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Half-step for Product of Canada labels

By Alex Binkley June 5, 2012

Agriculture Canada is stepping up its promotion of a Canada Brand program to help identify Canadian food products for consumers at home and abroad. The government is supporting pilot projects in a select group of stores across the country with Canadian products marked with a special red maple leaf label. But the program only works

Crops, News

Oversights on seeds and fertilizers chopped

By Alex Binkley May 30, 2012

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is cutting back its oversight on laws governing seeds, fertilizers and other sectors that impact farmers. While it has yet to announce the measures, changes in the administration of the Seeds Act and the Fertilizers Act are already under development. The agency wants to introduce plans, some of which have

Livestock, News

Injured meat animals can now be killed on farm

By Alex Binkley May 30, 2012

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association have sided with Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz in a political dispute over a change to Meat Inspection Regulations. CFA president Ron Bonnett said the change in regulations to cover the rare instances of livestock put down on the farm “will provide a more practical, outcome-based

News

Farm community rallies around one of its own

By Lorraine Stevenson May 14, 2012

Manitoba’s rural community is rallying around a Ste. Rose farm family who lost their home to a fire April 28 while they were in Winnipeg receiving leukemia treatments for their critically ill toddler. Friends say Rob and Erin Brunel have been overwhelmed by outpouring of support. Brunel is well known for his activities in farm

News

Ritz promises “common-sense” rules on fishery

By Allan Dawson May 3, 2012

Farm groups and municipalities complain current federal protection of fish and their  habitat is often “over the top” and hinders even simple ditch and culvert maintenance

Ottawa says new legislation will mean less meddling in Prairie affairs by fisheries officials. While the announcement was welcomed by municipalities and farmers fed up with red tape for simple drainage and other waterway projects, environmental groups say the proposals declare open season on all non-commercial fish habitat. The Conservative government wants to take “a

News

Some federal budget cuts don’t add up for farmers: CFA

By Alex Binkley April 30, 2012

Some program cuts at Agriculture Canada resulting from the 2012 budget aren’t in the best interest of farmers and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture is going to press for changes. “Some of the cuts do make sense because they get rid of duplication,” president Ron Bonnett said in an interview. But terminating regional adaptation councils

News

Three tax changes could boost agriculture

By Alex Binkley April 20, 2012

The CFA is lobbying for changes to three federal income tax rules and the Agri-Invest program it says would attract badly needed investment and young people into farming, while encouraging small operations to grow. Garnet Etsell, a member of the Tax Working Group of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said in an interview the group

News, Oilseeds

Farm leaders waiting to see how budget cuts play out

By Alex Binkley April 7, 2012

Agriculture Canada will have its $3-billion-a-year budget chopped by 10 per cent during the next few years — but details are scarce. Both the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and Grain Growers of Canada said they wouldn’t judge the budget until they learned more about how the reductions will be implemented. “Although on the surface the

News

Strategic plan sought to secure future of food and the farm

By Lorraine Stevenson March 14, 2012

Late winter was historically the time of the “hunger moon.” The larder of winter food was low and people waited anxiously for the land to produce again. People could only dream of a time when they would not have to worry they had enough. In Canada “Food Freedom Day” a designation of Canadian Federation of

Cereals, News

Take advantage of the the good times while they last: Bonnett

By Alex Binkley March 14, 2012

With farm incomes better than they’ve been in a long time, farmers need to take advantage of market opportunities without stretching themselves too thinly, says Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. That means doing everything from telling Canadians about the importance of the agri-food industry to the national economy to making sure

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

Tag Archives Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Half-step for Product of Canada labels

Oversights on seeds and fertilizers chopped

Injured meat animals can now be killed on farm

Farm community rallies around one of its own

Ritz promises “common-sense” rules on fishery

Some federal budget cuts don’t add up for farmers: CFA

Three tax changes could boost agriculture

Farm leaders waiting to see how budget cuts play out

Strategic plan sought to secure future of food and the farm

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