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WEBSep. 17th, 2024 tagged agricultural trade China Global trade. Canada must prepare for a future featuring a less friendly trade environment, says a new policy note authored by two leading policy analysts. Al Mussell and Ted Bilyea, researchers at Agri-Food Economic Systems Research, said the recent action by China on Canadian canola illustrates ...
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WEBAGCanadaTV proudly presents "In Case You Missed It," an informative web video series covering agricultural news from a Canadian perspective, plus features of special interest for farmers across Canada. [New] September 13, 2024: AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for Sept. 13, 2024 China probes canola, Winnipeg gets into the fertilizer business, and ‘Show and smell ...
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WEB2 days ago · This description, I know, will draw at least three reactions. The first is deep, immediate anxiety – the kind that farm people get whenever land, treaties, and Indigenous peoples appear in the same sentence. This is easily the toughest rural subject to raise in a room, or in a column. The second is scepticism – the kind that comes to ...
New Canadian feed regulations released - AGCanada
WEBJul 8, 2024 · Glacier FarmMedia—After more than a decade, Canada’s feed industry finally has a new set of rules.. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has released their long-promised update to national feed regulations. Formally referred to as the “Feeds Regulations, 2024,” the final version of the framework was registered June 17 and published for public view July 3 in part 2 of the Canada ...
AgriRecovery underway for flood-battered B.C. farms - AGCanada
WEBThe federal and British Columbia governments’ response to last fall’s destructive flooding now includes what’s said to be the biggest farm disaster recovery package in the province’s history. Provincial Agriculture Minister Lana Popham and her federal counterpart Marie-Claude Bibeau on Monday announced cost-shared funding of …
A third of agricultural jobs could be automated in next
WEBAug 16, 2024 · One third of agricultural jobs could be automated in the next decade according to a recent report from the Conference Board of Canada. “While these technologies [automation, data analytics, etc.] hold the potential to optimize production and enable data-driven decision-making,” the report said, “their adoption has led to increased demand for workers with higher levels of education and ...
Over half Canada’s farm revenue now goes to biggest farms, …
WEBMay 12, 2022 · And in 2021, farms reporting at least $2 million in sales accounted for over half of Canada’s total farm operating revenues, at a share of 51.5 per cent, up from 41.5 per cent in 2016. Farm operating revenues in Canada totalled $87 billion in 2020 against expenses of $72.2 billion, StatsCan said. On average, for every dollar in revenues ...
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Canadian cattle herd reaches lowest level since 1989
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · The Canadian cattle herd fell to its lowest level in more than thirty years this January, Statistics Canada says. “Record average producer prices… drought conditions, and tight feed supply continued to put downward pressure on the cattle sector, and producers responded by sending breeding stock to feedlots,” StatCan said. On January 1, Canadian farmers held 11.1 million cattle and calves ...
Pulse weekly outlook: Early signs point to larger Canadian crops
WEBJan 25, 2022 · MarketsFarm — Early signs point to a sizeable increase in Canadian pulse production in 2022-23, but co-operative weather will be needed to meet those expectations.. Strong returns over the past year relative to other crops should encourage farmers to seed more peas and lentils in 2022, according to the first outlook for the new crop year from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released ...