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U.S. farms seen winning “biggest insurance policy”

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Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) — The latest U.S. Farm Bill is expected to hurt Canada’s competitiveness in the global marketplace, but the bill’s Canadian critics also acknowledge such support for farmers would be welcome if the Canadian government could do something similar. The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate both recently voted overwhelmingly in favour of […] Read more
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More red meat, fewer carbs in Canadian diet

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Red meats, wine and skim milk are playing a larger part of the Canadian diet at the expense of cereals and sugar, according to Statistics Canada. According to the 2007 snapshot of food available for consumption, released Wednesday, the Canadian diet includes more fresh fruits, yogurts, cheeses, creams, red meats, exotic juices, low fat milk, […] Read more
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Crops drive farm cash receipts in early 2008

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Market cash receipts for farmers hit a record high in the first quarter of 2008, boosted primarily by a surge in grain and oilseed prices, Statistics Canada reported Monday. At the same time, cattle and hog farmers were squeezed by a combination of lower prices, higher feed costs and the higher Canadian dollar, the federal […] Read more
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Farmers’ net income up in 2007: StatsCan

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Despite declines in most provinces, realized net income for Canadian farmers rebounded in 2007 after falling sharply the two previous years, Statistics Canada reported Monday. The impact of rising grain and oilseed prices more than offset large increases in operating costs and lower receipts for hog and cattle producers, the agency said. Realized net income […] Read more
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Alta. drafts new land-use policy framework

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Reading Time: 3 minutes New ways to stem the loss of Alberta’s farmland against “fragmentation” by other uses are among goals of a draft land-use framework the province unveiled Wednesday. The framework is meant to give the province “a strategic blueprint for all levels of government and Albertans as we make decisions today about the province we want in […] Read more
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New “Made in Canada” rules up for comment

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government has drafted a discussion paper on its proposed new rules for the labeling of food as “Product of Canada” and “Made in Canada.” The new rules, released on Wednesday for public comment, “are designed to redefine Canadian food content labels to better reflect the true origins of products in today’s global marketplace,” […] Read more
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WTO text made worse: Canada’s SM5

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s supply-managed commodity groups say a new draft modalities text aimed at a global trade deal on agriculture is worse for their sectors than earlier versions. A group representing Canadian ag exporters, however, has praised the text as closing several gaps and building on consensus reached in world trade talks in recent months. Crawford Falconer, […] Read more
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ICE feed wheat contracts end Wed. night

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The former Winnipeg Commodity Exchange will remove its December 2008 and later feed wheat contracts from trading, starting Wednesday evening. ICE Futures Canada, as the WCE has been known since January , announced its decision Tuesday in a notice to exchange participants. The removal of December 2008 and subsequent contracts will take effect on ICE’s […] Read more
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Ritz rips draft WTO text over SM goods

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Reading Time: < 1 minute While a new draft modalities text for agriculture negotiations at the World Trade Organization has much for Canadian crop and livestock exporters to like, Canada has “serious concerns” over what’s not there. Specifically, federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said in a release Tuesday that he’s “particularly disappointed that there has been so little progress in […] Read more
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Former FCC CEO joins Rabo AgriFinance

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Former Farm Credit Canada CEO John Ryan has been named CEO of Rabobank International’s U.S. ag lending arm. Ryan will assume the post of president and CEO of Rabo AgriFinance on Oct. 1, replacing Rick Henderson, who announced his plans to retire earlier this year. Ryan was CEO of FCC from 1997 until his term […] Read more

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