Insights and Stories on Farm business

Apr. 7, 2009 at 3:30 am CDT

The Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia governments have each co-signed their agreements with the federal government on the specifics of their funding through the new Growing Forward ag policy framework. Growing Forward is Ottawa and the provinces’ replacement for the previous five-year federal/provincial Agricultural Policy Framework (APF, 2003-08). The new $1.3 […]

Mar. 31, 2009 at 3:44 pm CDT

Grain company Viterra and Canadian National Railway (CN) on Tuesday both confirmed new occupants in their executive offices. CN will move Mike Cory, its senior vice-president for the eastern region, from Toronto to Edmonton, where he will become the company’s senior vice-president, western region. Cory started with CN as a […]

Mar. 25, 2009 at 1:32 am CDT

Quebec’s farm cash receipts took a jump of over nine per cent in 2008 compared to the previous year, the province’s statistical agency reported Monday. L’Institut de la statistique du Quebec (ISQ) said Quebec farmers wrapped up their 2008 with farm cash receipts of $7.5 billion, up 9.3 per cent […]

Jan. 23, 2009 at 4:23 pm CST

Farmers should be planning now for how they’ll work with their financial institution during the coming season. Farm Credit Canada, the country’s largest ag lenders, says it doesn’t matter if a farmer is dealing with them, their bank or a local credit union — their financial partners need to understand […]

Nov. 2, 2008 at 4:32 am CST

Prince Edward Island’s agriculture industry is caught in an unsustainable “vicious circle” leading to ever-diminishing returns, not just in terms of farm profits but in innovation and investment. That’s the assessment of a draft report by the Commission on the Future of Agriculture and Agri-food on Prince Edward Island, released […]