Insights and Stories of Staff

Ontario to add local weight to land use appeal process

May. 16, 2017 at 7:25 pm CDT

Ontario’s Municipal Board (OMB), which handles appeals of land use planning decisions across the province, is set to be replaced with a new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The provincial government announced Tuesday it will introduce legislation “in the coming weeks” to replace the Ontario Municipal Board with the new tribunal, […]

Saskatchewan to tap farm leaders for drainage board

May. 16, 2017 at 6:55 pm CDT

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Four farmers named to panel on Ontario prison farms

May. 15, 2017 at 8:08 pm CDT

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Extensions sought for interim grain freight measures

May. 13, 2017 at 4:33 pm CDT

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Flax Council cautions on seed integrity

May. 12, 2017 at 11:46 am CDT

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Ag census logs more younger and female farm operators

May. 11, 2017 at 8:25 pm CDT

While people age 55 and over still make up the fastest-growing segment of farmers in Canada, the latest Census of Agriculture shows slightly more producers under age 35 for the first time in five censuses. Statistics Canada’s 2016 Census of Agriculture, released Wednesday, counted 271,935 farm operators — that is, […]

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B.C. ag minister, ag critic hang on in election

May. 10, 2017 at 9:50 am CDT

British Columbia’s incumbent agriculture minister and opposition agriculture critic have both held onto their seats in the legislature so far through the province’s harrowing election Tuesday. Complete results aren’t expected to be available until after the final count starting May 22, but preliminary results put the province’s governing Liberals in […]

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More PED cases turn up in southeastern Manitoba

May. 9, 2017 at 1:45 pm CDT

A hog finisher operation and a sow operation in Manitoba’s southeastern “hog alley” have been confirmed with cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), both within close range of the province’s first case in over seven months. According to Manitoba Pork, the province’s chief veterinary officer on Monday confirmed positive test […]

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Farm sales to co-ops to count for small business deduction

May. 8, 2017 at 7:47 pm CDT

Changes to federal tax law that were meant to block “multiplication” of the small business deduction for corporations won’t apply to farmers’ sales to co-operatives. The federal government on Friday released draft amendments to the Income Tax Act, which would allow qualifying farmers and fishers selling to agricultural and fisheries […]

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Response seen curbing PED spread from Manitoba case

May. 6, 2017 at 4:25 pm CDT

The “quite early” catch and quick response for Canada’s latest outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), in a sow barn in Manitoba’s “hog alley,” are expected to keep a lid on the virus’ spread beyond the one site. The province’s chief veterinary officer (CVO) on Tuesday confirmed PED-positive tests at […]

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