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Measuring food safety

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How safe is our food? What is the economic cost of foodborne illness? How does Canada’s food safety performance compare to other countries? In spite of what you may have read recently, we don’t have clear answers to any of these questions, nor will we anytime soon. Not everything that counts can be counted, as
Dairy cattle, News

Food strategy missing from ag committee report

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The Commons agriculture committee is backing calls for a national food strategy, but says there’s not time to develop one before the launch of the Growing Forward Two program next April. “It’s really a different issue from Growing Forward, which is a slate of programs to help farmers,” said Tory MP Larry Miller, the committee’s
Opinion

Canada’s grain freight regulations inhibit productivity

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The cost of railway infrastructure projects, such as the Rogers Pass tunnel or network acquisition, is staggering. In contrast, rail’s air, trucking and marine competitors have an advantage from the outset in not having to build or maintain infrastructure. And while rail can withstand underinvestment for years, eventually a lack of capital catches up and
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Strategic plan sought to secure future of food and the farm

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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
Crops, News

Seaway set to open but seasonal outlook uncertain

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After posting modest growth in 2011 despite a shaky North American economy, the St. Lawrence Seaway opens March 22 amidst upbeat predictions. However, everyone tempers their forecasts with a caution about the prospect for Canadian and American grain exports. While there’s plenty of grain in North America, there’s also more grain supplies around the world.
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Time For An Agri-Food Plan

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Canadians appear to agree it’s time to head down a new path in the agri-food sector, but how to set forth and who’ll take the lead remain key questions. In February the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) releasedCanada’s Agri-Food Destination: A New Strategic Approacha report, pointing out rough terrain ahead if, as a leading world
News

Centre For Food In Canada Releases First Report

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The value of food to the Canadian economy reaches far beyond the value of primary production, processing and distribution, a new report by the Conference Board of Canada says. But as one of Canada’s most highly regulated sectors, the food industry’s opportunity for continued growth will depend on its ability to address two competing pressures:
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Agriculture Gets Low Budget Profile

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With commodity prices soaring and the federal government negotiating with the provinces on a new version of Growing Forward, no one expects agriculture to rate much more than mention in passing in the March 22 budget. A recent Agriculture Canada forecast predicted generally rosy conditions for most sectors of Canadian agriculture going forward as food
Cereals, News

Conference Board Of Canada Issues Report On Grain Transport

Giving the grain-handling and transportation sector a more commercial orientation would improve its efficiency and speed up the movement of wheat from terminals to ports, says a report issued by the Conference Board of Canada. “The greater flexibility allowed by regulators has helped to address some of the industry concerns, with the result that performance
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Canada’s Food System Needs An Overhaul

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The federal and provincial governments should encourage farmers to ramp up production this year to take advantage of strong prices but also help ease tight world stocks of grain and other commodities, says the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. They issued reports in early February urging gover nments

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