There were 9.2 billion litres of dairy production in Canada in 2019.

Dairy farmers look forward to CUSMA compensation

Federal agriculture minister says the funds will come, but no timeline has been set

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau again committed to offering compensation to dairy farmers as a result of the CUSMA (Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) deal. She told an audience at the Dairy […] Read more



pigs on a farm

Grains, hog farmers praise trade deal

Farmers outside of supply managed commodities are praising the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to modernize NAFTA. Stability of markets is important for trading commodities and a completed North American trade […] Read more



The AGRIS Co-operative outlet where Richard Tanner gets his crop inputs in Glencoe, Ont.

Principles still guide Ontario co-ops today

Co-operatives offer an alternative to for-profit business models and allow owner-members to focus more on community

The St-Albert Cheese Co-op on the South Nation River in eastern Ontario will mark its 125th anniversary next year, setting it out as an example of how co-operatives can find […] Read more

Because the tariffs for supply managed products are so high, giving up a lot of tariff gives up only a little protection, whereas giving up a little TRQ gives up a lot of protection.

Give up tariff, not TRQ

Economist argues there’s more damage by ceding tariff rate quota levels in trade deals than just reducing tariff

Public commentary regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations is mainly on the auto industry, as is appropriate. But another of U.S. President Donald Trump’s whipping boys is U.S. […] Read more


USA and trade war concept

Opinion: Caught in the crosshairs

Trump’s tariffs cause trouble on both sides of the border

An escalating global trade war shows no signs of slowing down. The United States filed five separate complaints in Geneva July 16 after several countries, including Canada, imposed retaliatory tariffs […] Read more