Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s cost of living continues to rise, reaching levels not seen since the early 1990s. Statistics Canada recently calculated the country’s year-over-year consumer price index for January at 5.1 per cent, up from 4.8 per cent a month earlier. The January rate, the country’s highest since 1991, prompted prompted the Canadian Taxpayers […] Read more
Farmers concerned as cost of production soars
Consumer price index increases to 5.1 per cent in January from 4.8 per cent in December; fertilizer jump particularly high
Are greenhouse gas emission reduction goals too costly?
Reducing fertilizer use might be a tough target without cutting production and incomes, says industry
Glacier FarmMedia – A recent report prepared by accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny says Canadian farmers could lose $48 billion over the next eight years if the federal government moves ahead with plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from on-farm fertilizer use by 30 per cent. In its report entitled Implications of a Total Emissions […] Read more
Farm revenue reaches record levels
Ontario fares well but drought could decrease value of year-end receipts nationally
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s agricultural producers enjoyed record revenues in the first six months of 2021, thanks to high commodity prices, brisk sales and strong global demand for agricultural products. According to Statistics Canada, total farm cash receipts across the country exceeded $38.2 billion in the first six months of 2021, a year-over-year increase of […] Read more
Low-carbon plan aims for premiums
Agriculture companies increasingly see carbon scoring as opportunity
Glacier FarmMedia – What does it take to produce a bushel of grain? How much fertilizer, fuel, chemical and carbon? These are questions a new company — Gro Network — hopes to answer. If things go as planned, farmers who participate in Gro Network’s low-carbon grain scoring program will receive premium pricing for every bushel […] Read more
Seed industry group amalgamation moves to be voted on later in summer
Seed Canada could be formed by the coming together of five organizations
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian seed industry is expected to vote this summer on a proposal to form a new seed organization called Seeds Canada. In a June 19 news release, the Canadian Seed Trade Association announced that five national seed industry associations are taking a step toward amalgamation. Why it matters: If the proposal […] Read more
Federal seed royalty consultations remain in limbo
The federal government is looking at economic implications
Glacier FarmMedia – The future of seed royalty fees remains unclear, as does the future of Ottawa’s consultations, which were cut short last year. A federal consultation on the issue was sidelined when the Liberal government turned its attention to the 2019 federal election. Why it matters: The issue of how royalties will be charged […] Read more
Farm-saved seed royalty decision delayed indefinitely
An economic impact analysis considered key by some has not yet been completed
Glacier FarmMedia – How to collect royalties on farm-saved seed was a key issue for seed industry organizations gathered in Whistler, B.C., in mid-July. However, a final decision doesn’t seem likely any time soon as different groups continue to grapple over the best way to collect royalties on newer varieties of seed. As well, knowledge […] Read more
Canada’s dairy sector still waiting for compensation details
Feds had promised to say by end of June how they would compensate supply managed farmers for loss of market
Glacier FarmMedia – Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau made a brief stop at Dairy Farmers of Canada annual meeting in Saskatoon recently, where she spoke with Canadian dairy producers and announced an $11.4 million federal contribution to the Canadian dairy research cluster. However, she failed to deliver the information that Canadian dairy farmers have been […] Read more
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