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Farm leaders welcome high-profile panel’s praise

The federal Advisory Council on Economic Growth recently singled out  the agri-food sector as a key growth opportunity

By Alex Binkley February 21, 2017

The leaders of farm organizations across the sector are basking in the praise of a high-profile federal advisory board. The Advisory Council on Economic Growth accorded the sector high profile in a recent report on Canada’s economic prospects. The report’s recognition of the agri-food sector should be especially valuable in raising its profile across the

The average Canadian’s annual food bill consistently ranks among the lowest in the world.

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Food Freedom Day marked February 8

Canadian Federation of Agriculture planning more activities to highlight agriculture’s contributions  as country marks 150th anniversary of confederation

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 17, 2017

It took just 39 days in 2017 to earn enough income to pay the annual grocery bill, according to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) which marked Food Freedom Day Feb. 8. To calculate the date, the CFA compares food expenditures against average income and pro-rates this to represent calendar days. Food Freedom Day is

Farm leader Ted Menzies is stepping back to deal with health challenges.

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Health issue forces Menzies out of CropLife

Industry insiders have been quick to wish Menzies well in his recovery

By Alex Binkley January 16, 2017

Heart problems have forced Ted Menzies, veteran farm leader and former federal cabinet minister, to resign as president and CEO of CropLife Canada after just three years in the post. While his appointment in 2014 was controversial, coming months after leaving the Harper cabinet, he continued to be an ambassador for Canadian farmers as he

Workers bone and cut beef at a meat packing plant in Toronto, May 22, 2003. Work continues at the plant despite several countries placing a temporary ban on Canadian beef after a case of Mad Cow disease was discovered on an Alberta farm.

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Four-year rule for TFWs tossed out

Government is also committing to develop pathways to permanent residency for eligible applicants among TFWs

By Lorraine Stevenson January 3, 2017

Federal officials recently announced that temporary foreign workers (TFWs) will no longer be required to leave Canada after four years’ employment. The government will also begin paving the way for more to remain in Canada permanently. The ‘cumulative duration’ or ‘four-in, four-out rule,’ was a requirement that these workers could only work here four years

Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture spoke at the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s annual conference in Winnipeg on Nov. 14.

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AgriStability needs a rework CFA says

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says the next policy framework should reduce application confusion and improve business risk management tools

By Jennifer Paige December 6, 2016

Canada’s agricultural business risk management tools need an overhaul under the next policy framework because they’re currently frustrating for farmers and plummeting participation rates reflect that. That’s what Canadian Federation of Agriculture president Ron Bonnett told the annual meeting of the Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association Nov. 14 in Winnipeg during an update on the

Farmers from the Alberta Federation of Agriculture, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and Keystone Agricultural Producers toured the Port of Vancouver last week, including Cargill’s grain terminal.

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Western Canada’s publicly owned grain cars need replacing

Who will own the new ones and who will pay for them?

By Allan Dawson November 24, 2016

One thing most farmers and the railways agree on is the current fleet of aging government and publicly owned grain hopper cars soon needs to be replaced. Doug MacDonald, CN’s vice-president of bulk commodities, told representatives from the Alberta Federation of Agriculture (AFA), Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) Nov.

CN Rail vice-president of bulk commodities, Doug MacDonald, met with a group of farmers representing the Alberta Federation of Agriculture, Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and Keystone Agricultural Producers at the Port of Vancouver last week to discuss ways to improve the grain-handling and transportation system.

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Prairie farm leaders meet CN Rail in Vancouver

It was an attempt to build bridges and ultimately improve grain shipping, but farmers remain unclear about the impact the MRE is having on car replacements

By Allan Dawson November 24, 2016

Prairie farm leaders praised CN Rail for agreeing to meet here last week to discuss ways to improve Western Canada’s grain-handling and transportation system. “I was impressed with the openness of CN,” Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier said in an interview (watch a video interview further down). “I think they were genuine today.”

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Farm environmental plans to be made national

Ottawa stakeholder summit suggests making the plans consistent across Canada

By Alex Binkley November 23, 2016

It’s time to take provincial farm environmental plans to the federal level to ensure consistency and simplicity for the industry. That’s why a steering committee of agri-food representatives is in the works to guide the transition to a national program, says Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, speaking at a recent national

President-elect Donald Trump won a surprise victory Nov. 8, partly on promises to tear up trade deals like NAFTA.

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Trump’s triumph turns to ag trade trepidation

The U.S. president-elect has threatened to tear up the $1-trillion-a-year  North American Free Trade Agreement and says he won’t ratify the  Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Allan Dawson November 17, 2016

Canada’s trade-dependent economy, including agriculture, could be collateral damage in Donald Trump’s battle to make America great again. The president-elect says he’ll pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if it can’t be renegotiated to give the U.S. a better deal. He also says he won’t ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which

Canadian farmers and food processors say labour shortages are a critical concern for the sector and proposed fixes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program are a good step forward.

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Agri-food sector needs foreign workers

Groups say a parliamentary report offers recommendations that are a step in the right direction

By Alex Binkley November 2, 2016

A parliamentary report on fixing the controversial Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a step in the right direction, according to agri-food sector industry groups. They say the recommendations will help the sector deal with chronic labour shortages that hampers competitiveness. Following the release of the report by the Commons human resources committee, the government said

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Tag Archives Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Farm leaders welcome high-profile panel’s praise

Food Freedom Day marked February 8

Health issue forces Menzies out of CropLife

Four-year rule for TFWs tossed out

AgriStability needs a rework CFA says

Western Canada’s publicly owned grain cars need replacing

Prairie farm leaders meet CN Rail in Vancouver

Farm environmental plans to be made national

Trump’s triumph turns to ag trade trepidation

Agri-food sector needs foreign workers

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