Deal doesn’t solve trade barriers, making it less attractive to the sector, longtime trade champion says
Some groups want a trade deal even if it means sacrificing supply management
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and what a deal could mean for Canadian producers
New CropLife head says he will focus on dealing with other countries, farm groups and the food industry
Former cabinet minister Ted Menzies brushes off accusations that he intends to use his political connections as president and CEO of CropLife Canada to influence former colleagues. Menzies recently resigned as MP for the southern Alberta riding of McLeod to succeed Lorne Hepworth, a former Saskatchewan agriculture minister, who retires next year. CropLife represents Canada’sWith farmers paying for part of its funding directly, Cigi says it’s important to get them more involved in governance
Three Prairie farmers have been appointed to the Canadian International Grains Institute’s six-member board, just one of many changes to the institute in the wake of the Canadian Wheat Board end of its sales monopoly Aug. 1. Cigi, which teaches customers how to use Canadian crops, was founded in 1972 by the wheat board and
