Insights and Stories on General

Mar. 18, 2009 at 3:55 pm CDT

If Canada wants an globally competitive ag industry, it’s not going to get it through public policy focused on farm income support rather than business support, a new report warns. University of Manitoba economics professor Greg Mason, writing for the Calgary-based Canada West Foundation, said in his report released Tuesday […]

Mar. 12, 2009 at 1:07 am CDT

The federal government’s $100 million-per-year program to help farmers cope with high costs of production (COP) seems to have been cancelled without paying out to farmers at all, Liberal agriculture critic Wayne Easter says. “The Conservative government promised a program, created it, and for no apparent reason that makes sense, […]

Mar. 11, 2009 at 6:36 pm CDT

Call it counter-intuitive if you like, but a nationwide study finds no link between the proximity of an urban centre and the likelihood of a farmer working off-farm. That’s not to say farmers aren’t more likely than ever to support their farms with off-farm work. Using figures from the 2006 […]

Mar. 11, 2009 at 2:03 am CDT

Skid-steer maker Bobcat Co. and snowmobile and ATV maker Polaris Industries have signed on for a “long-term strategic alliance” that will ultimately include co-development of new equipment. The agreement, announced last week, is meant to “leverage the complementary strengths of both companies to penetrate work-related market segments globally.” “Initially, Polaris […]

By Dave Bedard

Mar. 10, 2009 at 2:22 am CDT

Getting farmers and their workers to anticipate both the risks in a given task and the equipment they need to protect themselves on that job are the twin goals of Canadian Agricultural Safety Week. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), working with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), the federal […]