Insights and Stories of GFM Staff

Carbon tax an eight per cent hit on net income, APAS says

Feb. 6, 2020 at 6:25 am CST

The average Saskatchewan farmer can expect to lose about eight per cent of his or her annual net farm income to the federal carbon tax to 2020 — and 12 per cent in 2022, the province’s general ag group says. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan on Monday released new […]

Ex-B.C. milk board CEO to head CDC

Feb. 5, 2020 at 7:18 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Alberta farmers warned against oil well tampering

Feb. 4, 2020 at 5:46 pm CST

By GFM Staff

B.C. to punch up AgriStability

Feb. 2, 2020 at 2:45 pm CST

By GFM Staff

CN conductors approve post-strike deal

Jan. 31, 2020 at 8:22 pm CST

By GFM Staff

AgDealer offers online equipment financing, shipping tools

Jan. 28, 2020 at 8:33 pm CST

Canada’s biggest used farm equipment shopper publication has added tools to link prospective buyers to options for payment plans and shipping. AgDealer on Monday announced “major enhancement(s)” at its AgDealer.com site, where each equipment listing will include buttons linking to tools from CWB National Leasing and Trusted Dispatch. The online […]

By GFM Staff

‘Weak positive’ PED turns up in Alberta sample

Jan. 28, 2020 at 8:02 pm CST

A “weak positive” finding of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus from ongoing sampling in Alberta offers a warning that the hog disease may not have yet left the province alone. The chief provincial veterinarian’s office (OCPV) on Monday reported that the agriculture department’s lab in Edmonton on Jan. 22 […]

By GFM Staff

Chinese meat packing giant locks in JBS supply

Jan. 27, 2020 at 7:09 pm CST

The world’s biggest pork packer is poised to source additional beef, poultry and pork from the world’s biggest meat packing firm. Brazil’s JBS announced Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong-based WH Group for “supply and distribution of fresh beef, poultry and pork to the Chinese […]

By GFM Staff

Agropur pulls milk over sanitizer residue concerns

Jan. 27, 2020 at 9:19 am CST

A case of “discomfort” reported by one consumer has led North America’s biggest dairy co-operative to pull certain batches of milk from sale in Quebec and Ontario. Agropur on Friday announced a voluntary recall of certain bagged and cartoned milks made at its Ottawa processing plant and sold under the […]

By GFM Staff

Younger aggies sought for new Canada-wide council

Jan. 25, 2020 at 11:50 pm CST

Twentysomethings and 18- and 19-year-olds who are working in Canadian agriculture and agri-food and “interested in shaping the future of the sector” are being sought for a new federal ag policy advisory council. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Friday launched the application process for membership in a new Canadian […]

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Insights and Stories of GFM Staff

Carbon tax an eight per cent hit on net income, APAS says

Ex-B.C. milk board CEO to head CDC

Alberta farmers warned against oil well tampering

B.C. to punch up AgriStability

CN conductors approve post-strike deal

AgDealer offers online equipment financing, shipping tools

‘Weak positive’ PED turns up in Alberta sample

Chinese meat packing giant locks in JBS supply

Agropur pulls milk over sanitizer residue concerns

Younger aggies sought for new Canada-wide council

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