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Alberta offers equivalency plan, grants for aspiring truckers

Dec. 6, 2020 at 9:22 pm CST

The Alberta government plans to reduce the entry fees — and the time required — for some drivers wanting to level up to become Class 1 truckers. Provincial Transportation Minister Ric McIver on Nov. 26 announced a new “Experience and Equivalency” program that’s expected to reduce the time required for […]

Fewer, bigger farms bad for farmers, Canada: policy paper

Dec. 4, 2020 at 9:18 am CST

By Allan Dawson

AgriStability proposal could have hidden cost, Pedersen warns

Dec. 1, 2020 at 7:31 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

U.S. border restrictions to last a long time yet, Trudeau says

Dec. 1, 2020 at 5:49 pm CST

By David Ljunggren

Seasonal forecast calls for more snow

Dec. 1, 2020 at 4:38 am CST

By MarketsFarm Team

No BRM breakthrough reached at ministers’ meeting

Nov. 27, 2020 at 7:57 pm CST

No consensus on changes to business risk managements (BRM) programming was reached during the latest round of federal-provincial-territorial agriculture ministers’ meetings. After the meetings ended Friday, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau explained Ottawa was willing to maintain the current cost sharing of the programs at a 60-40 split between her […]

By D.C. Fraser

Scaling growth at Sharpe Farm

Nov. 27, 2020 at 9:30 am CST

In today’s business world, few concepts are more important than growth. Most entrepreneurs are constantly looking for ways to expand their business to increase profitability and improve their shot at long-term survival. Of course, farmers and other agribusiness owners are no exception, and for Michael, Paul and John Sharpe — […]

By Rebecca Hannam

Atlantic bubble disintegrates as COVID-19 cases rise

Nov. 23, 2020 at 6:54 pm CST

Toronto | Reuters — The “bubble” pact between Canada’s four Atlantic provinces has disintegrated in the face of rising COVID-19 cases across the country, as premiers in Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador announced quarantine requirements for all travelers from outside their provinces on Monday. The two provinces joined […]

By Moira Warburton

Britain, Canada agree on post-Brexit rollover trade deal

Nov. 22, 2020 at 1:31 am CST

London/Toronto | Reuters — Britain and Canada struck a rollover trade deal on Saturday to protect the flow of almost $35 billion-worth of goods and services between them after Brexit, and vowed to start talks on a bespoke agreement next year. As Britain prepares to end its transition out of […]

By Amran Abocar Kate Holton

Agriculture training re-imagined: Programs evolve to fit modern needs

Nov. 20, 2020 at 2:24 pm CST

Post-secondary agriculture education in Ontario is diversifying to meet the labour and skill needs of the industry. Shorter, concentrated offerings are expected to help fill the need for more employees in agriculture. Why it matters: Agriculture education options for practical training have been limited, especially in the regions where potential […]

By Diana Martin