Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm Credit Canada said it has not changed its business practices and remains committed to supporting all producers, after a report from an Ottawa-based media outlet claimed otherwise.
Lending policy still focused on primary producers: FCC
Bunge sells assets per merger approval
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bunge has sold five western Canadian elevators as required under the federal approval for its merger with Viterra.
FCC extends support for canola producers
Decision comes after continued global trade disruption, including new Chinese tariffs on canola seed.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada has extended its Trade Disruption Customer Support program to canola producers.
Canola council cuts field agronomy team
Move is part of the council’s ‘refreshed strategic framework’
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canola Council of Canada is cutting its agronomy team as part of a 'refreshed strategic framework'
Supreme Court gives thumbs-up emoji case the thumbs down
Highest court dismisses Saskatchewan farmer’s appeal application
Reading Time: < 1 minute Saskatchewan farmer wanted to appeal the court decision that a thumbs-up emoji served as a signature to a grain delivery contract.
Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes
federal government proposed several months ago to increase the compensation rate from 80 to 90 per cent and double the maximum payment from $3 million to $6 million
Reading Time: < 1 minute federal government proposed several months ago to increase the compensation rate from 80 to 90 per cent and double the maximum payment from $3 million to $6 million
Advance payment changes called for
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture policy summit examined several topics the industry is dealing with right now, including trade, and saw a major commodity group rejoin the organization
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Federation of Agriculture policy summit examined several topics the industry is dealing with right now, including trade, and saw a major commodity group rejoin the organization
Barley, oats sustainability quantified by study
One tonne of oats produced in Saskatchewan has a carbon footprint 201 per cent lower than that produced across the country
Reading Time: < 1 minute The carbon footprint of oats and barley grown in Saskatchewan is lower than the same crops grown elsewhere, according to new study from the Global Institute for Food Security.
Bill to protect supply management passes, exporters disappointed
Bill C-202 must receive Royal Assent before it can be put into force
Reading Time: 2 minutes Exporters feel Bill C-202 undermines the country's commitment to rules-based international trading and sends the wrong message to trading partners.
Saskatchewan considers AgriRecovery request in bovine TB case
The move by Sask. would help producers with the cost of cleaning and disinfection after the disease is found on their farms
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan may ask to trigger AgriRecovery for producers affected by bovine tuberculosis.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
