Insights and Stories on General

Feb. 26, 2009 at 5:01 pm CST

The former head of Quebec’s main farm organization has been elected president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Laurent Pellerin, who until now was the CFA’s first vice-president, was elected to the post Wednesday during the CFA’s annual general meeting in Ottawa, defeating Ron Bonnett, the CFA’s second vice-president and […]

Feb. 23, 2009 at 5:02 pm CST

Market receipts for Canadian farmers from the sale of crops and livestock totalled $41.8 billion in 2008, up 14.2 per cent from a year earlier, Statistics Canada reported Monday. When government program payments are included, total cash receipts for 2008 amounted to $45.9 billion, the federal statistics agency said. Receipts […]

By Statistics Canada

Feb. 21, 2009 at 12:54 pm CST

A new work plan for the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) — a group of four provinces and seven states looking to reduce greenhouse gases — includes studying whether farming will fit into its plans for a cap-and-trade offset system. The WCI, whose member provinces include Quebec, Manitoba, Ontario and British […]

Feb. 20, 2009 at 1:35 am CST

When added up across Canada, the sales of produce, baked goods and other items from tents and booths and off pickups’ tailgates have officially become a billion-dollar industry. That’s $1.03 billion to be exact. Farmers’ Markets Canada, which announced at meetings in December that Canadian farmers’ markets’ direct sales had […]

Feb. 14, 2009 at 1:43 am CST

Canada’s updated regulations for organic foods have been posted for public comment ahead of their expected implementation date at the end of June. “The Canadian organic sector — including farmers, processors, certifiers, retailers and consumers — has been working diligently over the past year and a half to adjust its […]