Ex-CFA Chief To Lead FNA’s Think-Tank

One of Canadian agriculture’s better-known spokesmen has been tapped to jump-start a new farm pol icy and research organization. Saskatoon-based Farmers of North America (FNA) on March 17 named Bob Friesen as the CEO for its Strategic Agriculture Institute (FNA-STAG). Friesen served as president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) from 1999 to 2008,

Farmers look for cheaper fertilizer

Fed up with the high cost of fertilizer and the refusal of Canadian companies to provide any kind of financial break, producers and producer groups have taken it upon themselves to seek out cheaper alternatives, including importing products from the U. S. and overseas, industry sources say. “There have already been a number of producer