’ unintended consequences and the pitfalls of shoehorning more than one objective into a single policy. University of Manitoba agricultural economist Ryan Cardwell delivered that message online February 9 during the 12th annual Kraft Lecture (watch the full lecture on YouTube), named for the late Daryl Kraft,
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Federal committee sends BRM recommendations to Bibeau

The letter from the Commons agriculture committee trod on some familiar ground

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The parliamentary committee studying business risk management (BRM) programs has highlighted potential changes in a letter sent to Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, Liberal MP Pat Finnigan, wrote the letter in advance of the July 3 enrolment deadline for AgriStability so that Bibeau could work
While U.S. farmers are getting billions of dollars to help them through the current economic crisis, some say Canada’s efforts to help out farmers have fallen short.
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A tale of two countries’ farm subsidies

American farmers have received billions of dollars in aid and legislators are working to send out more, while Canadian farmers’ requests fall on deaf ears

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What a difference a border makes. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) wants $2.6 billion in emergency farm aid due to reduced revenues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, while the American government has already budgeted US$23.5 billion in ad hoc farm subsidies. That’s coming as part of its US$2-trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
$16 billion pledged to U.S. farmers due to COVID-19
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$16 billion pledged to U.S. farmers due to COVID-19

USDA predicts lower prices for most commodities, excluding wheat and rice

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While the Canadian Federation of Agriculture asks for ad hoc subsidies to help Canadian farmers to offset lower incomes expected due to COVID-19, the United States administration could spend as much as $25 billion to help its farmers due to the pandemic. American farmers will receive billions of dollars of subsidies through direct payments. But
Federal Agricultural Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the carbon tax impact on grain drying is “not that significant.”
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CFA urges government to better consider agriculture

The sector shouldn’t be ‘collateral damage’ when government direction is set

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The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) wants to see Ottawa doing a better job of considering farmers when making decisions. That theme emerged from the recent annual general meeting of the group, held in Ottawa. “There’s a lot of good, sound policy in there that we want to see and move forward. But, you know,
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Protesting Spanish farmers fear countryside has no future

EU budget negotiations, budgetary woes, add to farmers’ anxiety

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Spain | Reuters – Thousands of farmers took to the streets of Murcia in southern Spain Feb. 21, blocking streets with tractors and tossing vegetables to the ground in protest at low food prices and precarious working conditions. Similar demonstrations have sprung up around the country over the last month, part of a broader pattern of agricultural discontent
Farmer checking wheat
Comment, Farmit Manitoba, Other

Opinion: Agriculture policy revisions needed for new era

Canadian farmers cannot afford a business-as-usual approach any longer

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Carbon taxes, pesticide regulations and food policy are three topics CFFO asked to be brought to the table at the federal-provincial agriculture ministers’ meeting. With “business as usual,” Canada is risking fair treatment of our farming sector and worsening trade distortions and business sustainability. Firstly, carbon taxes could raise the cost of Canadian food production,
Government support for Canadian farms well below global average
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Government support for Canadian farms well below global average

OECD remains critical of Canada’s supply management system

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Canada remains the perennial Boy Scout of international agriculture policy. Canadian farmers receive less government support than producers in many other countries, according to the latest report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. However, the organization remains critical of supply management in the dairy and poultry sector. With the introduction of business risk

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