Insights and Stories on CFA

Feb. 28, 2024 at 10:01 am CST

Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay said Feb. 27 he couldn’t move the interest-free portion of the Advance Payment Program back up to $350,000.

By Karen Briere

Jan. 22, 2024 at 2:20 pm CST

Mary Robinson, former president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, has been appointed to the Senate.

By Karen Briere

Mar. 7, 2023 at 8:32 pm CST

A former president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture is taking the helm of Canada’s largest general farmers’ organization. Keith Currie of Collingwood, Ont. was acclaimed as the new president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture this week during the CFA’s annual general meeting in Ottawa. As CFA president, Currie […]

By Dave Bedard

Dec. 19, 2022 at 6:57 pm CST

The federal government has enlisted farm groups on the ground floor of consultations toward development of a long-term strategy to “amplify” the adoption and use of sustainable practices in agriculture over the next year. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Dec. 12 announced the launch of public consultations on strategy development, […]

By Dave Bedard

Sep. 20, 2021 at 5:25 pm CDT

A revival of the “Hay West” initiative, aimed at shipping feed from Eastern Canada to supplement drought-dented supplies in the West, has gone live. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture on Friday announced its Hay West 2021 initiative is “now operational and seeking applicants to both receive and supply hay.” Applicants […]

By Dave Bedard