Canadian Federation of Agriculture Archives - Page 28 of 30

“Holy Smokes! Maybe I’m Dying Here!”

By Theresa Whalen March 12, 2009

“ I remember like it was yesterday. The freezing rain was stinging my face and I was lying there in the mud – so cold – with the horses sniffing and milling around above me. I could feel a painful heat and numbness rising up my body from my legs – like boiling water. All

News

Pellerin New CFA President

By Alex Binkley March 5, 2009

Laurent Pellerin is the new president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture succeeding Bob Friesen who stepped down last year to run unsuccessfully for the Liberals in the general election. Pellerin, who had been CFA first vice-president for several years, defeated Ron Bonnett, CFA second vice-president and former president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.

Cereals, News

Ritz Asks CWB To Allow Full Federal Audit

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 5, 2009

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has taken the Canadian Wheat Board up on its invitation to have federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser review its risk management practices. Going one further, however, Ritz also wants Fraser’s office to conduct “a full audit of all operations” at the CWB, the minister said in a release last Thursday,

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Ignatieff, Ritz Sweet-Talk CFA Delegates

By Alex Binkley March 5, 2009

“Everywhere we go, we find new customers.” – AGRICULTURE MINISTER GERRY RITZ Delegates to the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture in late February could be excused for thinking a general election was underway. Not only did they get the customary speech from Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, they also received a pitch from

News

KAP demands tax credits for food safety

By Ron Friesen February 5, 2009

“It can get very expensive.” – Ian Wishart, KAP Manitoba farmers want a tax reward for providing consumers with safe, wholesome food. Keystone Agricultural Producers delegates at their annual meeting passed a resolution demanding producers receive income tax credits for carrying out on-farm food safety programs. The credits could be in the form of income

News

Budget Aid To Be Followed By Livestock Aid Meeting

By Alex Binkley February 5, 2009

“We see (slaughter capacity funding) as filling in holes and gaps in packing facilities across the country.” – Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz The progress reports the Liberals have demanded for their support of the Jan. 27 federal budget should help farm groups keep track of how much of the $550 million allocated for agriculture is

News

Budget will deliver on three fronts for agriculture

By Alex Binkley February 5, 2009

Rural communities and farm incomes should benefit from provisions that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was expected to unveil in his Jan. 27 budget, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Speaking to reporters Jan. 23, Ritz said the budget will focus on responding to the global economic slowdown by stimulating the economy, creating jobs and protecting the

Hogs, Livestock, News

Farm Lobby Still Effective, Despite Changing Times – for Feb. 5, 2009

By Ron Friesen February 5, 2009

“Farm groups have punched way over their weight for some time.” – jack wilkinson When Bert Hall raised the gavel on January 15, 1985 to call the first annual meeting of Keystone Agricultural Producers to order, he recalled looking out over the smartly dressed, articulate audience and thinking, “What an impressive group of young people.”

Opinion

Celebrating Perseverance

By Laura Rance-Unger February 5, 2009

Jack Wilkinson, one of the most respected veterans of national and international efforts to give farmers a policy voice, was eloquent in his brief description last week of the crossroads farmers in Manitoba faced a quarter-century ago. “It was not obvious that Keystone would be successful,” he told farmers and dignitaries gathered for the 25th

News

Pellerin to run for CFA president

By Ron Friesen February 5, 2009

“Pellerin has always been a farmer politician.” – Hugh Maynard For the first time in 25 years, there will be an election for president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. And for the first time ever, the new president could be a francophone from Quebec. Laurent Pellerin officially announced his candidacy last week during the

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives Canadian Federation of Agriculture

“Holy Smokes! Maybe I’m Dying Here!”

Pellerin New CFA President

Ritz Asks CWB To Allow Full Federal Audit

Ignatieff, Ritz Sweet-Talk CFA Delegates

KAP demands tax credits for food safety

Budget Aid To Be Followed By Livestock Aid Meeting

Budget will deliver on three fronts for agriculture

Farm Lobby Still Effective, Despite Changing Times – for Feb. 5, 2009

Celebrating Perseverance

Pellerin to run for CFA president

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