Tag Archives Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
AAFC proposing two-tier crop variety registration system
One category would require merit testing and the other would only require the registrant to demonstrate a variety was new, distinguishable, uniform and stable
MAFRD’s John Heard wins major international award
Soil scientist with creative extension techniques will be recognized by the American Society of Agronomy at its annual meeting Nov. 5 in Long Beach, California
Five years lost as farmers wait for better default protection on grain sales
Leaving feed mills exempt from coverage under existing licensing and bonding leaves farmers vulnerable to losses
New deputy minister appointed to federal Agriculture Department
Andrea Lyon steps in as deputy minister as Suzanne Vinet retires
Small disasters wait under AAFC disaster relief program
Farmers, Ottawa put $25.2 million over five years into national wheat research program
Hundreds of jobs cut at Agriculture Canada
Farmers question the federal government’s commitment to publicly funded agricultural research
by Allan Dawson Almost 700 Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) employees across Canada, including 55 in Manitoba, have been notified their jobs are on the line. Their unions say the notifications are part of a plan to eliminate an estimated 400 jobs as the federal government tries to cut spending. The Brandon Research Station’s beef researchNew grains council president has deep roots in agriculture
Richard Phillips is a seed grower from Saskatchewan who has worked for several industry organizations
Richard Phillips is the new president of the Canada Grains Council. The 54-year-old has been the executive director of the Grain Growers of Canada for the past six years and is “ideally suited” for his new role, said grains council chair Chantelle Donohue. Phillips, a third-generation seed grower from Tisdale, Sask., has worked as anA storied career and special man recognized by his many colleagues
Dennis Stephens has worked in the grain industry for 50 years as a reporter, grain industry official, and assistant deputy minister of agriculture
After a 50-year career in agriculture, they were lining up to praise — and gently rib — Dennis Stephens at the recent Canada Grains Council annual meeting. “Dennis is first and foremost a journalist with a passion for detail,” said Will Hill, president of Flax Council of Canada. Not to mention one with an appetite