Applications are now open for the second annual Brigid Rivoire Award for Champions of Agricultural Mental Health. The award is for individuals, organizations or groups that have made an outstanding […] Read more
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Brigid Rivoire Award recognizes agricultural mental health advocates
Record number to be inducted into Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
Six exceptional Canadians have been selected to join the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame as 2019 inductees in recognition for their lifelong contributions to the agricultural sector. JoAnne Buth, Marc […] Read more
CFA elects new chief
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has elected its first-ever female president in a changing of the guard at its latest annual meeting. Mary Robinson, past-president of the Prince Edward Island […] Read more
Carbon pricing system to include relief for farmers
Farm fuel for vehicles looks to be exempt, but barn heating and cooling may still require full payment
Farmers and rural residents will get breaks on what they’ll have to pay under a carbon pricing scheme announced by the federal government. But as of yet, those promises of […] Read more
Some sweetness found in bitter USMCA deal?
Western sugar beet growers get more access to U.S. market
Flying under the radar in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade is a small change in Canada’s access to the American sugar markets — something that the United States has […] Read more
Editorial: Yes, a food policy for Canada still has a chance
The creation of a national food policy for Canada is a daunting task, full of practical and political pitfalls — likely why no federal government has tackled it before to […] Read more
Food policy consultations reveal challenges of creating national direction
The next steps, not yet known, will be important to the success of the program, says CFA president
The public is more concerned with conserving environmental health and ensuring access to affordable food, versus growing more of it, according to public consultations on Canada’s Food Policy. The results […] Read more
Limitations: How much change is needed to business risk management programs?
CAPI Report: A cross-country review of business risk management programs will need to address how they encourage or impede innovation
It’s going to be a balancing act between the protection of agriculture safety net programs and the need for innovation as farmers pitch in to meet the goal of growing […] Read more
Farm groups line up against feds’ tax proposal
National, regional and sector farm groups are forming up with several major business associations on the offensive against a proposal to reform how incorporated businesses are taxed in Canada. The […] Read more
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