Reading Time: 7 minutes A bump in Canada’s NATO spending commitments could lead to infrastructure investments that would benefit rural areas
Will investments in defence benefit Canadian agriculture?
A bump in Canada’s NATO spending commitments could lead to infrastructure investments that would benefit rural areas
Arlene Dickinson says recent trip to Asia opened her eyes to new trade opportunities
Reading Time: 3 minutes Arlene Dickinson says Canada must take up decades-old suggestions to support the agriculture and food sectors
Alberta and Saskatchewan call for stop to federal interference in provincial resources
Bill C-5 proves current energy regulations a hindrance to nation building: Moe
Reading Time: 2 minutes The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan have a unified message after recent meetings - federal inference in provincial resource development must stop.
Ontario ag-gag appeal concludes, court ruling pending
Animal advocates argue law violates free expression; province defends focus on trespass, not speech
Reading Time: 3 minutes Animal rights advocates challenge the constitutionality of Ontario’s Security from Trespass Act, arguing it stifles undercover exposés and infringes on Charter freedoms; government defends the law as targeting trespass, not speech.
Six agriculture leaders named Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
The six 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees range from long-serving farm policy makers to researchers and business leaders
Reading Time: 2 minutes The six 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees range from long-serving farm policy makers to researchers, agriculture advocates and food business leaders.
AgriStability deadline extended
Reading Time: < 1 minute The deadline for enrollment in the 2025 AgriStability program has been extended to July 31 from April 30.
Canada’s agricultural policies are falling short of health and sustainability goals
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada's current agricultural policies are not serving the well-being of the public. Canada's agricultural program payments and subsidies are not aligned with the government's dietary guidelines and health goals.
EU leader proposes policy shift as farmers protest
Rules "create a risk for EU food security" agriculture commissioner says
Reading Time: < 1 minute The EU should change conditions imposed on farmers who wish benefit from Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funding, European Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said in an interview with French newspapers of the Ebra group.
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