Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government and private and producer groups announced $20 million toward wheat research today.
Feds, producer groups launch wheat research cluster
Government, groups pool more than $20 million in research dollars
Wine sector support program extended
Program must continue to help Canadian wineries compete with imports, sector says
Reading Time: < 1 minute A program that pays grants to Canadian wineries to help them adapt to industry and competitiveness challenges has been extended to 2027, the federal government announced today.
CFA delegates want interest-free portion of APP back at higher limit
Politicians grilled on intentions toward carbon price exemption bill
Reading Time: 2 minutes Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay said Feb. 27 he couldn’t move the interest-free portion of the Advance Payment Program back up to $350,000.
Canada-made sustainability index gets funding boost
A pilot version of the index was published in May of 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government has pledged more than $3.1 million for the continued development of a made in Canada sustainability index for agricultural products.
Feds reduce interest-free portion of cash advance
Increases implemented over the last few years have been discontinued, leaving farmers to pay higher interest cost
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers applying for spring cash advances should be aware the interest-free portion has dropped back to 2021 levels.
National hog research firm gets $10.6 million in federal funds
Research to include new vaccines, antimicrobial alternatives, feed strategies, and genetics
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government has pledged up to $10.6 million for hog sector research, it said in an announcement today.
Carbon exemption amendments costly to farmers: PBO
Financial analysis finds carbon tax relief will be significantly lower after changes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Amendments to Bill C-234 will cost Canadian farmers nearly $90 million a year, according to a report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released February 13.
Feds plan to invest in processing projects
The money comes from a fund earmarked to help supply managed sectors hurt by trade deal
Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government will invest $89 million in 49 processing projects in the supply managed sector. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Ingleside, Ont., at the Lactalis Canada cheese plant to make the Feb. 5 announcement. The projects are through the six-year, $397.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, which is part of Ottawa's commitment to help sectors that lost market share due to trade agreements.
Motion to squash Bill C-234 amendments put to MPs
Pass the bill as-is now, or risk passing nothing at all says Bloc
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bill C-234, which would amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Price Act, was once again the subject of debate as Parliament resumed today. Conservative MP Ben Lobb tabled a motion to essentially reject the Senate’s amendments to the bill.
Farmers demand incentives for environmental changes
A final strategy was to be released in late 2023 but feds now say it will be sometime this year
Reading Time: 2 minutes A federal environmental strategy for the agriculture sector should be viewed through an economic lens, says a report from consultations on the proposed Sustainable Agriculture Strategy.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
