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Major grocery chains agree to help stabilize prices, feds say

Sep. 18, 2023 at 7:44 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s five major grocery chains have agreed to help the government in its bid to stabilize soaring prices, a senior minister said on Monday, following talks to address an issue that is hurting the ruling Liberals. Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne made the announcement after two hours […]

Hurricane Lee churns toward New England, Eastern Canada

Sep. 15, 2023 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Brendan O'Brien

Trudeau summons top grocers over rising food prices

Sep. 14, 2023 at 10:10 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Deborah Mary Sophia

UN rapporteur calls Canada’s TFW system ‘breeding ground for modern slavery’

Sep. 14, 2023 at 1:54 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Prairie Forecast: One last push of summer-like temperatures

Sep. 13, 2023 at 2:02 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Nova Scotia farmers granted late AgriStability entry

Sep. 12, 2023 at 2:43 am CDT

Nova Scotia farmers who aren’t in on AgriStability for 2023 and whose operations were hit hard by weather events this spring and/or summer now have until the end of next year to enroll. The Nova Scotia and federal governments on Friday announced enrolment for the ag income stabilization program, which […]

By Dave Bedard

Prairie Forecast: Summer trying to hang on

Sep. 7, 2023 at 2:39 pm CDT

The weather models seem to be in good agreement for this forecast period, with no strong storm systems expected to impact the Prairies, making for a fairly high-confidence forecast. This forecast period will start off with a generally west to southwesterly flow across the Prairies. A broad but weak area […]

By Daniel Bezte

Rest of September to be warmer than normal for Prairies

Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:04 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As summer turns to autumn on the Canadian Prairies, the weather outlook for the rest of September is for temperatures to be warmer than normal, according to Scott Kehler, chief scientist for Weatherlogics. One of the factors in those forthcoming temperatures is the El Niño that has been […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Buhler books bigger profit as supply chain issues pass

Sep. 2, 2023 at 1:18 am CDT

The maker of Versatile tractors and Farm King equipment says the supply chain issues that have pressured its quarterly bottom line have begun to clear. Winnipeg-based Buhler Industries on Aug. 14 reported net income of $16.1 million on $67.6 million in revenue for its second quarter ending June 30, up […]

By Dave Bedard

Cost of borrowing continues to rise on farms

Sep. 1, 2023 at 9:41 am CDT

After the hustle of the 2023 harvest season settles, a lot of Ontario farmers will examine their business’s financial numbers and be surprised at the impact of rising interest rates, says Shawn Brenn, chair of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. Despite early 2023 predictions that the Bank of […]

By Stew Slater