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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 […]

Oct. 27, 2011 at 3:58 pm CDT

The owners of this website and its sister farm journals are branching out their ag information offerings from paper and cyberspace into the face-to-face world. Vancouver publishing firm Glacier Media announced Thursday it has bought Guelph-based Canada’s Outdoor Shows Ltd., operators of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show and Canada’s Outdoor Equine […]