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Agri-food supercluster announces board, CEO

Dec. 15, 2017 at 4:47 pm CST

The new Smart Agri-Food Supercluster (SASC) will field a team of 11 innovation and corporate leaders from across Canada as its interim board of directors. The board (see below), which will be chaired by Doug Beever of Agrium, has also appointed Rob Davies as its interim CEO. Davies brings more […]

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Consumers are demanding companies prove their sustainability commitment

Dec. 15, 2017 at 9:55 am CST

By Laura Rance-Unger

Canadian fast-food, dining firms plan merger

Dec. 12, 2017 at 7:58 pm CST

By Staff

Ontario general farm organization fee increasing

Dec. 1, 2017 at 4:18 pm CST

By John Greig

Farmers seen harder hit by opioid crisis than rest of rural U.S.

Nov. 30, 2017 at 4:39 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Federal programs set for Growing Forward sequel

Nov. 24, 2017 at 7:34 pm CST

Market development, product development and overall sector development are among the priorities in the federal government’s five-year funding plan for the ag sector. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, speaking Friday at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, announced a $1 billion suite of six federally funded programs to roll out through the […]

By Staff

OFA pre-election policy targets broader economic development

Nov. 21, 2017 at 12:53 pm CST

Stable rural areas and thriving farms can help urbanites with some of their biggest challenges. That’s the message from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture going into next year’s provincial election. The OFA talked about how it is framing its election strategy at its annual meeting, which ran Monday and Tuesday […]

By John Greig

Fossil fuels here to stay… for now

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:15 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Renewable sources of energy may be the future, but that future is not coming any time soon as fossil fuels will be needed to continue to power the world for generations, according to author and professor emeritus Vaclav Smil, speaking at the Grain World conference […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Youth summit gives young Albertan a global view of agriculture

Nov. 17, 2017 at 10:13 am CST

After attending a global summit for young ag leaders, Cameron Olson is even more excited about agriculture and its possibilities. Talking to some of the other 100 youth delegates from 49 countries at the four-day Youth Ag-Summit in Belgium last month was an eye-opening and energizing experience, said the 24-year-old […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Trade talks a dicey situation, Coyne says

Nov. 17, 2017 at 5:09 am CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — With Canada in the midst of negotiations for two different trade agreements, the North American Free Trade Agreement and Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade concerns are getting muddled, according to Andrew Coyne. “We need to be conscious of diversifying our trade interests beyond just North America. It […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm