Metro Ontario has achieved its 2022 sourcing commitment to buy three million pounds of beef from Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) Certified farms and ranches by 2026, ahead of […] Read more
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Metro Ontario expands its beef sustainability sourcing
Canada Royal Milk receives regulatory approval to begin infant formula production
Canada Royal Milk has received approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to produce infant formula for the Canadian marketplace at its Kingston plant. The dairy processor, a subsidiary […] Read more
Producers welcome change to cash advance program
After much lobbying, federal government decides to increase interest-free portion of program to $250,000 for this year
Glacier FarmMedia — The interest-free portion of the federal Advance Payments Program (APP) will be $250,000 this year, much to farmers’ relief. The amount had been set to drop back […] Read more
Master of Sustainable Agriculture launched by U of G
A new, interdisciplinary Master of Sustainable Agriculture (MSAg) is being offered by the University of Guelph, starting in the summer of 2025. The university said in a release the new […] Read more
Farmland value growth slowed in 2023, FCC says
Strongest growth in Saskatchewan, Quebec and Manitoba in 2023, report shows
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmland is still getting more expensive, but not quite as quickly as in recent years, according to the latest farmland value report from Canada’s biggest agricultural lender. […] Read more
Commodity Classic day 1: Growers feel “blindsided” by dicamba ruling
Glacier FarmMedia– Day one of the 2024 Commodity Classic is in the books and a few interesting themes emerged from the annual gathering of U.S. corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum […] Read more
Three tax filing changes farmers should know about
Tax season is coming up and while it’s always important to stay on top of deadlines and new rules, there are changes to three specific federal tax filing requirements that […] Read more
Number of U.S. farms falls and size increases, census shows
Number of acres in production falls by 20 million
Washington | Reuters — Farms in the U.S. continued to get larger and the number of farms fell between 2017 and 2022, new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more
Carbon exemption amendments costly to farmers: PBO
Financial analysis finds carbon tax relief will be significantly lower after changes
Glacier FarmMedia – Amendments to Bill C-234 will cost Canadian farmers nearly $90 million a year, according to a report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released February 13. The […] Read more
Feds plan to invest in processing projects
The money comes from a fund earmarked to help supply managed sectors hurt by trade deal
Glacier FarmMedia -The federal government will invest $89 million in 49 processing projects in the supply managed sector. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Ingleside, Ont., at the Lactalis Canada […] Read more
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