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Mar. 21, 2013 at 6:39 pm CDT

With a new five-year ag policy funding framework for farmers and agribusiness prepped for launch this spring, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s latest budget largely blew past Canada’s farming sector. Flaherty’s budget, released Thursday, offers farmers some additional breaks at tax time — but also points to retooling ahead for […]

Mar. 8, 2013 at 4:13 pm CST

They wear big cowboy hats and tiny workboots. They play with toy tractors in their sandboxes, go with Grandpa on a parts run, push brooms in barns and listen to conversations with salespeople. Before they can even count, farm kids learn some valuable lessons about farming, or as Elaine Froese, […]

By Maggie Van Camp

Mar. 6, 2013 at 10:01 am CST

U.S. farmers and agribusiness companies are worried that across-the-board federal budget cuts will snarl the supply channels for everything from milk and broiler chickens to grain shipments, but many are hopeful that the Obama administration and Republican opponents will find a compromise before major disruptions hit the food system. Most […]

By Michael Hirtzer, Theopolis Waters

Mar. 4, 2013 at 5:28 pm CST

An expert panel convened by the Council of Canadian Academies is urging more research into the potential impact of climate change on water available for agriculture. In a newly released report commissioned by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the panel concludes that water and land resources in Canada can be more […]

Mar. 1, 2013 at 5:40 pm CST

Gauging farmers’ receipts against rising expenses, the federal ag department’s latest forecasts of farm net incomes point to "record" levels in 2012 and "continued strong" levels in 2013. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Wednesday released his ministry’s farm income forecast and medium-term outlook for the ag sector, noting a 2012 […]