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Ontario dissents on plans for Growing Forward sequel

Jul. 10, 2011 at 10:59 pm CDT

An agreement has been signed between federal and provincial ag ministers on the goals of the follow-up to the Growing Forward ag policy funding framework — but with one major holdout. Ontario’s ag minister Carol Mitchell did not sign onto the ministers’ joint statement Friday on what’s been dubbed “Growing […]

First female ag minister won’t seek re-election

Jul. 4, 2011 at 5:19 pm CDT

New CFIA chiefs named

Jul. 4, 2011 at 4:00 pm CDT

Manitoba rolls out recovery plan for flood-weary farmers

Jun. 30, 2011 at 4:49 pm CDT

Ontario lays out details for permanent RMP

Jun. 29, 2011 at 3:19 pm CDT

Postal service to resume by Tuesday

Jun. 26, 2011 at 11:01 pm CDT

Canadians can expect to start receiving mail again Tuesday following the passage of a federal bill Saturday to resume operations at Canada Post. Canada Post said Sunday its employees would return to work “within the next 24-48 hours” and any mail in the system at the time of the work […]

Video: Roundtable on a rainy Regina farm show

Jun. 21, 2011 at 5:03 am CDT

Farmers and rain both poured into Regina last week for what’s ironically billed as “Canada’s largest dryland farming expo.” Organizers of the Western Canada Farm Progress Show on Monday reported a total of 43,012 attendees walking through the gates during the June 15-17 show at Regina’s exhibition park, Evraz Place. […]

Supply-managed sectors join call for trade “coherence”

Jun. 20, 2011 at 11:01 pm CDT

A clutch of farm organizations from 66 countries, calling for allowance of greater “policy space” in global ag trade talks, now includes the groups representing Canada’s supply-managed dairy, egg and poultry farmers. Groups including the Dairy Farmers of Canada, Chicken Farmers of Canada and Egg Farmers of Canada on Monday […]

Canada opposes crackdown on commodity speculation

Jun. 20, 2011 at 1:05 pm CDT

Canada opposes France’s proposal to tighten controls on commodity speculation, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told Reuters Insider TV on Wednesday. Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France, which currently chairs the G20 group for emerging and developed nations, called on Tuesday for tighter regulation of the speculators he blames for spiraling food […]

Cairns Group ag ministers plan Saskatoon summit

Jun. 20, 2011 at 2:13 am CDT

Ag ministers from the Cairns Group, a clutch of 19 agricultural exporting countries including Canada, plan to meet in Saskatoon in September to talk trade. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Friday announced the 36th Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting will be held Sept. 7-9 in Saskatoon, co-chaired by Canada and […]

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