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Farming Smarter receives financial boost from Alberta government for potato research
Farming Smarter one of 12 research associations getting part of one-time $3.2 million capital grant
Farming Smarter near Lethbridge got a boost to its research equipment, thanks to the Alberta government’s increase in funding for research associations.

Farm and Food Care Ontario gets $597,000 in program funding
Provincial funding will support six public outreach initiatives
Farm & Food Care Ontario (FFCO) gets a $597,000, three-year funding agreement from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) to enhance and expand consumer outreach and farmer and agri-business training.

Pulse Weekly: Pulse Canada awaits India decision on peas
India, like China, could put tariffs on Canadian peas
Pulse Canada is in anticipation of a decision by India whether or not to impose tariffs on Canadian yellow peas beginning June 1.

New agriculture minister hopes to engage farmers
Heath MacDonald says interprovincial trade and Pest Management Regulatory Agency reform are among his priorities
New federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald hopes to engage farmers across Canada on the issues that matter most.

New ag minister named for Newfoundland and Labrador
Hogan appoints Labrador MHA Lisa Dempster to post
Lisa Dempster, the MHA for the southeastern Labrador riding of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair, was sworn in on May 9 as the province's minister for fisheries, forestry and agriculture.

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.

Flack says too soon to know Ontario agriculture tariff impact
The Ontario agriculture minister says the government is ready to act when it’s needed
Ontario’s agriculture minister says that he’s in regular contact with farm organizations, but everyone is waiting on details before knowing the impact of Trump tariffs on Ontario’s farmers.

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.

New Brunswick ag minister headed for opposition bench
Liberals topple Higgs' Tory government in election
New Brunswick's incumbent agriculture minister and opposition ag critic are bound for a legislature under new management following Monday night's election.

B.C.’s ag minister downed in fraught election
Governing party to be confirmed next week as votes recounted
Pam Alexis, the minister of agriculture and food for David Eby's New Democrats since late 2022, was defeated in her constituency of Abbotsford-Mission in Saturday night's election by Conservative challenger Reann Gasper, by a spread of almost 2,700 votes.