Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, will lead a ministerial mission to Mexico next week, Oct. 14-17.
Canadian agriculture minister MacDonald headed to Mexico
New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers in Quebec get a new representative at the provincial cabinet table as Premier Francois Legault names Donald Martel the new minister of agriculture, replacing Andre Lamontagne.
Federal agriculture minister to visit Indo-Pacific to talk trade
Reading Time: < 1 minute Federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald is headed to Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines to promote Canadian agricultural trade interests.
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
Farming Smarter receives financial boost from Alberta government for potato research
Farming Smarter one of 12 research associations getting part of one-time $3.2 million capital grant
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farming Smarter near Lethbridge got a boost to its research equipment, thanks to the Alberta government’s increase in funding for research associations.
Pulse Weekly: Pulse Canada awaits India decision on peas
India, like China, could put tariffs on Canadian peas
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulse Canada is in anticipation of a decision by India whether or not to impose tariffs on Canadian yellow peas beginning June 1.
New agriculture minister hopes to engage farmers
Heath MacDonald says interprovincial trade and Pest Management Regulatory Agency reform are among his priorities
Reading Time: 3 minutes New federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald hopes to engage farmers across Canada on the issues that matter most.
New ag minister named for Newfoundland and Labrador
Hogan appoints Labrador MHA Lisa Dempster to post
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lisa Dempster, the MHA for the southeastern Labrador riding of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair, was sworn in on May 9 as the province's minister for fisheries, forestry and agriculture.
Blois in as agriculture minister
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kody Blois will take over the role of Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Mark Carney’s cabinet.
MacAulay bows out of coming election
Federal agriculture minister hanging up his skates after 36 years in office
Reading Time: < 1 minute Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay says he won't seek reelection in the coming election.
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