Insights and Stories on General

FCC identifies export, market opportunities for Canadian food

Nov. 17, 2020 at 3:23 pm CST

Canada is already a major exporter of agricultural goods, food and beverages — but increasing food and beverage exports is still one of Canada’s biggest trade opportunities, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says. And by diversifying exports, farmers will become less dependent on current major markets, reducing their financial risk. “When […]

Telus’ farm and food sector acquisitions take new shape

Nov. 15, 2020 at 9:36 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Saskatchewan gets new ag critic, returning ag minister

Nov. 9, 2020 at 2:08 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Government exits the agricultural research game but questions abound

Nov. 6, 2020 at 9:56 am CST

By Jennifer Blair

AgriStability in Bibeau’s sights as ministers’ meeting booked

Nov. 6, 2020 at 1:17 am CST

By D.C. Fraser

U.S. House ag leader loses election, unsettling Midwest farm sector

Nov. 5, 2020 at 6:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, chair for the House of Representatives’ agriculture committee, failed to win re-election in Minnesota on Tuesday, a loss some agriculture leaders said could hurt the U.S. Midwest grain belt. Though Democrats retained control of the House and therefore will again chair […]

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

Canadian food laureate Anita Stewart, 73

Nov. 2, 2020 at 8:37 pm CST

Flags at the University of Guelph are to be flown at half-mast Tuesday in honour of Canadian food advocate Anita Stewart, who died Thursday in hospital in Hamilton. Stewart, 73, was the first person in the world to be conferred with the title of “food laureate,” as she was named […]

By Dave Bedard

Foreign worker isolation support extended

Nov. 2, 2020 at 5:07 pm CST

The federal program helping employers of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) cover the costs of isolating new workers for two weeks on their arrival in Canada has been extended through November. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Monday that the Mandatory Isolation Support for Temporary Foreign Workers Program will now run to […]

By Dave Bedard

WMO officially calls a La Nina winter

Nov. 2, 2020 at 3:22 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A La Nina weather event has officially developed in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to continue into 2021, affecting temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns around the world, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The global declaration of the La Nina event by the United Nations’ agency […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Locking farmland in a trust ensures succession potential

Oct. 30, 2020 at 10:13 am CDT

The Ontario Farmland Trust can ensure that agricultural land retains that designation in perpetuity with a Farmland Easement Agreement, whether or not owners have a succession plan in place. The agreement – permanent and legally binding – is between the farm owner and the trust. It is registered on the […]

By Cecilia Nasmith