Trade is the number one concern affecting all sectors, as reflected by ag organizations’ wish lists for this federal election. | File photoCanadian farm organizations provided lists of topics they hope will get attention during the federal election. Support for tariff-free access to export markets, investment in public plant breeding, cost-shared premiums for livestock price insurance, and maintaining rules-based trade are among the issues these groups want championed. | File photo

Loss of markets overshadows federal election campaign

Farm organizations say rules-based, predictable trade environments are at the top of their wish lists for the next government

Reading Time: 4 minutes Ending tariffs, or preventing any new tariffs, overshadows all other issues so far in this federal election campaign. Trade is the number one concern affecting all sectors.

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Liberals release agriculture platform

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Liberal Party today released its agriculture platform, promising to protect the sector in the face of American tariffs and keep supply management off the table in trade talks with the U.S.