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Nov. 14, 2011 at 5:55 pm CST

Canada’s dairy producers are assured their government doesn’t plan to talk itself out of its supply management system for dairy, eggs and poultry for the sake of a major Asia-Pacific trade deal. The Canadian government on Sunday announced its intent to enter consultations with members of the nine-country Trans-Pacific Partnership […]

Nov. 10, 2011 at 5:39 pm CST

The federal government has budgeted $50 million for a new funding program meant to support development and commercialization of new products and processes in the agriculture sector. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Quebec MP Jacques Gourde on Thursday launched the Agricultural Innovation Program (AIP) at separate events in Regina and […]

Nov. 10, 2011 at 7:35 am CST

The farmer in charge of Quebec’s overarching and politically influential farmers’ organization has decided not to seek a third term. Christian Lacasse, president of the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA), said Tuesday he will not defend the title at the organization’s annual meeting later this month. His decision clears the […]

Nov. 4, 2011 at 5:36 am CDT

The volume has risen in a long-polarizing debate in Prairie agriculture as the Canadian Wheat Board dials up its campaign in support of a single-desk marketing system about to be legislated out of existence. The CWB this week has launched a new multi-platform ad campaign, "Stop the Steamroller," on the […]

Nov. 2, 2011 at 11:01 pm CDT

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to bar farm subsidies to wealthy Americans, a step that small-farm advocates said could lead to reform of U.S. farm supports that cost billions of dollars a year. The provision against subsidies to people with more than $1 million a year in […]