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 of Feihe China Limited, has been producing powdered milk products since it opened in 2019. In a March 27 statement, the company said: “After a […] Read more
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Canada Royal Milk receives regulatory approval to begin infant formula production
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 to $100,000 at the end of this month after sitting at $350,000 for 2023. Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay announced the change March 25. “In […] 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 MSAg will “equip students with the latest advancements and skills in sustainable agriculture, data analysis and agri-tech innovations through graduate-level course work.” During the 16-month […] 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. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) put average national farmland value growth in 2023 at 11.5 per cent, down from 12.8 per cent in 2022. Ontario’s growth […] 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 growers. U.S. farmers are clearly annoyed about a number of new pesticide regulations. Growers felt blindsided by a federal district court ruling in Arizona vacating the 2020 […] 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 farmers should pay particular attention to for 2024. Underused Housing Tax In 2022, the federal Underused Housing Tax (UHT) Act became law, putting a tax on the […] 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 showed on Tuesday. The Census of Agriculture, taken every five years, counts and details U.S. farms and is used to shape the nation’s farm policies. […] 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 PBO provides independent economic and financial analysis to Canada’s Parliament. Initially, the bill proposed to exempt fuels used in grain drying, barn and greenhouse heating from 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 cheese plant to make the Feb. 5 announcement. The projects are through the six-year, $397.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, which is part of Ottawa’s […] Read more
Sucro Can to open Canada’s largest sugar refinery in Hamilton
Facility will not have a direct impact on Ontario farmers
Sucro Can has announced plans to build Canada’s largest sugar-processing plant in Hamilton. The facility is expected to open in 2025 on lands owned by the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA). The plant will likely have little direct impact on Ontario farmers, as it will refine sugar cane imported from Central and South America, with no […] Read more
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