The Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) and Bioenterprise Canada, Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine, have agreed to work together to support the development of world-class agricultural technology. The two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on innovation opportunities and provide commercialization services to innovative start-ups, entrepreneurs, research organizations and firms in […] Read more
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AMC and Bioenterprise Canada sign MOU
Report lobbies for better foreign agriculture worker rights
20 recommendations provided to ensure better representation, wage parity and labour law inclusion
A new report calls on federal and provincial governments to shore up representation, wages and health and welfare protection for foreign agri-food workers. The COVID-19 special report: The Status of Migrant Agricultural Workers in Canada 2022, issued 12 recommendations at the federal level and eight provincially, said Pablo Godoy, Western Canada regional director for United […] Read more
Editorial: Food from space
The recent Canada-wide Rogers outage was a reminder for me of what life was like before the internet. Although it was a huge inconvenience (I wasn’t able to work at all that day), it was a trip down memory lane. It was nice to disconnect and not feel the need to check my email or […] Read more
New policy framework receives a mixed response
Climate resilience and production will now be tied into farm risk management programs
Federal and provincial agriculture ministers have agreed on a new five-year policy framework for agriculture and it contains climate action goals on fertilizer disliked by some ministers. Lisa Thompson, Ontario’s minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said she was disappointed by the federal government’s imposition of fertilizer emissions reduction targets when food security is […] Read more
National soil study to launch soon
Last national inventory of soil health conducted decades ago
The Senate will launch a new national soil health study this autumn. “The last study was done in 1984, chaired by Senator Herbert Sparrow,” said Senator Rob Black. “When I got into the chamber four-and-a-half years ago, I set my sights on another Senate study.” Why it matters: Understanding soils in Canada is important to […] Read more
Soil nitrogen dynamics studied
Science Notes: Pre-planting weather may provide a clue
With the rising cost of nitrogen fertilizer and its impacts on air and water quality, University of Illinois researchers want to help farmers make more informed fertilizer rate decisions. Their latest modeling effort aims to do that by examining the role of pre-growing season weather on soil nitrogen dynamics and end-of-season corn yield. “When farmers plant […] Read more
Why is cybersecurity not a selling point?
Expert believes ag and automotive sector’s cybersecurity focus is lacking, despite immensity of threat
The importance of cybersecurity can’t be understated so why don’t equipment companies market top-notch digital security capabilities as a feature in their products? For that matter, why are even passing mentions of cybersecurity rare? These questions are posed by David Masson, a long-time digital security professional and director of enterprise security for the globe-spanning AI […] Read more
Grain farmers look for fertilizer tariff compensation
Between 85 and 90 per cent of nitrogen in eastern Canada comes from Russia
Farm groups from eastern Canada are calling for compensation for fertilizer tariffs which are disproportionately affecting farmers in that region. The Canadian government placed a 35 per cent tariff on all imports of fertilizer from Russia on March 3 in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Why it matters: Canadian crops are uncompetitive as the […] Read more
Carbon tax rebates not equal to costs
Government bill to reimburse carbon taxes to farmers see some get more, some less than what they paid
Glacier FarmMedia – The average rebate farmers can expect on the carbon tax they paid to dry grain is $820 per farm, according to a federal finance official. Bill C-8, the federal government’s answer to calls for natural gas and propane used to dry grain to be exempt from carbon pricing, passed last month. Why […] Read more
Climate-focused group preps for new policy framework
Farmers for Climate Solutions releases new report ahead of agriculture ministers meeting
With federal, provincial and territorial ministers set to gather this month for the final time before the expiration of the current Agricultural Policy Framework (APF), a national coalition of farm organizations hopes its newly published climate ‘task force report’ will win the attention of policymakers. “We’re not sure if we’ll be allowed to attend (the […] Read more
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