Canadian farmers are worried about trade, business risk management and how much attention agriculture is getting from politicians, among other issues, as Canada enters the final countdown before the 2025 federal election.
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THE FARM VOTE: Farmers run down priorities ahead of the 2025 Canadian federal election
Canadian farmers are worried about trade, business risk management and how much attention agriculture is getting from politicians, among other issues, as Canada enters the final countdown before the 2025 federal election
Mounting pressure on farmland losses raise flags for agricultural agvocates
Canada’s soil health and farmland cannot get lost in the political shuffle as candidates bandy words on expanding housing
Canada’s 2025 federal election is coming. Soil health and farmland cannot get lost in the shuffle as political candidates bandy words on expanding housing.
Policy institute calls for open review of ag spending
It’s been 13 years since agricultural spending was reviewed, and some programs may no longer meet producer needs
A full-scale review of Canadian agricultural spending should be a top priority in this time of global uncertainty, said a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute.
What do you want to know before voting in Canada’s federal election?
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Glacier FarmMedia is dedicated to covering the 2025 federal election with your interests as farmers as our lens. Our team of reporters will be speaking with politicians across Canada during the five-week election campaign. What do YOU want to ask them? Have your say below and we’ll update this page with your responses at bottom.
Blois in as agriculture minister
Kody Blois will take over the role of Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Mark Carney’s cabinet.
Carney election could change agriculture priorities ahead of federal election
Mark Carney has been chosen as the next leader of Canada’s federal Liberal Party: What does that mean for Canadian agriculture?
Canadian agriculture starts to takes stock of its fortunes with Mark Carney chosen as the next leader of Canada’s federal Liberal Party and next Canadian prime minister, at least until a new election is called.
MacAulay bows out of coming election
Federal agriculture minister hanging up his skates after 36 years in office
Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay says he won't seek reelection in the coming election.
Ottawa swept away by Trump
Canada’s electoral landscape has been rapidly transformed
US president Donald Trump has rejuvenated the federal Liberals’ electoral prospects.
ADM quarterly profit falls on weak crush margins, announces layoffs
Chicago | Reuters – Grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland ADM.N reported a drop in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, pressured by weak oilseed crush margins and uncertainty over U.S. biofuel policy, and said it would be laying off up to 700 employees globally this year. Chicago-based ADM said it aimed to cut costs by $500 million to $750
Manitoba readies its hand against Trump tariff threat
With tariffs maybe coming Feb. 1, Manitoba’s government and agriculture groups hope to sell U.S. trade partners on the idea that tariffs are bad for both sides of the border
With tariffs maybe coming against Canada Feb. 1, Manitoba’s government and agriculture groups hope to sell U.S. trade partners on the idea that tariffs, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, are bad for both sides of the border
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