Reading Time: 2 minutes Proposition 12 and voluntary country of origin labelling (VCOOL) were among topics raised during federal Ag Minister Lawrence MacAulay's first ministerial trip to to the U.S. after being appointed to the portfolio late last year.
Ag minister talks Proposition 12, VCOOL with the U.S.’s Vilsack
The trip marks MacAulay's first ministerial visit to the U.S. since regaining the role
Feds ask for feedback on potato wart plans
The documents will be used in a new national national management plan
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is asking for feedback on several guidance documents and recommendations related to developing a new national potato wart plan, it said Friday.
Feds pledge up to $26.3 million for expansion at Port Windsor
Project expected to significantly increase ADM's capacity at the Great Lakes port
Reading Time: < 1 minute A project to expand the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company's Port Windsor terminal got a federal cash boost yesterday.
Sask. canola, flax groups vote to merge
SaskCanola and SaskFlax have been sharing offices, admin for about a year
Reading Time: 2 minutes Producer support for the merge of SaskCanola and SaskFlax was "overwhelming," the groups said in a Jan. 10 news release. The organizations held a joint annual general meeting to share results of member feedback before taking the issue to a vote. The vote passed with "widespread approval," the release said.
FCC announces new 4R incentive
The program is open to FCC customers who use AgExpert platform
Reading Time: < 1 minute FCC announced the new Sustainability Incentive Program at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon. The program is open to FCC customers who put a 4R nutrient management plan in place, record production activities through AgExpert Field, and have their 4R practices verified by a 4R designated agronomist.
CAHRC puts out funding call for Indigenous training initiatives
Funds to be accessed Feb. to March., with deadline to apply at end of January
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) is looking to fund agriculture training programs for Indigenous participants this winter, it announced today.
Sask. union serves Viterra strike notice
Grain handling giant says its committed to negotiation, but has contingency plans in place
Reading Time: < 1 minute Yesterday, the union issued Viterra a 72-hour notice that they intend to strike as early as 2:00 pm on Jan. 5.
GSU members from Viterra Country Operations and Maintenance and Viterra's Regina head office have been negotiating for "fair wages, improved work-life balance, and workplace respect," for more than a year, the union said.
Smaller U.S. swine herd likely as Prop 12 takes effect, think tank says
Canadian pork sector concerned the animal welfare law will act as a non-tariff trade barrier
Reading Time: 2 minutes The cost of compliance with a California animal welfare law, which takes full effect on New Year’s Day, will likely shrink the U.S. national hog herd and lead to further consolidation, a Washington State think tank says. “No one will be spared the change in market pressures,” wrote Pam Lewison, director for the Washington Policy […] Read more
Feds ask for public input on standards for municipal waste to be used for fertilizer
Municipal biosolids contain chemicals that don’t degrade, are toxic to humans, environment
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government is asking for public input as it prepares to implement interim rules for municipal wastes imported into Canada or sold as fertilizer.
Global hunger stalled well above pre-pandemic levels
Intersecting crises of conflict, climate and economics have hit struggling communities hard says Foodgrains Bank
Reading Time: 2 minutes The number of people experiencing hunger around the world remains far higher than pre-pandemic levels, but is still "significantly better" than 20 years ago, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank says.
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